Jacob Strock (they/them/he/him) is a 23-year-old visual and recording artist from Massachusetts. An aspiring museum/gallery installer, ceramicist, collage artist, painter, drawer, musician, and producer, Jacob received their B.A. in Studio Art and Music Technology from Clark University, MA in May of 2022. He's been creative all of his life, learning guitar and drums at age 10, teaching himself bass and to produce at 15, and always having a love for fine art and craft. Now, Jacob is a mixed media and multidisciplinary visual artist, multi-instrumentalist (drums, bass, guitar, voice), audio engineer, and producer.
Photo credits: Gwen Arbetman
Group Exhibitions
Open Doors, Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery, Worcester State University, Worcester, MA.
Worcester Bazaar, Grove Street, Worcester, MA.
Eleventh Annual One, ArtsWorcester, Worcester, MA.
Sensory Play II, The White Room, Worcester, MA.
Melt, Jean McDonough Arts Center, Worcester, MA.
Strut, ArtsWorcester, Worcester, MA.
Art_Sampler, The Krikorian Gallery, the Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA.
2022 Mary Schein Fall Salon, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA.
Bouncy House Time Machine, Jean McDonough Arts Center, Worcester, MA.
Black and White, ArtWorks Gallery, Ware, MA.
Tenth Annual One, ArtsWorcester, Worcester, MA.
Playing Games, ArtsWorcester, Worcester, MA.
2023
Online Exhibitions
2022
2022
2023
6th Flower International Juried Art Competition, Teravarna, teravarna.com
2022 Mary Schein Fall Salon, online, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA.
5th Animal International Juried Art Competition, Teravarna Gallery, teravarna.com
5th Open International Juried Art Competition, Teravarna Gallery, teravarna.com
18th Annual College Show, ArtsWorcester, Worcester, MA.
Awards
2023
2022
Grant: Cultural Sector Recovery Grant for Individuals, Worcester Cultural Council and Massachusetts Cultural Council
Honorable Mention Award: 6th Flower International Juried Art Competition, Teravarna Gallery, teravarna.com
Finalist Award: 5th Animal International Juried Art Competition, Teravarna Gallery, teravarna.com
Finalist Award: 5th Open International Juried Art Competition, Teravarna Gallery, teravarna.com
Gallery Installation and Preparation Experience
At the Worcester Center for Crafts,
– Still, a two-person exhibition featuring work by Anne Greene and Emily Sandagata (2022)
– Realism Reboot, curated by Kat O’Connor, featuring the work of Ri Anderson, Lisa Barthelson, Madge Evers, Joan Clarkin Konuk, Kat O'Connor, Roger Palframan, and Cristi Rinklin (2022)
– Artists on Fire, curated by Juniper Rag, featuring work by over 45 artists who each had at least three pieces, as well as work by John Pagano (2022)
– Annual “Hot Night in the City” Art Festival, 2022 and 2023, featuring the Artists on Fire opening, the Mary & Van Aroian Community Gallery, and 50+ local vendors selling their work
– Out of Bounds, curated by Anna McNeary, featuring the work of Maxime Jean Lefebvre, Yizhak Elyashiv, Nancy S. McCormack, Mariana Ramos Ortis, Carrie Scanga, Imin Yeh, and Anna McNeary (2022)
– Interlaced, a two-person exhibition featuring new works by Emily Sandagata and Robin Reynolds (2023)
– Artists on Fire II curated by Juniper Rag, featuring work by over 45 artists, most of whom had up to three pieces each, including wall-hanging 2D and 3D pedestal sculpture (2023)