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Jacob Watts

Chicago, IL, United States

Jacob Watts is an artist residing in Chicago Illinois that specializes in image manipulation. Throug...

About the artist

Jacob Watts

Joined In 2021

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About the artist

Jacob Watts

Joined In 2021

(1 Followers)

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Jacob Watts is an artist residing in Chicago Illinois that specializes in image manipulation. Through digital and physical manipulation, he seeks to push the boundaries of photography to blend with illustration and sculpture.

Jacob found a love for art around the age of thirteen and developed an early aesthetic that has grown with him over the years. Initially he used stock imagery to composite his artworks but often found those images to be limiting. This inspired him to photograph his subjects and sceneries himself which grew into a stock imagery base of his own to use. Inspired by this process, he went to Columbia College Chicago for a BFA in photography. This experience massively helped shape, structure, and inform his art practices.

He currently resides in Chicago, and is the creator of the giant moose blowing bubblegum mural. Working as a photographer, retoucher, and artist, Jacob is always pushing his creative ideas. Currently, he is experimenting in photo-based sculptures as seen in his “Socially Distanced” series.

BFA Photography, Columbia College Chicago 2012

Chicago project online 2012

The Start of Something Group Show 2013

Catherine Edelman’s Chicago project V 2013

Wabash Arts Corridor Instillation 2014

Constructed Group Show 2015

American Photographic Artists Artist’s Perspective 2016

Photoplace Gallery Portals 2017

American Photographic Artists Member Gallery 2017

American Photographic Artists Artist’s Perspective 2017

American Photographic Artists National Awards 2018

American Photographic Artists Off the Clock Personal Photography Exhibition 2018

American Photographic Artists Artist’s Perspective 2020

Bridgeport Art Center 11th Annual Juried Art Competition 2023

The Chateau Gallery “The Narrative” Online Exhibition 2023

Visionary Art Collective “What Remains” Online Exhibition 2023

Kefi Art Gallery “Canvas of Renewal” Online Exhibition 2023

Manifest Gallery “Paperworks” Exhibition 2024

Latitude Chicago “Connectivity” Exhibition 2024

USF Gallery “Socially Distanced” Solo Exhibition 2024