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College

College of the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Department

Department of Art

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Art A19

Jake Weigel is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus in object making and installation methods that combine his research in architecture, ecology, theoretical physics with personal experiences. Working for his father’s construction business in Wisconsin at an early age has led to an interest in the role of the artist’s hand in fine craft traditions. By combining traditional art methods with new technology, he continually expands his experimental practices and teaching opportunities through contemporary dialogues.

As Founding Director of the Warrior Fab Lab on campus, Weigel brings his expertise of digital design and fabrication to the campus community through pedagogical practices specifically for the integration of digital technology into the existing curriculum. He places further emphasis on STEAM activities including trans-disciplinary collaborations, innovation for sustainability, and equitable access to technology in his role.

Weigel has participated in exhibitions across the United States and abroad. Previous teaching experience included Visiting Lecturer of Sculpture and Director of the Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa, Texas. In addition to his university teaching, Weigel has worked for and taught summer workshops at Anderson Ranch Arts Center outside Aspen, Colorado and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He has received numerous grants and awards for his art and research and has published exhibition reviews for Numbers Inc., Temporary Art Review, Eutopia and International Sculpture Center. Weigel has served as chair of the Public Art Committee for the city of Odessa, Texas and on the steering committee for the National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art & Practices.

Outside of the classroom and studio, Jake enjoys listening and playing all genres of music, hiking, backpacking, fly fishing, and travel. He’s traveled to all 48 contiguous states in the U.S. He can be found foraging for natural items to create paints, inks, and dyes or cultivating mycelium for various stages of object making.

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