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Updated 12/16/2022

Jac Lahav

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Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

ABSHALOM JAC LAHAV (he/they) is a Persian Polish artist, curator, author born in Jerusalem (Israel). Raised in the United States, Lahav graduated with an MFA from Brooklyn College where they studied with Vito Acconci.

Lahav’s work involves re-telling narratives about community, belonging, and cultural history. With solo painting shows at Richmond Art Museum Indiana, Longview MFA Texas, Saginaw Art Museum Michigan, Florence Griswold Museum Connecticut, Lahav’s work can be found in multiple public collections including the Jewish Museum Milwaukee, Mount Holyoke Art Museum, Jewish Museum NY among others. 

For the past 8 years, Lahav’s social practice and curatorial projects have been written about in Hyperallergic, New York Times, Gothamist, Artnet, among others. During the pandemic, Lahav expanded their social practice, becoming an advocate for foster parents and helping start the group Public Art For Racial Justice Education (PARJE).

Through his work, Lahav has helped facilitate large-scale mural projects, host educational artist talks, and run children’s art projects to educate about under-represented narratives and equity in America.

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Jac Lahav (He/They)
Job Title: Artist
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Old Lyme, CT 06371

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2000

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2000

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Visual/Crafts - General

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • Nonprofits
  • Teens
  • School Groups
  • Immigrant Populations
  • General Public
  • Families
  • Elders

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Access accommodations for people who are Deaf and hard-of-hearing