Cora Jacobs
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Photography Classes/Workshops
I'm a photography instructor at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL.
My classes include: Spring & Fall Photography Walking Tours / Light & Exposure / Smartphone Photography / Abstracts in Nature / Photographing Orchids
Publications
Books:
Hidden in Plain Sight, a portfolio of Street images, (one of a kind, handmade Smyth Sewn, hard cover, 16 images printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Book paper), Chicago, IL 2016.
Hidden in Plain Sight, a portfolio of street images, soft cover, Chicago, IL 2016.
Up Close and Personal: An Exhibition Catalogue at PhotoPlace Gallery, "Avens Sentinel" (Juried by Kathleen Clemons), Middleburg, CT, 2016.
Personal Narrative: An Exhibition Catalogue at PhotoPlace Gallery, "In My Adolescence" (Juried by Susan Burnstine, Middleburg, CT, 2016.
In the Quiet Morning: Reflections on Water Lilies, Chicago, IL. 2013.
Works-in-Progress:
Jacobs, Cora. (2014). Paper Doll Memories. Poetry and Photography. This manuscript explores memoir using imagery + text.
Magazines & Online:
Editorial images in Dreamy Magazine, June 2019.
Three images: “Exhibit A,” “Exhibit B,” and “Last Known Address,” South Loop Review, Volume 16, 2015.
“Gingko Montage,” Morton Arboretum Photographic Society, cover brochure: http://mortonarboretumphotographicsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/maps-brochure.pdf
Photographic Exhibitions
2017
Oak Park Art League, Peer Pressure & Collaboration, Oak Park, IL
Norris Gallery, Picture This juried exhibition, St. Charles, IL
Bloomingdale Museum, juried exhibition, Bloomingdale, IL
Leslie Wolfe Gallery, Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists Member Exhibition, Chicago, IL
Oak Park Art League, Member Exhibition, Oak Park, IL
2016
Gallery 1837, Small Works Exhibition, Chicago, IL
PhotoPlace Gallery Online Exhibit, Personal Narrative, Middleburg, VT
Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists, Evanston Art Center, Lasting Impressions, Juried Member Show, Evanston, IL
Gallery Seven, Open Lens VI, Joliet, IL
Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL. Abstract Exhibit
Bloomingdales Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL Any Time, Any Place Juried Exhibit
Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL Tiny Landscape Exhibit
Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL. Member’s Show
PhotoPlace Gallery, Up Close and Personal Exhibition, Middleburg, VT
West Suburban Center, Structure and Synchronicity Group Show, Oak Park, IL
2015
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA. Snap to Grid Exhibition.
Chicago Flower & Garden Show, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL. Birds & Blooms Juried Exhibition.
Chicago Cultural Center, CAVA, Chicago, IL. Later Impressions.
Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL. Off the Grid Exhibit.
Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL. Reflections Exhibit.
Gallery Seven, Joliet, IL. Open Lens VI Juried Exhibition.
Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists, Evanston, IL. Member’s Show.
The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL. Morton Arboretum Photographic Society Nature Exhibit.
Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL. Nature Untamed Exhibit.
Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL. Following the Light Juried Exhibition.
Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL. Color of Passion Exhibit.
2014
Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL. Of Or On Paper Juried Exhibition.
Woodridge Library, Woodridge, IL. Ringing the Bells of Nature Group Exhibit.
Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL. Abstracts Exhibit.
Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL. Nature Group Exhibit.
Gallery 7, Joliet, IL. Open Lens V Juried Exhibition.
Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL. About Time Exhibit.
Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL. Morton Arboretum Photographic Society Exhibition.
Linus Galleries, Los Angeles, CA. Earthly Possessions Exhibition.
Arterie Fine Arts, Naperville, IL. Through My Lens Exhibition.
Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL. 9th Annual Juried Photo Show Exhibition.
Exhibitions Without Walls, Gresham, OR. Anything Goes Juried Exhibition.
Arriva Dolce! Highland Park, IL. Group Spring Exhibit.
Caribou Coffee, Glen Ellyn, IL. Group Spring Exhibit.
1 lb. Gallery, Winchester, VA. The Rub of the Green Juried Exhibition.
Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL. A Closer Look Juried Exhibition.
Awards
2017
Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL. 2nd Place, Color, "Subtle Synchronicity"
Norris Art Gallery, St. Charles, IL. Honorable Mention, B&W, "Subtle Synchronicity"
Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL. 3rd Place "Last Car"
2015
Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL. Following the Light Juried Exhibition, 4th Place.
Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL. Reflections Juried Exhibition, 3rd Place.
2014
Oak Park Art League, Of Or On Paper Juried Exhibition, People’s Choice Award.
Gallery 7, Joliet, IL Open Lens V Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention.
Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL A Closer Look Juried Exhibition, 2nd Place.
Curatorial Experience
West Suburban Center, Oak Park, IL. Group Exhibit 2016
ArrivaDolce!, Highland Park, IL. Group Exhibit. 2016
Curt's Cafe, Evanston, IL. Group Exhibit. 2016
Caribou Café, Glen Ellyn, IL. Winter Group Exhibit & Spring Group Exhibit. 2014
Sycamore Room, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL. Morton Arboretum Photographic Society Group Exhibit. 2014, 2015, 2016
Woodridge Library, Morton Arboretum Photographic Society Group Exhibit. 2015
Associations
Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists
FilterFest Chicago
Morton Arboretum Photographic Society
Oak Park Art League
Pentatura Artists
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