Jacob Hicks · Curriculum Vitae · jacobhickspainter@gmail.com
Education
2012MFA cum laude, Painting, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2010BFA, Studio Art, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Solo, Museum, and Two-Person Exhibitions
2026Jacob Hicks: June Focus, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2026Demonstrate by Sonia Boyce, Queens Museum, New York, NY
2026Crépuscule: Sui Park and Jacob Hicks, ChaShaMa at Made Bush Terminal, New York, NY
2025Phosphorescence, Spring/Break Art Show Artist Spotlight, New York, NY
2023A Place Beyond Heaven, Bobblehaus Gallery, New York, NY
2023Smoke and Mirrors: Magical Thinking in Contemporary Art, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL (Curated by Kathleen Goncharov, Senior Curator and Recipient of the Teiger Foundation Award) (catalogue)
2015Jacob Hicks, Kamiposi Gallery, Midland, TX
2013Disposition, Gates Gallery, Colora, MD
2010Deposition, The Doolin Gallery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
2009Simultaneity and Time, The Doolin Gallery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Group Exhibitions
2026Corona Borealis, Spring/Break Art Show, New York, NY
2026Summer Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY (Jurors: Tony Cox of Club Rhubarb, Peggy Leboeuf of Perrotin, and Hannah Root of Megan Mulrooney)
2026She in the Tower, presented by Era Contemporary, 7 House Gallery, New York, NY
2026Myth’s Reimagined, Tribeca Ball, New York, NY
2025Take Home a Nude, Honoring Walter Robinson, Sotheby’s, New York, NY
2025KinoSaito Community Benefit, KinoSaito, Verplanck, NY
2025Dream Junk and Cosmic Dust, Glorias Project Space, New York, NY
2024Take Home a Nude, Honoring Jane Dickson, Sotheby’s, New York, NY
2024Don’t Ask, Just Manifest, SaveArtSpace, New York, NY
2024Summer Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, Forum Gallery, New York, NY (Jurors: Christiana Ine-Kimba Boyle from Pace Gallery, Artist Eric Fischl, Robert Fishko from Forum Gallery, and Alissa Friedman from Stephen Friedman Gallery)
2023As Above, So Below, Spring/Break Art Show, New York, NY
2023Take Home a Nude, Honoring Salman Toor, Sotheby’s, New York, NY
2023Contemporary Classic: A Gallery Henoch Exhibit, Kauffman Gallery, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
2023Welcome to Our Haus, Bobblehaus, New York, NY
2022The Vessel, Paradice Palase, Satellite Art Fair, Miami, FL
2022Allegory of Vanity, Spring/Break Art Show, New York, NY
2022Lured by Bacchus, Spring/Break Art Show, New York, NY
2022Winter Exhibition, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2021Art Miami, Gallery Henoch, One Miami Herald Plaza, Miami, FL
2021New Beginnings, Mandarin Oriental, Miami, FL (Jurors: Actress Brook Shields, David Kratz, President of the New York Academy of Art)
2021Art Miami, New York Academy of Art, One Miami Herald Plaza, Miami, FL
2021The Innovate Exhibition, The Untitled Space, New York, NY
2021Garden of Earthly Delights, Spring/Break Art Show, New York, NY
2021Summer Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, Wilkinson Gallery, New York, NY (Jurors: James Cohan of James Cohan Gallery, Monica King of Monica King Projects, Loreta Lamargese of Bortolomi Gallery, Lauren Wittels of Luhring Augustine Gallery)
2021Cure/Rated: Bigotry, A Societal Cancer, HOFA Gallery, London, England
2021Winter Exhibition, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2021The Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing, Thinkspace, Los Angeles, CA
2020Common Ground, Children’s Museum of the Arts, New York, NY
2019Art Miami, New York Academy of Art, One Miami Herald Plaza, Miami, FL
2019Take Home a Nude, Honoring Dana Schutz, Sotheby’s, New York, NY
2019Summer Exhibition, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2019International Biennial Portrait Competition, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, WI
