Jacob Wachal is a lens-based fine artist from Lexington, Kentucky. As a second-generation Filipino-American, he is heavily interested in exploring the intersections of his identity through his practice, especially in relation to the decolonization of the photographic image. His contemplative photographs and installed works explore overarching themes such as time, memory, and sense of place as they relate to his experiences within his own family, as well as within the Filipino diaspora in America.
Jacob has shown work in juried group exhibitions across the United States of America, including Zeitgeist Gallery (Nashville, TN), Fenix Arts (Fayetteville, AR), Light Art Space (Silver City, NM), Sulfur Studios (Savannah, GA), and the Colorado Photographic Arts Center (Denver, CO), and is the recipient of the 2023 Innovations in Imagemaking Award bestowed by the Society for Photographic Education. His work has been published in The Hand, Third Iris, and Photo Trouvée, as well as in Circles, a photobook by Canada-based arts and culture platform Booooooom. Jacob graduated from the University of Kentucky with a BFA in Studio Art in 2018 and is expected to graduate in 2023 from the Savannah College of art and Desig
