Margaret Jacobs (artist) facts for kids
Margaret E. Jacobs is a talented artist from the Akwesasne Mohawk tribe. She is famous for her amazing sculptures made from steel. She also creates beautiful jewelry and drawings. Margaret gets many ideas from her Mohawk culture and how she grew up. She finds inspiration in both natural things and man-made objects. Buildings in the United States also inspire her. They remind her of the brave Mohawk ironworkers. These workers left their homes to help build many tall structures. Much of Margaret's art tells stories about Mohawk history and her cultural background.
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Early Life and Education
Margaret E. Jacobs was born on September 10, 1986. Her birthplace was Ogdensburg, New York. She grew up in the Akwesasne Mohawk tribe. Her family loved to make things with their hands. Because of this, Margaret started creating art at a very young age. She went to Ogdensburg Free Academy and finished school there in 2004. After that, she studied at Dartmouth College. She earned her bachelor's degree in Visual Arts. At Dartmouth, she also won the school's Perspectives design award. Margaret is inspired by the artist Sandy Skoglund.
Exploring Margaret's Artworks
Steel Medicine Exhibition
Steel Medicine was a special art show. It featured many of Margaret's steel sculptures. The exhibition was open from June 8, 2019, to April 26, 2020. You could see it at the Boise Art Museum in Boise, Idaho. Margaret says this artwork talks about how cultures change and how people keep their identity.
Old Growth Series 2019
In 2019, Margaret designed a collection called the Old Growth Series. This series shows medicinal plants. It also includes tools used by the Mohawk people long ago. These sculptures tell stories from traditional Mohawk culture.
Shedding Armor Sculpture
Shedding Armor is a steel sculpture. It looks like a turtle shell. Margaret uses strong metals to make sure the sculpture does not chip or scratch easily. She also uses a special paint called powder coating. This gives the shell natural, earthy colors.
Art Shows and Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
- 2024 Botanic, Salem Art Works, NY
- 2024 Kinship, Burlington City Arts, Burlington, VT
- 2015 Fact and Fiction. Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT
- 2016 Lost & Found, Scavenger Gallery, White River Jct, VT
- 2018 New York, Hirschey Family Gallery, Frederic Remington Art Museum
- 2019 Steel Medicine, Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID
Group Exhibitions
- 2009 NHAA College Show, Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
- 2009 Chautauqua: A Continuum of Creativity, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
- 2009 A Necessary Thaw, Perspectives on Design, Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
- 2010 Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
- 2016 SculptureFest 2016, Woodstock VT
- 2017 25th Annual Indian Market and Festival, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN
- 2018 Smithsonian NMAI Native Art Market, Washington, DC
- 2019 SWAIA, Santa Fe Railyard Park, NM
Awards and Recognitions
- 2024 Rural and Traditional Arts Fellowship (RTAF), New York State Council on the Arts and the Arts Council for Wyoming County
- 2023 ICI (Independent Curators International) Curatorial Research Fellow, New York, NY
- 2023 UCROSS Artist Residency, Clearmont, WY
- 2018 Rebecca Blunk Fund Award, New England Foundations for the Arts (NEFA)
- 2019 First Peoples Fund, Artist in Business Leadership
- 2019 Special Projects Grant, New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA)
- 2019 Innovate Grant, Spring Cycle
- 2015 Native American Residency Fellowship
