About Carol Jacobsen
Carol Jacobsen has been painting since childhood. She has studied art at the University of Minnesota, where she earned a B.A., as well as at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the College of Marin, and San Francisco State.
Color is her main passion. As she writes of her art: “Whether I’m doing abstract or more realistic paintings, I always use color to express the feelings I want to convey. As I work on an idea, I start by layering the various colors, then get into a meditative state which gives expression to the images and stories of the painting.”
Her art has been awarded the Best of Show for the International Society of Acrylic Painters in 2005 and has been featured in Artweek. Many of her artworks are held in corporate spaces and in private collections both in the United States and internationally.
Her current series is called “Women of Color and Accomplishment”. She has painted over 100 portraits in the series since 2021.
Awards:
2005 – Best of Show, International Society of Acrylic Painters
1979 – 2nd place, Minneapolis College of Art and Design Student Show
Publications:
2008 – Artweek – April 2008
Associations:
International Society of Acrylic Painters – Signature Member
ICB Artists Association – Board Secretary, 2008
Marin Arts Council
Shows and Exhibits
2024 – Overlooked, Community Media Center of Marin, San Rafael, California
2024 Doing the Right Thing, Homestead Valley Community Center, Mill Valley, California
2022 – Women of Color and Accomplishment, Book Two, Art Works Downtown, AWD, Studio #10, San Rafael, California
2019 – Omo Valley: Revisited, AWD, Studio #10, San Rafael, California
2014 Across Space and Time, Marin TV, San Rafael, CA
2013 – 2006 – Marin Open Studio, ICB, Sausalito, CA
2013 – 2006 – ICB Winter Open Studio, Sausalito, CA
2010 – Sam the Butcher, Ross, CA
2009 – Twins and Triplets, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
2006 – Civic Center MAC show, San Rafael, CA
2005 – Seattle Art Gallery, WA, International Society of Acrylic painters. Won Best of Show
2005 – Marin Open Studio, Mill Valley, CA
2004 – Artisan’s Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
2004 – Marin Open Studio, Art Workouts, San Rafael, CA
2003 – Art Workout, San Rafael, CA
1994 – Pastel Show, Corte Madera Town Center, CA
1979 – Minneapolis College of Art and Design – Student Show, MN Won 2nd place, 2D
Self portrait painted in 2021 from a photo taken in 1971 in Yugoslavia.
Books, Talks, Art, Shop
See Mt. Tam Press for info
Learn more about all the books published, and to order books.
View talks on YouTube
Contact Carol at carol@caroljacobsen.org if you’d like her to give a talk to your group.
Art Exhibits
Visit Carol at her studio on the second Friday of the month, 5 – 8 pm
AWD, 1325 Fourth Street, Studio #10, San Rafael, CA
Shop for mugs, T-shirts, posters. and framed canvas prints
Check out my Printify store. If you want a specific women on one of the pieces, just sent me an email: carol@caroljacobsen.org.
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CONTACT: carol@caroljacobsen.org