MARGARET E. JACOBS
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
I believe in the importance of objects and their power to relay narratives.
In my work I am not only speaking about cultural heritage and significance but I am also exploring the relationships between man and nature.
I am very interested in creating harmony with contradicting materials. I primarily use steel, pewter and natural materials such as deer hair, porcupine quills, and leather. By intermingling contemporary and traditional materials, I am exploring how traditional culture and knowledge can thrive in a contemporary world. Steel gives a heavy visual/conceptual weight and is lightened by graceful rabbit fur—permanence is countered by impermanence, black is countered by vibrant color.
EDUCATION
BA Studio Art, Graduated with High Honors, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 2008
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2015 Mic.com, 11 Native American Artists Whose Work Redefines What It Means to Be American
2014 Presidential Scholarship, Workshop, Under Pressure! forming steel with hydraulic pressure with Vivian Beer, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO 2012 Nomination, Emerging Artist Award, St. Botolph Club Foundation, Boston, MA
2009 Dartmouth General Fellowship, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
2008 Thesis High Honors and Academic Citations, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
2008 Perspective on Design Award, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
2008 Allen Houser Award, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 2008 Paul K. Richter and Evalyn E. Cook Richter Memorial Fund Grant, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
2007 George Schoenhut Service Award, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH ARTIST RESIDENCIES 2015 Harpo Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center Artist Residency, Johnson, VT
2010 Vermont Studio Center Artist Residency, Johnson, VT
2007 Artist Residency, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010-Present Exhibition Director, AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, NH April
2016 Native American Alumni Association at Dartmouth, Board of Directors, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
2013-Present Secretary of CATV (Community Access Television) Board of Directors, White River Jct., VT
2013, 2014 Grant Panelist, Piscataqua Artist Advancement Grant, Portsmouth, NH
2012 Designer, Living With Craft Exhibition, League of NH Craftsmen, Newbury, NH
2011 VPR Commentator, Powerful Images, VPR
2010 Assistant to the Director, Studio Art Exhibitions Program, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
2009-2010 Gallery Technician, Studio Art Exhibitions Program, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Summer
2009 Interim Area Head of Painting and Drawing, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
2008-2009 Teaching Assistant, Studio Art Internship, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
2005-2008 Lead Scenic Painter, Theater Scene Shop, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
March 2016 Creating an Artist Proposal, AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, NH