- Jacob Ciocci
Jacob Ciocci, is an American visual artist, performance artist and musician. Along with sister Jessica Ciocci and friend Ben Jones, he is one of the three remaining founding members of
Paper Rad , anartist collective based in bothPittsburgh, Pennsylvania andProvidence, Rhode Island . He also performs and tours regularly with drummer David Wightman in the band 'Extreme Animals,' based in bothSan Diego, Ca and Pittsburgh, Pa.He received his BA from
Oberlin College and his MFA fromCarnegie Mellon University in 2005. In 2006 he received a 'Creative Heights' Grant fromHeinz Endowments to be the Artist in Residence at thePittsburgh Filmmakers film cooperative. [cite press release |title= Pittsburgh Filmmakers Announces Artist in Residence |publisher= Pittsburgh Filmmakers |date=2006-07-05 |url=http://pghfilmmakers.org/news/ciocci.html |accessdate=2008-07-17 |quote= ] He currently teaches in the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University.References
External links
* [http://www.paperrad.org Paper Rad official website]
* [http://www.foxyproduction.com/exhibition/view/312 page for 2006 exhibition at Foxy Production]
* [http://www.pghfilmmakers.org/artserv/ciocci.html Artist-in-Residence page from Pittsburgh Filmmakers site]
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