I didn't intend for this series to be Covid inspired. But I decided to call this series of drawings, which I've been doing since late spring, the "Covid Flowers Series" when I saw that my mark-marking had become more expressionistic, with stabs and jabs of the pen on the paper, and many layers of marker, pen and liquid paper. Maybe they are a result of frustration at the new reality the world is in, plus my anger over the lack of leadership or support for people in the US or anywhere else from my elected officials. These are a combination of old and new: I have been using Liquid Paper (aka White Out) as a tonal and textural component for some years, which has continued with the Covid Flowers. Balancing the assertive marks are the colors of spring and summer. I love working in color and despite these "times" I can't give it up.

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Hometown: Philadelphia

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Rebecca Jacoby earned a BA in Philosophy and Politics from Mount Holyoke College and an MFA in Printmaking from Pratt Institute. Her work has been shown widely, including at Gallery Siano, Wheaton Arts and Stanek Gallery in Philadelphia; she was represented by LG Tripp Gallery in Philadelphia where she had two solo shows. In 2019 Jacoby was selected as one of four finalists for the 2020 Rowan University Teaching Residency. In 2018 Jacoby created the installation "Flow" at the Philadelphia International Airport and had a solo show at Delaplaine Arts in Maryland. Jacoby's work is the collections of the University City Science Center, Ogletree Deakins, Coventry Group and in private collections in Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore and Palm Beach. Jacoby's work has been reviewed in the "Philadelphia Inquirer," "Philadelphia City Paper," and on "ArtBlog." Jacoby has attended residencies at Jentel and the Vermont Studio Center and received awards for her work from Mount Holyoke and Pratt Institute. Jacoby has worked out of her studio at the Crane Arts Building in Philadelphia since 2005.

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