Jenna Jacobs
Education
2014 Texas Education Agency
Certified EC-12 Art Teacher (pending)
2010-2013 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Masters of Fine Art: Studio Art
2013 Grant-in-Aid recipient
2008-2009 Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Studied Fashion Design course work
2002-2006 Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree: Studio Art
Lamar University Foundation Memorial M. Ward Fine Arts Scholarship recipient
Employment
2016 Lone Star College, Tomball, TX
Adjunct Professor: Art Appreciation
2014 Fort Bend ISD
MS Art Teacher: Lake Olympia MS
2013 St. Louis Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Faculty: outreach for Grace Hill Head Start Program and Winter/Spring session classes
2011-2013 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Associate Instructor: Studio Art for Non-majors and 2D Design/color theory
2010-2011 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Graduate Assistant: management of lab maintenance and inventory
2007-2008 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Outreach Teacher:
Project Row Houses- Facilitated two quilt projects Art projects were exhibited at
Texas Southern University and were taken into space with NASA. Also taught kindergarten
and 1st graders.
Project Chrysalis Middle School- Facilitated an art quilt made by the 6th grade class.
General Assistant:
Assisted the Directors of Education, Development, Facilities/Operations and Communications with
administrative duties
Gallery Attendant:
Monitored visitors, visitor information service, and assisted in remodeling for new exhibits
2007 City Art Works, Houston, TX
Part time after-school teacher: taught art history and media techniques through interactive activities
Exhibitions
2014 2014 Artist-In-Residence Exhibition
Group Exhibition Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design in St. Louis, MP
2013 noELLES
Group exhibition at PHD Gallery in St. Louis, MO
The Big Show
Juried exhibit at the Lawndale Art Center in Houston, TX
Movement
Group show at McCalla School Building in Bloomington, IN
MFA Thesis show
Grunwald Gallery Bloomington, IN
National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL) Bloomington Chapter
The National Society of Arts and Letters annual juried show; awarded
Alma Eikerman Memorial Award cash prize
2012 Bellevue Group Art Show
Gallery Group in Bloomington, IN
NSAL Bloomington Chapter
Monroe County Bank Theatre Art Gallery in Bloomington, IN
The Kaleidoscope Project
Collaborative group show, self-curated; Space 101 in Bloomington, IN
MFA Group Show
Grunwald Gallery in Bloomington, IN
2011 11-11-11
Textile Artist Assembly show, self-curated, The Fuller Projects in Bloomington, IN
Area Show
Textiles area group show; SoFA Gallery in Bloomington, IN
2006 Reflect|ED
BFA thesis exhibition; Dishman Art Museum in Beaumont, TX
Emerging Young Artists
Texas Artist Museum in Port Arthur, TX
22+1=Paint
Group Exhibition; Beaumont Art League in Beaumont, TX
2005 New Textiles
Group Exhibition & Sale; French House Museum in Beaumont, TX
2004 New Textiles
Group Exhibition & Sale; French House Museum in Beaumont, TX
Professional Activities
2013 St. Louis Craft Alliance
Fiber Artist in Residence
The Big Slide Show
Public Lecture at the Lawndale Art Center in Houston, TX
Haystack School of Craft
Sonya Clark- Mixed Media workshop; minority scholarship recipient
2012 Surface Design Magazine
Published mention in summer 2012
Penland School of Crafts
Matt Shlian- Paper Engineering workshop; work study scholarship recipient
2011-2012 President of the Textile Artist Assembly
Coordinated the 11-11-11 show and the Kaleidoscope Project; The Kaleidoscope Project
included 17 artists and who worked over a 6 month time period. Responsibilities included
communication, advertising, curating and securing venues for both shows. I wrote a
proposal for two visiting artist workshops (Anne Linderg & Elizabeth Billings) and was
awarded funds for travel expenses and honoraria
2011 Haystack School of Crafts
Nadya Volicer- Mixed Media Sculpture Workshop; work study scholarship recipient
2010 Penland School of Crafts
Adrienne Sloan- Sculptural Knitting workshop; work study scholarship recipient
2009 Center for the Emerging Visual Artist, Philadelphia, PA
Art project volunteer; assisted senior citizens in art projects.
2007 Penland School of Crafts
Ana Lisa Hedstrom- Shibori Dyeing workshop; studio assistant scholarship recipient
