Celia Jacobs

Op-Eds

A selection of illustrations for the New York Times Op-Ed section.

“It’s Time To Talk About Death”, in the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A woman reads the love letters her dad wrote to her mom 70 years ago.

The growing number of women in ISIS.

The author’s experience with divorce after her husband “decided that he no longer wanted a wife with a disability”.

How the EPA under Trump is hurting the environment it’s supposed to protect.

The story of a writer who was raised to deny her pain but had to face it after being diagnosed with a neurological condition.

For a collection of readers’ opinions about what voices we need to hear more of in the national media.

Preview of 2020

It’s Nice That asked me to draw my vision for the US presidential elections as part of their 2020 Year in Preview. I decided to make a narrative about mobilizing and uniting the people to defeat Trump in the style of a series of political posters.

Redefining Infertility

Illustration about redefining infertility and helping couples and individuals of all kinds access treatment for it.

Forest Bathing

For WSJ. Magazine on how spending time in the forest improves mental health.

I Don't Wanna Be Your Hooligan

An ongoing series of invented portraits reflecting on the present state of self-expression.

This selection was shown at Hashimoto Contemporary San Francisco in January 2020 as part of the group show Lately.

René, 14” x 17” acrylic on canvas

Mona, 14” x 17” acrylic on canvas

Frankie, 14” x 17” acrylic on canvas

Cherry, 14” x 17” acrylic on canvas

Aries Horoscope

Illustrations of my star sign for a year of horoscope illustrations by female artists.

Literary Illustrations

Illustrations for six stories in Catapult Magazine’s September 2019 issue.

The author’s experiences of men behaving badly, including stalking her in a car while she went running as a teenager.

A woman makes shadow boxes of her life with her overbearing mother.

A man meets a ghost of his past.

A writer compares herself to and eventually meets her favorite Instagram author.

The author’s changed relationship with her children after her multiple sclerosis diagnosis.

“I am the African American adopted child of two white lesbian moms, and when I was a child, I was often afraid for us.”

My Body My Choice

A shareable piece of artwork made in response to the abortion ban passed in Alabama in May 2019.

Once More, With Feeling

Album and single artwork for the Los Angeles band EXES.

Once More, With Feeling EP

“Burnout”

“Daughter”

“Promises”

Picnic

A small series of paintings for Potluck, a food-themed group show at Hashimoto Contemporary in San Francisco. These were inspired by long, lazy picnics with friends and summer sunsets (literal and metaphorical).

Install shot by Shaun Roberts.

Portrait on Blanket, 12” x 12” acrylic on wood panel

Banquet Piece, 8” x 8” acrylic on wood panel

Big Cherry, 4” x 4” acrylic on wood panel

Fair Hiring Practices

Illustration about fair hiring practices that bars can adopt to promote diversity.

Toni Morrison

“Radical Vision”, a story about Toni Morrison’s legacy as a black American writer and impact on Brown students.

Well Column

Illustrations for the Well column in the New York Times Magazine, all about the new ways we’re learning to take care of our physical health.

How do swimmer’s body types affect their performance in different events?

People are underestimating how much sugar is in “healthy” foods like juice and yogurt.

Weight training may reduce your risk of heart attack.

New research is changing ideas of the best length of time for interval training.

Nasal breathing is more important than we know (nose).

Broken-heart syndrome is real, and it starts in the mind.

Exercise stimulates neurons that reduce the urge to eat.

Meditation and mindfulness may make you less lonely.

How are we studying the effects of alcohol on our health? (1/2)

How are we studying the effects of alcohol on our health? (2/2)

Landscapes

Landscape drawings taken from my sketchbook.

The Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah

Sunrise landscapes

Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah

Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Post-Trump Policy

Cover for the Washington Post’s Outlook section about the issues in policy that will need to be fixed after Trump leaves office.

Life in Bali

Illustration for an Amherst alumna’s story of moving to Bali with her family.

Early Menopause

For an article about premature ovarian failure.

The Lake Mural

Mural design for Tictail Market in New York City. The design is inspired by the lazy river soaks of Pacific Northwest summers and the bonds of female friendships.

This mural accompanied a New York Design Week event in collaboration with Lonny, which included a conversation between myself and Lonny’s editorial director Angela Tafoya.

Photos by Bridget Badore.