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First and foremost, I think art should speak for itself. I am not a believer in lengthy descriptions about artwork or the creative process. The viewer should be able to draw their own conclusions from the visual power of the piece. That having been said, I humbly submit my personal artist statement for your reading pleasure. Wordplay, visual pun, metaphor and whimsy are all important elements in my work. I want my paintings to offer the viewer a respite from the serious times that we live in. With my tongue firmly planted in my check, I try to paint ordinary objects and subject matter in an extraordinary way. Through close observation to detail and meticulous refinement of my paintings, I hope my work will draw the viewer in for a closer look and make them ask, ”How did he do that?” as opposed to, “My dog could do that!”
JACOB A. PFEIFFER
BORN: July 14th, 1974, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
EDUCATION
Milwaukee High School of the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI BS, 1996
SOLO SHOWS
2007 John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002 John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999 John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1998 Kellie Rae Theiss Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
1998 Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA
1997 Cafe Montmartre, Madison, WI
1997 Gallery SB, Madison, WI
1996 Cafe Montmartre, Madison, WI
GROUP SHOWS
2007 Small Landscapes, John Pence Gallery,San Francisco, CA
Trompe l’Oeil, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 Interiors, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Summer in San Francisco, John Pence Gallery, San
Francisco, CA
Realism Invitational, Jenkins-Johnson Gallery,
New York, NY
Public/Private, Jenkins-Johnson Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Winter Landscapes John Pence Gallery, San Francisco,
Valentines John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Paint What You Want John Pence Gallery, San
Francisco, CA
Summer in San Francisco, John Pence Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
2004
Allegories, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Trompe L'Oeil, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Bay Area Realist, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco,
2003 Self Portraits, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Exposed, The Nude, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco,
Representing Representation VI, Arnot Art Museum,
Elmira, NY
New Generation of Magic Realists,
Sangre De Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO
Exposed, The Nude, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco,
Self Portraits, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002 Still Lifes, Florals, Interiors, John Pence Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
Summer in San Francisco, John Pence Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
2001 Homage To…, An Invitational Exhibition John Pence
Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Summer in San Francisco, John Pence Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
73rd Grand National Exhibition,
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2000 Landscapes, An Invitational Exhibition:
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Summer in San Francisco: John Pence Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
Still Lifes, Florals & Tromp l’Oeil
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999 Drawings An Invitational Exhibition:
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Trompe l'Oeil: Art & Illusion,
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Summer in San Francisco,
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Small Packages, Wood Street Gallery Chicago, IL
1998 Annual Holiday Exhibition, Staff Favorites,
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Combined Talents, The Florida National,
Museum of Fine Art, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Group Show, Kellie Rae Theiss Gallery,
Minneapolis, MN
Mobsters & Madmen, The Lounge, Minneapolis, MN
Myth & Magic, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA
Anniversary Show, Robert Matre Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1997 Artists' Self Portraits, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA
Coast To Coast, Center for Visual Arts, Oakland, CA
Material/Immaterial, No Name Exhibitions,
Minneapolis, MN
Facez, The Lounge, Minneapolis, MN
1996 65th Annual Juried Art Exhibition,
Porter Butts Gallery, Madison, WI
Wood, 7th Floor Gallery, U.W. Madison Art Dept.
Madison, WI
1995 64th Annual Juried Art Exhibition,
Porter Butts Gallery, Madison, WI
BIBLIOGRAPHY
(selected)
2007 Southwest Art, Cover, June Issue
American Art Collector, April Issue # 18
California Home and Design, May Issue
2006 American Art Collector, Cover, Issue #7
page 144-147
American Art Collector, “Artist’s Self Portraits”
Issue # 7
American Arts Quarterly, Winter Issue
2005 American Art Collector, “Observations & Revelations”
Dec. issue
2004 Art News, April issue Exhibition review with image page 126
American Arts Quarterly, Spring issue page 55
Southwest Art, "Rising Talents" Nov. issue
2003 Southwest Art, Sept. issue. "21 under 31"
The Santa Fe New Mexican, "Pasatiempo" Feb. 7- 13
Southwest Art, April issue, page 40
Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, April issue,
"State of the Art" page 94
2004 American Artist Magazine, Cover, Oct. issue, article
Southwest Art, September, "Building a Dream
Collection", pages 98 - 102, and page 148
2000 Zyzzyva, Spring issue p. 88
1999 Southwest Art, December, pp. 52-59, article
1999 Your Flesh, Issue 40, cover illustration
1999 Your Flesh, Issue 41, article
AWARDS
2002-05 Finalist in the category of Still Life,
The Artists Magazine
1995 Porter Butts Purchase Award at 64th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Madison WI
CORPORATE & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
John Pence Collection, San Francisco, CA
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Memorial COLLECTIONS Union Art Collection, Madison, WI
YOUR FLESH magazine Corporate collection, Minneapolis, MN
Jordan Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
Seven Bridges Foundation, Greenwich, CT
David Jacobs Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
Fremont Group, San Francisco, CA
North American Properties, Cincinnati, OH
Numerous Private Collections across the United States
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