Sally Jacobs, a botanical artist living in Los Angeles, studied botanical art at Otis College of Art and Design and the New York Botanical Art Certification Program. She has taught botanical illustration at the Otis College of Art and Design, the Los Angeles Arboretum, and the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Her early education included a BA from Cornell University, MA from Harvard University, and an EdD from UCLA. In addition to teaching, she has developed educational curriculum and was a partner for many years in a successful software business. Since selling the company, she has devoted most of her time to
botanical art.

Sally is a member of the TAG Gallery in Santa Monica, California, and exhibits her work there regularly. Her drawings and paintings have been in numerous shows in Southern California, including a solo show at the Forbes Hall Gallery in Santa Monica.

Her work was selected for several Annual International Juried Botanical Art Exhibitions in New York City; the New York State Museum’s “Focus on Nature” exhibit; several Annual Juried Botanical Art Exhibits at Filoli in Woodside, California; and the Fredrick R. Weisman Museum International Botanical Art Exhibition in Minneapolis.

She was selected as a member of a grant review panel for the National Endowment for the Arts and her work was shown on fCNN during a show on “new collectables.”

Sally is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists where she served as treasurer and vice president of the Southern California chapter.