Weirdo (artist)

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Weirdo
Born
Jeff Jacobson

1981
Nationality American
OccupationFine artist

Weirdo, born Jeff Jacobson, [1] in 1981, is a Seattle-based fine artist. Well known for his street art and murals, he is also commonly associated with PT (Pure Talent), and Franklin and Thomas. [2] Weirdo has been a professional artist since 2006 and portfolio can be found at www.weirdocult.com. [3] His oil, mixed media paintings and sculptures have been shown at fine art establishments such as Flat Color Gallery, Upper Playground/Fifty 24SEA Gallery, Corridor Gallery, Form Space Atelier (Seattle), and Alpha Cult Gallery (LA).

Recently featured in the Chase Jarvis project titled Chase Jarvis: Seattle 100.

A 2011 interview featured on the Seattle PI online blog: Seattle P.I. Blog.

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References

  1. http://seattlenewsy.com/03/29/2011/jeff-%E2%80%9Cweirdo%E2%80%9D-jacobson-interview-part-2-it%E2%80%99s-a-beautiful-thing-this-week-seattle-artist-weirdo-speaks-about-the-nature-of-art-commerce-and-organs/ [ dead link ]
  2. "Home". Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  3. "Home". weirdocult.com.