2019Art New York, New York Academy of Art, Pier 94, New York, NY
2019While Supplies Last, Mount Analogue Seattle, WA
2019Square Pegs, Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ
2018The Southwest Brooklyn Biennial, Kustera Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2018The last Smile, Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ
2018Take Home a Nude, Honoring Louie Chaban, Racquel Chevremont, Helena Christensen, Alba Clemente, David Croland, Rose Dergan, Anh Duong, Debbie Harry, Jerry Hall, Zoya Loeb and Brooke Shields, Sotheby’s, New York, NY
2018Summer Juried Show, Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY (Juror: John Yau, American poet and art critic)
2018Summer Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY (Jurors: Brent Beamon, Director of Flowers Gallery New York, Nicole Berry, Executive Director of The Armory Show, Matthew Flowers, Managing Director of Flowers Gallery, Alice Gray Stites, Museum Director and Chief Curator of 21c Museum Hotels, Ambre Kelly, co-founder of SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Richard Vine, Managing Editor of Art in America)
2018Dream, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalogue)
2018Escape Velocity, The Plaxall Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016Multiplicity, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY
2015Twice Born, Steele Gallery at Gage Academy, Seattle, WA
2015NYAA Summer Exhibition, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY (Jurors: Artist Leslie Dill, Mathew Flowers of Flowers Gallery, New York Times Art Critic and Historian Martha Schwendener)
2014Behind the Curtain, Mark Miller Gallery, New York, NY
2014The Wild’s Bestiary Benefit Auction, Garis & Hahn, New York, NY
2014Superficies 1, Prova 4 Bolit Centre d’Art Contemporani, Girona, Spain
2014Winter Salon Pop Up, Trestle Gallery, New York, NY
2014One Billion Rising, Polk State College, Winter Haven, FL
2014Kamakura/NYC Synergy, Kamakura Arts Center, Kamakura, Japan
2013Mythical Beasts, One Mile Gallery, Kingston, NY
2013Lacunae, Halle 14, Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany
2013Single Fare, Allegra LaViola Gallery, New York, NY
2012Fr**k Off, RH Gallery, New York, NY
2012Interfaith Biennial, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
2012Holy Lives, St. Elizabeth College, Morristown, NJ
2012MFA Thesis Exhibit, New York Academy of Art, Wilkinson Hall, New York, NY
2011Webster Hall Quarterly, Webster Hall, New York, NY
2010BFA Qualifying Exhibit, Southern Methodist University, The Pollock Gallery, Dallas, TX
Residencies and Grants
2026Artist-in-Residence, Chokechaka Golden Bridge, Huaran, Calca, Cusco, Perú
2026Queens Museum Artist Educator-in Residence, CASA Partnership, PS 135Q
2025Artist-in-Residence, ChaNorth, Pine Plains, NY
2025Queens Museum Artist Educator-in Residence, CASA Partnership, Bell Academy, PS 135Q, New York, NY
2024Queens Museum Artist Educator-in Residence, CASA Partnership, PS 135Q, New York, NY
2023Queens Museum Artist Educator-in Residence, CASA Partnership, PS 135Q, PS 11Q, Bell Academy, New York, NY
2022Artist-in-Residence, Voice x New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2021Artist Educator-in Residence, Children’s Museum of the Arts, New York, NY
2021Video Production Grant, Children’s Museum of the Arts, New York, NY
2019Artist-in-Residence, Constance Saltonstall Foundation, Ithaca, NY
2016W. Paul Beckwith Emerging Artist Grant, New Hope Arts, New Hope, PA
2013Eric Fischl ’66 Teaching Artist-in-Residence, West Nottingham Academy, Colora, MD
2013Artist-in-Residence, One-Sided Story, Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany
2012Artist-in-Residence, Terra Foundation for American Art-Europe, Giverny, France
