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Jacob Pesci is a practicing photographer, artist, and educator. Heavily influenced by his experiences with isolation, violence, love, and connection, as well as his time as a combat medic in the US Navy; Jacob's studio practice focuses on themes surrounding the human condition and personal connections. Through the mediums of film photography, print, and bookmaking, his work aims to visualize memories and emotions to understand the nature of identity both personally and collectively; while finding healing and awareness, of the body, the spirit, and the world we inhabit.
Working with young people as an arts educator, he finds his skills and passion intersect in the classroom, inspiring and collaborating with future generations to guide loving, creative, and confident humans.
Fighting for truth and justice, equality and inclusion; his work focuses on developing social and emotional intelligence through creative exploration to impact the world for the better and create opportunity, freedom, and prosperity for all.
Education
Columbia College Chicago
2018 - 2021
BA Fine Art Photography
Awards
2021 Albert P. Weisman Reciepient
Around The BLOC
2019 Annie Leibovitz Studios Internship
Exhibitions
2022 Portraits
Solo Show
The Lab at Silver Eye
2022 Around The BLOC
Solo Show
The BLOC Chicago
2022 Around The BLOC
Albert P. Weisman Award Group Show
The Hokin
Columbia College Chicago
2020 Guess I'll Get Started
Solo Show
PVC
2019 Art on the Wall
4 Calla Lilies
Group Show
Studio Racine
Select Press, Publications, Projects
2022 Lucie Foundation
Carte Blanche Open Call Finalist: Portraits
Avion. West Side Chicago.
2022 Ain’t Bad
Feature
Around The BLOC
2022 Around The BLOC
Self Published Artist Book
2021 Collective Impact Talks
Panel Member - Engaging Youth Columbia College
2021 Musee Magazine
Photo Journal Monday
Around The BLOC
2021 i-D Magazine
Feature
What your March 2021 looked like
2020 LAT ITU DE Chicago
Artist Talk
2020 Guess I'll Get Started
Self Published Zine
2020 LATITUDE Chicago Postcard Book Irises: 1 Month in Quarantine.
2020 Antihero Press
Feature - Photographs