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	Statement	Blinn Jacobs studied at the Yale School of Art as a special student for four years and received her MFA in painting from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993. She is an abstract artist and the basis of her work has been a dialogue between polygonal “shaped” canvases and the use of “painterliness” in regard to the interaction of color. Some of the works retain surface clarity; others become saturated by manipulation of graphic marks and various media.  All involve a process-oriented manner that allows for discovery and a freedom to extemporize.  Blinn uses materials in whimsical and surprising ways that playfully undermine the geometric formality of the work. Whether it is delicate weavings of ribbon or intersecting planes of transparent color the hard edges are cajoled into an animated rhythm.  Blinn’s pieces merge movement with stability, transparency with opacity, and labor with play. Blinn Jacobs lives and works in Branford, CT. Her work has been in numerous one-person shows including, the University of Wyoming Art Museum in Laramie, WY, the Second Street Gallery in Charlottesville, VA and the Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven in addition to many group shows. She has received awards from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, the Slivermine Arts Center, and fellowships from the Virginia Center for Creative Arts and the Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus in Schwandorf, Germany. Her work is in private and public collections, including the University of Wyoming Art Museum, the city of Scwandorf, Germany and the Tarragon Corporation. Blinn Jacobs is represented by Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven, CT.

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