2010Mary Vernon Painting Prize, Meadows School of the Arts, Dallas, TX
Projects and Workshops
2026Artist Lecturer and Workshop Facilitator, Queens Teens Institute, Queens Museum, New York, NY (April 2026)
2026Through Our Eyes, Our Own Visual Language, HANAC Harmony Senior Center Partnership hosted by the Queens Museum
2024Museum commission to make art activity worksheets to activate the Visitor Interpretation Station for A Billion Dollar Dream: The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair exhibition, Queens Museum, New York, NY
2023Workshop Facilitator, Indigenous Practice Studio, Queens Museum at Shinnecock Nation, Southampton, NY (August 10)
2022Artist Lecturer and Workshop Facilitator, Queens Teens Institute, Queens Museum, New York, NY (November 22)
Curation
2026Corona Borealis, Spring/Break Art Show, New York, NY
2021As Above, So Below, co-curated with Buket Savci, Spring/Break Art Show, New York, NY
2018Phosphorus, Rare Bird Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
2016Anthropoceneans, New Hope Arts, New Hope, PA (Recipient of W. Paul Beckwith Emerging Artist Grant)
2014Alchemy and Metaphysics, co-curated with Kiley Ames and Lily Koto Olive, Trestle Project Space, Brooklyn, NY
2013Mythology and Folklore, Big Irv’s Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013Not for Sale, The Lounge Underground, Brooklyn, NY
Professional Experience
2022–PresentEducator, Queens Museum, New York, NY
2024Visiting Teaching Artist, Student Critiques, The Art Students League, New York, NY (Painting, Composition, Still Life Painting and Composition, Spring 2024)
2020–2022Private Drawing and Painting Instructor, New York, NY
2022Educator, Smithsonian Associates, Washington, D.C.
2019–2022Educator, Children’s Museum of the Arts, New York, NY
2019–2021Painting and Drawing Instructor, Manhattan Youth, New York, NY
2015–2019Senior Painter, Dustin Yellin Studios/Pioneer Works, New York, NY
2016Editorial Intern, Artspace Magazine, New York, NY
2015College Prep Painting and Drawing Instructor, New York Art Studio, New York, NY
2013Teaching Assistant, Long Island University, New York, NY (Curatorial Practice, Fall 2013)
2012Studio Internship for Takashi Murakami, Kaikai Kiki, New York, NY
2011Graduate Teaching Assistant, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY (Art & Culture: 1960 to Present, Fall 2011)
Bibliography
Park, C. (2026, September 27). 6 booths to see at the SPRING/BREAK Art Show NYC. FAD Magazine.
Polishnews. (2024, April 20). Smoke and Mirrors: Magical thinking in contemporary art. Polishnews.com.
Hicks, J. (2024). Lamp of memory: The art of Jacob Hicks. Snap Collective.
Hicks, Jacob. “Finding Your Own Artistic Path with Jacob Hicks.” Interview by Kristy Gordon. Down to Art. YouTube, November 14, 2023.
BELLA Magazine. (2023, November 12). World premiere exhibition at Art Basel season: “Smoke and Mirrors” delving into the perils of misinformation and artificial deception. BELLA Magazine.
Art and Culture Maven. (2023, October). Smoke and Mirrors: Magical thinking in contemporary art at the Boca Raton Museum opens November 18 through May 12. Art and Culture Maven.
New York Style Guide. (2023, September 30). Boca Raton Museum world premiere for Art Basel season. New York Style Guide.
Chen, Leona. “Jacob Hicks: A Place Beyond Heaven.” Bobblehaus, no. 210, September 12, 2023.
Amin, L. R. (2023, September 7). The imperfect charm of Spring Break Art Show. Hyperallergic.
Cascone, S. (2022, September 13). See inside Spring/Break, the indie fair that took over Ralph Lauren’s offices with edgy, outrageous, and surprisingly affordable art. Artnet News.
Quiet Lunch. (2022, September 10). The standout booths at Spring Break Art Show 2022 and their artists/curators. Quiet Lunch.
The New York Times. (2021, October 28). 5 things to do this weekend. The New York Times.
