Jacob Alexander Wildfong is originally from western Michigan, and currently resides in New York, New York, working in his studied fields of photography and graphic design as a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design. His personal aesthetic taste for vacancy and negative space is prevalent in both his photographic and design work.
While Jacob was still enrolled, he was taken under the wing of world famous artist and photographer, Raphael Mazzucco. He was originally taken in as an Artist Assistant, but soon became Mazzucco’s Alternative Process Printer. Jacob has been assisting Mazzucco with the production of art pieces for over a three year period, with the production of artwork that has been shown in Art South Hampton, Art Basel, and The Hoerle-Guggenheim Gallery.
Although Jacob's early professional experience weighs heavily in fine art, he has since switched gears with taking on very corporate projects for companies such as Clinique, Abercrombie & Fitch, Under Armour, Deutsche Bank, and many others.
T: 912 398 1536
E: jacobwildfong@gmail.com
Gucci
Ralph Lauren
New York Times
L’Oréal
Women’s Health
Clinique
Abercrombie and Fitch
Under Armour
Billy Reid
Estée Lauder
Coty
Allergan
Pfizer
Bugatchi
Deutsche Bank
ADL
Spotify
Crayola
Noosa
Elev8ed
Casper
Purple
Foodkick
Home Chef
Fresh Direct
Amazon
Columbus Craft Meats
Snapchat
Aston Martin
Campbell’s
Hint Water
Madewell
Olfactory
Wilhelmina Models
Durex
Shell
BP
Zocdoc
Education
2016 – B.F.A. Graphic Design & Photography, Savannah College of Art and Design
2012 – Artist-in-Residence, "Ox-Bow," School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2012 – Dual Enrollment Program, Kendall College of Art and Design
Work Experience
October 2020 – Present: Art Director, Luxury at Ralph Lauren
July 2020 – October 2020: Senior Graphic Designer / Associate Art Director at Bugatchi
January 2019 – July 2020: Graphic Designer / Image Coordinator at Wilhelmina Models
August 2018 – January 2019: Contract Graphic Designer at ADL (Anti-Defamation League)
February 2017 – April 2018: Graphic Designer at Deutsche Bank
November 2016 – September 2018: Content Creator / Image Retoucher at Clinique
September 2016 – November 2016 : Freelance Graphic Designer at kinder MODERN
June 2014 – December 2015: Alternative Process Printer at Raphael Mazzucco
December 2013 – August 2014: Artist Production Assistant at Raphael Mazzucco
November 2013 – January 2014: Social Media Marketing and Publicity Intern at Ginger’s Jewelry
May 2011 – September 2011 – Studio Assistant Intern at Factor Model Management
2011 – Present – Freelance Retouching, Graphic Design, Photography, Social Media at Under Armour, Abercrombie, Billy Reid, Clinique, Gucci, … (see additional clients below)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2016 – LoosenArt Selected Works Exbitibition, sanDomenico 52 Gallery, Cagliari, Italy
2016 – "Look Here," juried, WELMONT Gallery, Savannah, GA
2015 – “Landfall,” juried, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2015 – "Silver & Ink," juried, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2012 – “MYAF Visual Art Exhibition,” juried, Richmond Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI
2012 – “Début,” juried, Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI
2012 – “Region 9,” juried, The Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
2012 – “Region 9,” juried, Grove Gallery, Lansing, MI
2012 – “Scholastics Art & Writing Awards,” juried, The Fed Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2011 – “Scholastics Art & Writing Awards,” juried, The Fed Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
Honors and Awards
2015 – Curatorial Selection, “Silver & Ink,” juried photography exhibition
2012 – Regional Finalist, “Region 9,” Visual Art Competition
2012 – Silver Key, “Scholastics Art & Writing Awards,” juried Art Competition
2012 – Honorable Mention, “Scholastics Art & Writing Awards,” juried Art Competition
2012 – Full Fellowship, Ox-Bow Summer Artist Residency Program
2011 – National Finalist, 2nd District Congressional Art Competition
2011 – Silver Key, “Scholastics Art & Writing Awards,” juried Art Competition
Publications
2017 – Paradise Magazine, Los Angeles, CA
2016 – Larga Distancia Expediciones Fotográficas, Online Publication
2016 – LoosenArt Mag and Gallery, Magazine, Milan, Italy
2016 – We Are The People Magazine, Online Publication
2015 – SCAD "Silver & Ink,” Student Catalog, Savannah, GA
2013 – ELEV8ED, "Pizza Pages: A Slice of Youth Culture," Magazine, Savannah, GA
2011 – West Shore Board Sports, Online Publication, Holland, MI
2010 – The Holland Sentinel, Newspaper, Holland, MI
2010 – The Premier Store, Online Publication, Grand Rapids, MI
Published Interviews
2021 – The West Ottawan, Holland, MI
2016 – LoosenArt, Milan, Italy
Collections
Savannah College of Art and Design Permanent Collection, Savannah, GA