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Myths, Legends and Lore
Honora Jacob

Artist Statement:  Artwork, like identity, is ever-evolving. For some artists, making art is a way to uncover and sort through personal identities, experiences, and values.  These uniquely personal works of art become vessels for viewers to explore their own aspects of self. A space where the personal becomes the universal.

At the same time, humans are hardwired to understand and respond to archetypal images in a way that is completely beyond their control. Marketing professionals along with Hollywood studios and playwrights, as far back as Euripides, have long capitalized on this psychology, using it to create inspiring stories and profitable brands.

With a love of narratives and expressions of individual identity, I create portraits of women. These figures, drawn from a multitude of archetypal inspirations in history, myths, legends and lore, are created with the intent to portray the female as more than a one-persona archetype, but rather as a blended history of feminine identity that is both autobiographical and universal in nature.
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Artist Bio:  A native of Texas, Honora Jacob received her first B.A. in Communication Arts from the University of Texas at Austin to pursue a career as an advertising art director. Twenty-two years later, a move to Kentucky provided her with time to reflect on her life path where she turned her attention to a career change following her first passion, painting. She returned to university to receive her  B.F.A. in Studio Arts at  Eastern Kentucky University. After which, she attended the M.F.A. program in Painting at the University of Kentucky. She is represented by Wally Workman Gallery,  Austin TX and Jack Meier Gallery, Houston TX. Ms. Jacob lives and maintains a full-time studio in Lexington KY.
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Thursday  12pm-5pm
Friday  12pm-5pm
 Saturday  12pm - 5pm

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209 Castlewood Dr.
Lexington, Ky. 40505
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All Lexington Art League programs are made possible through the generous support of LexArts.
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The Kentucky Arts Council, a state arts agency, provides operating support to the Lexington Art League with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support provided by Lexington Parks & Recreation.
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