Editors, U. M. (2021). The Untitled Magazine “Innovate” Issue (Vol. 60).
Natschke, C. (2020, January 18). Hyper-realistic artist Jacob Hicks – Art Miami 2019. Decorating Diva Magazine.
Columnist, T. B. (2019, May 6). Spotted: Brooke Shields & Helena Christensen at Art New York. Medium.
Staff, G. (2019, April 11). Wrong side of the river opens in Greenpoint with “Wonderland.” Greenpointers.
Martinez, J. (2017, October 11). Interview with artist Jacob Hicks (winner of the open call submission at Galerie Protégé). ArteFuse.
McBride, D. (2016, April 7). Change of perspective: West Nottingham welcomes artist in residence. Bucks County Herald, A15.
Lopez, R. (2015, January 29). Art abounds this weekend in three new shows. Midland Reporter-Telegram, 3.
McCann, M. (2014). The figure: Painting, drawing, and sculpture; Contemporary perspectives. Skira Rizzoli.
Ozeri, B. (2014). Bestiary, a compendium of long-lost beasts. In G. Badilla (Ed.), The Wild, the Animal Issue (11), 221–234.
Publications as Author
Hicks, Jacob. 2022. “Jessica Damsky: A Discovery of Female Martyrs.” Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, April 15, 2022.
Hicks, Jacob. 2021. “Exploring Kaitlyn Stubbs’ ‘So Far in a Few Blocks’ Exhibition.” Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, May 31, 2021.
Hicks, Jacob. 2016. “9 Artists to Watch This November.” Artspace Magazine, November 4, 2016.
Hicks, Jacob. 2016. “‘Feel the Proximity of Evil’: Wilhelm Sasnal on How Painters Can Fight Fascism.” Artspace Magazine, December 17, 2016.
Hicks, Jacob. 2016. “In Search of ‘Everyday Beauty’: Isa Genzken on Finding Her Place in Art History by Rejecting Elitism.” Artspace Magazine, December 10, 2016.
Criticism and Artist Interview
Hicks, Jacob. 2021. “Review: Andrew Kuo, Water Lilies.” QuantumArtReview, May 3, 2021.
Hicks, Jacob. 2021. “Kris Kuksi in Conversation with Jacob Hicks.” QuantumArtReview, March 5, 2021.
Hicks, Jacob. 2021. “Review: John Krausman Lark.” QuantumArtReview, February 21, 2021.
Hicks, Jacob. 2021. “Review: Your Wings, by Kazuki Takamatsu.” QuantumArtReview, February 14, 2021.
Hicks, Jacob. 2021. “Review: The Likes of Others, by Jeremy Olson.” QuantumArtReview, January 19, 2021.
Hicks, Jacob. 2020. “Sunstone, An Exhibition.” QuantumArtReview, December 23, 2020.
Hicks, Jacob. 2020. “Review: Willehad Eilers, La Blague.” QuantumArtReview, December 16, 2020.
Hicks, Jacob. 2020. “Review: Apostasy, By Super A.” QuantumArtReview, December 14, 2020.
Hicks, Jacob. 2020. “Review: Merlin Carpenter, Paint-It-Yourself.” QuantumArtReview, February 1, 2020.
Hicks, Jacob. 2019. “Review: Aaron Gilbert, Psychic Novellas.” QuantumArtReview, March 5, 2019.
Hicks, Jacob. 2017. “Kurt Kauper in Conversation with Jacob Hicks.” QuantumArtReview, January 14, 2017.
Hicks, Jacob. 2017. “Christian Rex van Minnen in Conversation with Jacob Hicks.” QuantumArtReview, February 4, 2017.
Hicks, Jacob. 2017. “Review: Cirrus, Katrina Fimmel.” QuantumArtReview, May 6, 2017.
Hicks, Jacob. 2016. “Jacob Hicks in Conversation with Alessandro Sicioldr.” QuantumArtReview, December 23, 2016.
