Jacob Foran Art

Jacob Foran (b. 1983, US) received dual BFA degrees in Visual Art from the University of Illinois and his MFA from the University of Washington. He has been an artist in residence at the Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts. His work has been included in more than sixty exhibitions in the United States and published internationally. Most notable being: “Games of Antiquities with Tim Roda” at Gasser & Grunert Inc. in New York, NY; SOFA NYC with Ann Nathan Gallery in Chicago, IL; "Subconscious Emotion" inside Surfaces Magazine in Beijing, China; "Headspace: Jacob Foran" in Designboom in Milan, Italy. Foran received the First Prize Award in Marge Brown Kalodner’s International Graduate Student Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA. He was granted the Kottler/Noritake Scholarship while attending the UW and the Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship from the University of Illinois. In summer of 2013, Jacob will be an artist in residence at the European Ceramic Workcenter, Netherlands. Foran presently works and teaches at Lakeside Upper School in Seattle, WA.