Rich Jacobs

{{short description|American artist and curator (born 1972)}}

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Rich Jacobs (born 1972 in Long Beach, California) is an American artist and curator who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.{{Cite web|title=RICH JACOBS|url=http://www.fifty24sf.com/tag/rich-jacobs|access-date=2021-04-07|website=FIFTY24SF|date=25 June 2015 |language=en-US}} Jacobs has exhibited in the United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.{{Cite web|title=Juxtapoz Magazine - "A Part of You" by Rich Jacobs @ Artists Republic|url=https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/a-part-of-you-by-rich-jacobs-artists-republic/|access-date=2021-04-07|website=www.juxtapoz.com|language=en-gb}} In 2008, his work Minor Threat Family Tree was featured prominently along with other works of his at the London Ontario Live Arts Festival in Canada.{{Cite web|title=Rich Jacobs {{!}} STAFMAGAZINE|url=https://stafmagazine.com/features/rich-jacobs/|access-date=2021-04-07|website=stafmagazine.com|language=en-GB}}

Inspired by graffiti, psychedelic and folk art, Jacobs' raw, colorful work frequently appears on a broad range of materials such as magazines, books, CD and LP covers (including most of the albums for the Salt Lake City-based group Iceburn), footwear, apparel (such as parkas, skirts and dresses), skateboards, buildings and pillows.{{Cite web|last=Administrator|title=Rich Jacobs|url=http://www.fecalface.com/SF/features-mainmenu-102/199-rich-jacobs|access-date=2021-04-07|website=FECAL FACE DOT COM|language=en-gb}}