Blake Jacobsen (b. 1993, Florida) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Athens, Georgia. Working across photography, video, and performance, his practice explores the intersection of queer identity and conservative upbringing while reconciling ideological differences within family, community, and the self.
Jacobsen’s work has been exhibited at Gattopardo, The Fulcrum, and ltd los angeles, and is held in the collection of the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He served as an art consultant and contributed photography, video, and installation work to Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex, released in 2026. His work has been featured in Aperture, Artnet News, Hyperallergic, GAYLETTER, OUT, Physique Pictorial, and PAPER, while his writing has appeared in Electric Dirt, a journal amplifying queer voices from Appalachia and the South.
Jacobsen received his BFA from California Institute of the Arts in 2017 and his MFA from UCLA in 2022. In 2017, he co-founded PSLA, an artist-run space in South Los Angeles. He previously held several positions at CalArts, including Library Image Services Manager, Institute Archives Assistant, and Special Faculty in the Photography and Media program. He is currently a Lecturer in Photography and Expanded Media at the University of Georgia.
Inquries: blakejacobsen@gmail.com