EXHIBITION RECORD
2018 – Permanent Collection
Solo Exhibition, Welcome To Brookhill, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture, Charlotte, NC
2016 – Sept 2019
Group Exhibition, K(NO)W Justice K(NO)W Peace, Levine Museum of the New South, Charlotte, NC
2015 – Present
Solo Exhibition, Facing Our Truth, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
2014
Solo Exhibition, A Queen and Her Crown, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2010
Group Exhibition, Off the WaterFront, Rockford, IL
BIBLIOGRAPHY & MEDIA
Print Media
“Search for social justice focuses on Brookhill” Ashley Mahoney, The Charlotte Post, Charlotte, NC September 13, 2018
“Death of a Neighborhood” Ryan Pitkin, Creative Loafing, Charlotte, NC September 6-12, 2018
“Best Use of a Camera to Fight Injustice” Creative Loafing, Charlotte, NC,
October, 19, 2017.
“Documents the Problems and the Progress” Ryan Pitkin, Creative Loafing, Charlotte, NC, October 11, 2017.
“Scott Shooting, 1 year later” Charlotte, Observer, Christina Bolling, Charlotte, NC, September 17, 2017.
Ryan Pitkin, “Modern History”, Creative Loafing, Charlotte, NC, February 22, 2017.
Snorton, C. Riley, Black on Both Sides: Race and the Remaking of Trans History. University of Minnesota Press, 2017.
“People to Watch: Alvin C. Jacobs, Jr.” Corina Curry, Rockford Register Star, Rockford, IL, January 21, 2016.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE —
2010 - Present
Owner, ACJ Photo
2013 – Present
Staff Photographer, Carolina Denim Company, Charlotte, NC
2017 - 2018
LCC, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte, NC
2017
Tour Photographer, 4:44 Roc Nation, New York, NY
AWARDS—
2017
Best Exhibit Award, Creative Loafing, Charlotte, NC
2016
People to Watch Award, Rockford Register Star, Rockford, IL
COMMISSIONS
2015
Private Art Commission, Injustice Anywhere, large-scale print (16x20), Clifford Chance US LLP, Manhattan, NY
2015
Private Art Commission, Mike Brown, large-scale print (16x20), Clifford Chance US LLP, Manhattan, NY
2015
Private Art Commission, Crayola Children, large-scale print (16x20), Clifford Chance US LLP, Manhattan, NY
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Alvin C. Jacobs, Jr., a native of Rockford, IL, is a professional photographer and image activist currently living in Charlotte, NC. He is also the 2018-2019 Gantt Center artist-in-residence who was commissioned to photograph the award-winning images in the Gantt Center's exhibition Welcome to Brookhill. A transplant to the Queen City, Jacobs honed his craft on the front lines of America's social justice movements. He has since emerged as a premier photographer and photo-documentarian. His distinctive aesthetic is marked by a propensity toward highlighting stark contrast and in dealing in the black & white - both in photography and in the world. This talent for capturing the heart of his subjects on camera has led to him being named one of Charlotte Magazine's 2018 "Charlotteans of the Year" and Creative Loafing's "Best Photographer of 2018." Welcome to Brookhill also received top honors by Creative Loafing readers as "Best Exhibit of 2018."
Jacobs specializes in social documentary and professional sports, portrait, editorial, and fashion photography. He has been commissioned by the NFL, NBA, and NASCAR and has been interviewed by CNN, HLN, Fox News and various local media outlets. Jacobs' work has been displayed in a Black History Month exhibit for Clifford Chance, LLP in New York and, currently, he is a featured artist in the co-curated exhibition K(NO)W Justice, K(NO)W Peace at Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte and at Davidson College in the photography exhibit Three Steps Back: A Call To Action. Prior to shooting Welcome to Brookhill, Jacobs was commissioned to photograph multiple record breaking dates for Jay Z's 4:44 Tour.