A Brief Introduction

*Taking a break from mural work in the hot panhandle sun.*

Hi! I’m Jacob. And to be honest, I’m just an odd human with an odd set of skills and a deeply persistent drive to learn new things.

I am a husband and the father of three crazy, amazing, and beautiful kids. I am a working builder, sculptor, painter, and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the world of fine art, education, and marketing. I hold a BFA in Sculpture from the University of North Texas. My early career was spent as the Education Director of the Amarillo Museum of Art, an Exhibitions Builder at the Don Harrington Discovery Center, and as the Development Director for High Plains Public Radio.

I am currently the CEO of Process Art House, LLC, a founder and operations manager of Modern Creator, a founding member and artist's liaison of The Collective Heritage Lab, 501c(3), and a founder and active board member of the High Plains Institute for Arts and Ecology, 501c(3).

As a businessman, I have won several awards including the Top Twenty Under Forty Award for Business Excellence, the Top Amarillo Small Business Award, and was a recipient of the $100,000 EnterPrize Challenge Grant in 2014.

As an artist, I have sold well over 300 works to collectors all across the world, been commissioned to do work for hospitals, banks, and children's centers, have developed and installed large-scale projects for the Burning Man Festival in Nevada, the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset UK, the City of Amarillo, and numerous clients in the Texas region. I currently sit on the Immersive and Community Arts Committee and am a former member of the Amarillo City Advisory Board for Beautification and Public Art.

Professional Resume:

2011-Present

CEO of PROCESS ART HOUSE, LLC and MODERN CREATOR

CO-DIRECTOR - HIGH PLAINS INSITUTE FOR ARTS AND ECOLOGY, 501c3

2008 - 2011

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR - HIGH PLAINS PUBLIC RADIO

2007 - 2008

EXHIBITIONS MANAGER - DON HARRINGTON DISCOVERY CENTER

2004 - 2007

EDUCATION DIRECTOR - AMARILLO MUSEUM OF ART

Recent Large Project CV:

2013, 2015: Figment NYC

Managed outdoor stage builds on Governor’s Island for multi-day outdoor sculptural exhibit.

2015: Burning Man - Twisted Bristles (New York Based Project)

Build lead in Texas for two 30 foot tall sculptural installations for New York Based Collective
Transportation lead for project
Installation and maintenance on site

2016/7/8: Burning Man - Axolotl – the Earth Guardian (Mexico Based Project)

Metal Fabrication Lead on the conversion of 1992 school bus into an Axolotl Art Car
Site fabricator
Designer

2018: Burning Man - Digital Dalang – Indonesian Shadow Puppetry (Indonesian Based Project)

Stage Design
Stage Build lead
Transportation Director
Installation Lead

2020: American Quarter Horse Museum Education Gallery - Lead Designer of full alteration of Education Gallery into immersive experience space

Mural design lead
Assistant to the muralist
Project Manager
Lead Carpenter

Commissioned Art CV:

Route 66 Gallery Wall Mural
American Heart Association He(art) Series
Paramount Theater Interactive Sculpture
Esquire Jazz Club Interactive Bar top
Panhandle Ear, Nose, and Throat Kid’s Room Mural
Don Harrington Discovery Center Weather Wall
Proffer Plastic Surgery Wall Pieces
BSA Pediatric Courtyard Conversion
Panhandle PBS Interactive Set Design Pieces
Pantera Energy Wall Piece and Furniture
American Heart Association He(art) Series
City of Amarillo Arts in the Parks Sculpture

Exhibition/Fine Art CV

Exhibition Record (Selected Recent Solo Shows)

2023 (Art)ificial, Solo Exhibition Invisible Genie
2016 Humans Being, Off-site Interactive Show, Amarillo, Texas
2013 In Reset, Process Art House, Amarillo, TX
2013 Here and Now, Paseo Originals, Oklahoma City, OK
2011 Natural Consistency of Chaos, Mercer Gallery, Garden City, KS
2010 Lacuna Construct, Corner Art Space, Amarillo, TX
2009 Color/Form Form/Color, Sunset Art Center, Amarillo, TX

Exhibition Record (Selected Recent Group/Juried Shows)

2013 Nesbitt Gallery 7 State Biennial, The Nesbitt Gallery at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Juried by Mark White, Chief Curator at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
2013 12 x 12, Amarillo Museum of Art, Juried by Arlette Klaric, Chief Curator (also appeared in this show in 2005-2013)
2013 Art of the New West, Process Art House and WTAMU
2012 REVEAL, Process Art House, Multiple Jurors

Collections (Public)