Ariana Jacob is an artist based in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Her art work is conversation-based and invites people to reflect on their political identity.[1]
Biography edit
Jacob worked as an assistant to Mierle Laderman Ukeles in New York before relocating to Portland, Oregon. She received her MFA in Art & Social Practice at Portland State University in 2010.[1]
Work edit
Jacob's work has been presented in the NW Biennial at the Tacoma Art Museum, Disjecta's Portland 2012 Biennial, The Open Engagement Conference, and the Discourse and Discord Symposium at the Walker Art Center.[2]
In 2013, her project "As you make your bed so you must lie in it" took place at the Portland Building, supported by the Regional Arts & Culture Council Project Grant. This participatory installation invited people onto a bed with her to talk about and edit the American Constitution.[1]
In 2016, Jacob and Ralph Pugay created S.A.D park on Pioneer Courthouse Square as part of a Houseguest Residency.[3] The interactive installation was created as an attempt to help with seasonal affective disorder through exposing people to bright lights, programming guided meditations and puppy playtimes.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Ariana Jacob's "As you make your bed, so must you lie in it?" at the Portland Building Installation Space". Regional Arts & Culture Council. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Ariana Jacob". Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Seasonal-or political depression? Try the SAD Park (Column)". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
External links edit
- Official website
- Artist Talk: Ariana Jacob on YouTube (Portland Art Museum, July 3, 2012)
- The Act of Participating: Public Wondering on Vimeo (The Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago, March 5, 2015)
- Ariana Jacob introduces Mierle Laderman Ukeles Keynote on YouTube (Open Engagement May 18, 2014)