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Jesse Jacobs is an artist and illustrator based in London, Ontario. He has created t-shirt designs, newspaper illustrations, record covers, skateboard graphics, and comic books.

In 2009, his books Small Victories and Blue Winter were short listed at the Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning. He received the Gene Day Award for Canadian Comic Book Self-Publisher of 2008.

His work has been exhibited in galleries across the country.

Education

2001-2004 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Halifax, NS


Exhibitions

2010 EhOK, Canteen Gallery, Ottawa ON
2009 From Here; An Exhibition of Canadian Made Work, Harbourfront Center, Toronto ON
2009 The Back Alley Arts Festival, EVAC, London, ON
2008 In the Pulp, The Rock Garden, Halifax, NS
2007 Ten Years of Homegrown, Argyle Fine Arts, Halifax, NS
2007 Pre-Shrunk, Argyle Fine Arts, Halifax, NS
2007 The Opening Reception, Burnt Normal Gallery, Halifax, NS
2006 Life Sized Cartoons (Solo Exhibit), Salle Sans Sous Gallery, Moncton, NB
2005 Lucky Comics Release Party Part 2, The Khyber Club, Halifax, NS
2005 Imago’s Annual Outdoor Art Exhibit, Moncton, NB
2004 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Emerging Artists Exhibit, Argyle Fine Arts, Halifax, NS
2003 Lucky Comics Release Show, The Khyber Club, Halifax, NS
2003 Re-shelving Initiative, Eye Level Gallery, Halifax, NS
2003 Printed Matter, The Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
2002 Emerging Artists Exhibit, Lighthouse Gallery, Moncton, NB


Bibliography

2010 Le Monde Diplomatique, Germany
2010 Root Rot, Koyama Press, Toronto,ON
2009 Barsowia 14 (comic anthology), colectivo Polaqia, Spain
2009 Black Warrior Review (literary journal) University of Alabama
2009 The Coast (weekly comic strip), Halifax, NS
2008 Blue Winter, Shapes in the Snow (solo comic book), Independently published, London ON,
2008 Small Victories (solo comic book), Independently published, Halifax, NS
2007 Qwerty, (literary journal) University of New Brunswick
2007 One Million Mouths (solo comic book), Independently published, Halifax, NS
2006 Lucky Comics 4 (comic anthology), Independently published, Halifax, NS
2005 Lucky Comics 3 (comic anthology), Independently published, Halifax, NS
2005 Onomatamania (solo comic book), Independently published, Halifax, NS
2004 Lucky Comics 2 (comic anthology), Independently published, Halifax, NS
2003 Lucky Comics 1 (comic anthology), Independently published, Halifax, NS


Selected Press

2009 Broken Pencil, National Magazine of Independent Culture, Toronto, ON
2009 The Times and Transcript, “Riverview Comic Book Artist Gains Recognition”, Moncton, NB
2009 The Fabler, interview, Kevin de Vlaming, Calgary, AB
2009 Sequential, Comics News and Culture, Toronto, On
2008 Broken Pencil, National Magazine of Independent Culture, Toronto, ON
2006 Broken Pencil, National Magazine of Independent Culture, Toronto, ON
2006 CBC Information Morning (Radio Interview), Ingrid Dion, Moncton, NB
2005 The Daily News, ”Get Lucky Tomorrow”, Lindsay Jones, Halifax, NS
2005 Dalhousie Gazette, “Lucky Comics Spreading Like Wildfires”, Laura Tretheway, Halifax, NS
2005 Going Coastal (Much Music national television program), interview by Matt Wells
2004 Eye Weekly, “Zines of the Year”, Guy Leshinki, December, Toronto, ON


Awards

2010 Ontario Arts Council Visual Artists: emerging grant
2009 The Gene Day Award for Canadian Comic Book Self-Publisher of 2008
2009 Best Emerging Talent nominee, Doug Wright Awards
2009 Pig Skin Peters Award for Avant-Garde Canadian Comics nominee, Doug Wright Awards
2006 ArtsNB Creation Grant

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