Sam Jacobs is a British sculptor based in Brighton, UK. She creates complex, three-dimensional sculptures appropriating traditional craft and knotting techniques. Jacobs has a strong interest in historical knotting techniques, sustainable materials, the physics behind self-supporting structures without internal armatures and public sculpture’s potential to create connections and conversations.
Jacobs has been awarded a Developing Your Creative Practice Grant from Arts Council England (2025). She has been listed for the following awards: Finalist in the Boomer Art Prize (2024); Sculpture Finalist in the Visual Arts Open (2023); Finalist in the Top 50 – Emerging Woman Artist Award (2024); Shortlisted Boomer Art Prize First Edition (2023); Longlisted for the Artist of the Year Award Visual Artists Association (2024); and Longlisted for the Zari Art Prize (2024).
Her work has been featured in the following exhibitions: Joint show - OXO Gallery London UK July '24; Biennale ARTBOX Expo Venizia 2.0 April '24; Emerging Woman Artist International Awards Virtual Exhibition Feb '24; AKA Fine Art – ‘Whispers of warmth’ winter show Cambridge Dec '23; The Other Art Fair, The Truman Brewery, London UK Oct '23; Swiss Art Expo '23 - ARTBOX Projects Zurich 5.0 Sept '23; Boomer Gallery Vogue 6th Edition Tower Bridge, London June '23; Artbox Project New York 2.0, Manhatten, New York April '23; The Hippodrome Show Contemporary Art Exhibition Dec '22; The Cab Run 1.0 Brighton '22.
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