Speed of Sound

Product Description

20″ x 16″, 21″ x 17″ x 1″ with frame, Watercolor, Gouache and Ink on BFK

Exhibition at Flower Pepper Gallery: 3rd Year Anniversary Show from December 6th, 2014 to January 6th, 2015

Previous Exhibition at Flower Pepper Gallery: Artists Across America from August 2nd to 29th, 2014

Jacob van Loon is a visual artist living in the Chicago area, currently attending Northern Illinois University for the Graduate Drawing program.

EDUCATION:
2017 [expected]– MFA, Drawing, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2011– BFA, Illustration, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2007– Graphic Design, Photography Associates, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL
2004– Graphic Design Associates, Waukesha County Technical College, Waukesha, WI

EXPERIENCE:
2006–C: Freelance Visual Artist, Chicago, IL
2014–C: Illustration Faculty Assistant, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2014–C: Marketing and Design Assistant, Ellwood Museum, DeKalb, IL
2008–11: Gallery Assistant, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL
2007–8: Graphic Design Intern, Inflatable 3, Chicago, IL
2006–7: Photography Lab & Studio Assistant, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL

RECOGNITION:
2014– Northern Illinois University, Graduate Tuition Waiver, DeKalb, IL
2013– Fourth Annual Exhibition, Juror’s Choice, Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL
2010– Ars Nova Juried Exhibition, Second Place, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL

EXHIBITIONS:
2015
Stations, Grace Albrecht Gallery, Bluffton University, Bluffton, OH [solo] [pending] Nice To Meat You, Gallery 214, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL [pending] Exhibition with Daniel Danger, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA [pending]

2014
The Season of Spring, Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, CA
Error Plain Gallery Spring Exhibition, Chicago, IL
Soho House, Chicago, IL, London, England [permanent collection] Artists Across America, Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, CA
First Year Graduate Review, Gallery 215, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Juried Graduate Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL
Fashion Meets Art Annual, Salt Lake City, Utah
Third Year Annual Exhibition, Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, CA [pending]

2013
Error Plain Gallery Summer Exhibition, Chicago, IL
Fourth Annual Exhibition, Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL
Gut Feeling, Lock & Key Gallery, Rockford, IL
Saints, Roman Susan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1501 W. Morse Ave., Chicago, IL

2012
Mondo Gallery Grand Opening Exhibition, Mondo Gallery, Austin, TX
Universal Monsters, Mondo Gallery, Austin, TX

2011
Scientific Basis of Human Activity, Pleasant Street Gallery, DeKalb, IL
Ars Nova Juried exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL
NIU Illustration BFA portfolio exhibition, Pleasant Street Gallery, DeKalb, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibit, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL
The Machines are Winning- Sidney Lumet Tribute Series, The Laundry, Denver, CO
Devil Town, Gallery 1988, Melrose, LA

2010
Ruckus, House Café, DeKalb, IL
Ars Nova juried Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL

2009
Ars Nova Juried Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL
Greenville Presents, Greenville, SC

COMMISSIONS:
[painted works, drawn works] Pershing, 2014
Station V, 2014
Collider III, 2014
Station VI, 2014
Hamilton [Station VII], 2014
Station VIII, 2014
Collider IV [Truss], 2014
Holbrook, 2014
The Confluence, 2014
Skull City II, 2014
Plenum, 2014
Tama, 2013
Quincy Station, 2013
Lead Shot Stars I-IV, 2013
Station II, 2013
Station III, 2013
Station IV, 2013
Homan Square, 2013
Pedesis, 2012
Singapore, Michigan, 2012
Into Lists, 2012
Dogtown Common, 2012
Ink Studies I&II, 2012
Cartograph, 2011
Arbor, 2011
Madison & Kohlhase, 2011
Cobalt Pools, 2010
Lower Wacker, 2010

PUBLICATION:
Satan Fan Club #2, 2013

SELECTED PRESS:
Chad Wys, Yiching Lin, Artchipel: A Conversation With Chad Wys.
Part I / Part II / Part III / Part IV / Part V / Part VI
Christina Kwan, Tide and Bloom: Creative Masters
Fred Spears, Pixel Union Spotlight
Abbie & Jessie Cohen, NeverLazy Magazine. [interview] Paige Bravin, Thalo Magazine. [interview] Adam J. Pritchett, The Rhumboogie. [interview] Vivian Hua, Layering Upon A Tangible Aesthetic, Redefine Magazine. [interview] Jacob Singer, Hiawatha Review/Convo Zine.
Review, Mutant Space.
Appearances on booooooom, Sweet Station, Supersonicelectronic, Like A Fieldmouse, Cave to Canvas, Artchipel

PUBLICATIONS AS AUTHOR:
2014
Sound is the Vocabulary of Nature. Forage Press

2013
The Works of Josh Wool. [with interview]. Artchipel.com [blog] Pretending the Cover Doesn’t Exist: Interview with Mike Sutfin
Cerebrovascular Vigor: Interview With Geoffrey Todd Smith. Anobium Literary Magazine [blog] Vain In Costume: Interview With Matt Korvette. Anobium Literary Magazine [blog] Interview with James Chororos. andrewharlow.co [blog]

2012
The Works of Andre Petterson. Artchipel.com
The Works of Nicolas Alan Cope [with interview]. Artchipel.com
The Works of Daniel Danger [with interview]. Artchipel.com
The Works of Ryoji Ikeda. Artchipel.com

2011
Tumblr Basics For Visual Artists. Artchipel.com
The works of Emma Mcnally. Artchipel.com

VISITING ARTIST LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, CRITIQUES

2014
Senior BFA Discourse, Department of Visual Art, North Dakota State University

Artist Website: http://jacobvanloon.com/

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