Jacqueline Kott-Wolle - Resume and Biography
Jacqueline Kott-Wolle lives in Highland Park, IL where she paints full time. In 2005, after moving to Chicago from Toronto with her family, Jacqueline fulfilled a long-time goal of developing her painting skills by studying at The Art Center of Highland Park. Using a fresh palette of color, Kott-Wolle currently paints in oils and focuses on capturing precious moments with her family and friends. Her most recent project, entitled “Growing Up Jewish - Art and Storytelling” is a series of 40 contemporary oil paintings and personal narratives exploring her North American brand of Jewish identity and how it evolved through five generations of her family.
Jacqueline's work has been exhibited in both group and solo exhibitions and her paintings are in private collections throughout the United States, Canada, South Africa and Israel. Jacqueline has lectured about "Growing Up Jewish - Art & Storytelling" for numerous organizations including The Museum of Jewish Heritage NYC, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Capetown Holocaust and Genocide Center, The Ontario Jewish Archives and Melton International among many others. Her work has been featured in various publications including The Art Canada Institute, New American Paintings, The Times of Israel and CREATE! Magazine.
Exhibits
Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art, Tulsa OK January-May 2026
Houston Holocaust Museum, September-December 2025
Katz Family Main Street Gallery MJCCA, May-August 2025
Gotthelf Gallery, LaJolla CA, November 2024-March 2025
Maltz Museum, Cleveland OH, June-October 2024
Jerusalem Biennale, March-July 2024
Tychman Shapiro Gallery Minneapolis, August 2023-January 2024
Evanston Biennial, Fall 2023
The Koslowe Gallery at Westchester Jewish Center, February-June 2023
Walanka 2023 Online Exhibition, American Guild of Judaic Art
The Art Center with Curatorial Support from The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum June-July 2022
University of Wisconsin-Madison Conney Conference on Jewish Arts, Online Gallery, March 2022
Rissman Kol Ami Gallery, Highland Park, March-October 2020
Madron Gallery, Chicago, October 2019-January 2020
Gilbert Orthodontics Micro-Gallery Project with The Art Center Highland Park, 2018
Deerpath Art League “Art in the Square”, September 2016/2017/2018
North Shore Art League Art in the Park, June 2017/2018
“Life at the Water’s Edge” The Art Center, Fireplace Gallery, March 2016
Annual Members Exhibit, The Art Center Highland Park 2009-2023
City Hall Exhibit, City of Highland Park, 2013/2014/2016/2018
Art and Vision Solo Exhibit, Spex Winnetka 2013
Art is Alive, 2012
Publications
CREATE! Magazine, Issue 38 Fall 2023
Times of Israel, May 2023
Sheridan Road Magazine, December/January 2023
New American Paintings, Issue 161 November 2022
Art Canada Institute-IAC - Newsletter Publication, January 2021/April 2021
The Artdex, Spring 2021
Niv Magazine, February 2021
Program Cover Artwork, North Shore Art League Art in the Village 2018
Published in East on Central, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Lectures & Special Opportunities
Jewish Federation of Ottawa, Yom Hashoah Memorial 2025
University of Michigan Hillel, 2025
Jerusalem Biennale, 2024
Evanston Biennial, Fall 2023
Melton International Conference, May 2023
Emory University, February 2023
American Guild of Judaic Art Walanka Exhibition 2023
University of Wisconsin-Madison Conney Conference on Jewish Arts, Online Gallery, March 2022
Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Montreal, Artist Talk, January 2022
Jewish Museum of Maryland, Artist Talk, November 2021
Capetown Holocaust and Genocide Center, Artist Talk, June 2021
The Forward, Interview with Irene Katz Connely June 2021
Museum of Jewish Heritage NYC - Artist Talk, May 2021
Art Canada Institute & Ontario Jewish Archives, Virtual JCC - Discussion Panel, April 2021
Momentum Boost, Yom Hashoah Commemoration - Artist Talk, April 2021
National Women's Philanthropy, Jewish Federations of North America - Artist Talk, April 2021
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Artist Talk, June 2020
Third Place “In View” Annual Member and Faculty Show, The Art Center 2014
2012, Finalist, Art is Alive, Highland Park
Honorable Mention at Annual Members Exhibit, The Art Center 2010
Education
The Art Center, Highland Park
MSW, Wilfred Laurier University
BSW, York University
BA hons, York University
Bring the Growing Up Jewish - Art & Storytelling exhibit to your community and/or book an in-person or online speaking engagement:
Jacqueline Kott-Wolle [email protected] -847-312-9247
Jacqueline Kott-Wolle lives in Highland Park, IL where she paints full time. In 2005, after moving to Chicago from Toronto with her family, Jacqueline fulfilled a long-time goal of developing her painting skills by studying at The Art Center of Highland Park. Using a fresh palette of color, Kott-Wolle currently paints in oils and focuses on capturing precious moments with her family and friends. Her most recent project, entitled “Growing Up Jewish - Art and Storytelling” is a series of 40 contemporary oil paintings and personal narratives exploring her North American brand of Jewish identity and how it evolved through five generations of her family.
Jacqueline's work has been exhibited in both group and solo exhibitions and her paintings are in private collections throughout the United States, Canada, South Africa and Israel. Jacqueline has lectured about "Growing Up Jewish - Art & Storytelling" for numerous organizations including The Museum of Jewish Heritage NYC, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Capetown Holocaust and Genocide Center, The Ontario Jewish Archives and Melton International among many others. Her work has been featured in various publications including The Art Canada Institute, New American Paintings, The Times of Israel and CREATE! Magazine.
Exhibits
Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art, Tulsa OK January-May 2026
Houston Holocaust Museum, September-December 2025
Katz Family Main Street Gallery MJCCA, May-August 2025
Gotthelf Gallery, LaJolla CA, November 2024-March 2025
Maltz Museum, Cleveland OH, June-October 2024
Jerusalem Biennale, March-July 2024
Tychman Shapiro Gallery Minneapolis, August 2023-January 2024
Evanston Biennial, Fall 2023
The Koslowe Gallery at Westchester Jewish Center, February-June 2023
Walanka 2023 Online Exhibition, American Guild of Judaic Art
The Art Center with Curatorial Support from The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum June-July 2022
University of Wisconsin-Madison Conney Conference on Jewish Arts, Online Gallery, March 2022
Rissman Kol Ami Gallery, Highland Park, March-October 2020
Madron Gallery, Chicago, October 2019-January 2020
Gilbert Orthodontics Micro-Gallery Project with The Art Center Highland Park, 2018
Deerpath Art League “Art in the Square”, September 2016/2017/2018
North Shore Art League Art in the Park, June 2017/2018
“Life at the Water’s Edge” The Art Center, Fireplace Gallery, March 2016
Annual Members Exhibit, The Art Center Highland Park 2009-2023
City Hall Exhibit, City of Highland Park, 2013/2014/2016/2018
Art and Vision Solo Exhibit, Spex Winnetka 2013
Art is Alive, 2012
Publications
CREATE! Magazine, Issue 38 Fall 2023
Times of Israel, May 2023
Sheridan Road Magazine, December/January 2023
New American Paintings, Issue 161 November 2022
Art Canada Institute-IAC - Newsletter Publication, January 2021/April 2021
The Artdex, Spring 2021
Niv Magazine, February 2021
Program Cover Artwork, North Shore Art League Art in the Village 2018
Published in East on Central, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Lectures & Special Opportunities
Jewish Federation of Ottawa, Yom Hashoah Memorial 2025
University of Michigan Hillel, 2025
Jerusalem Biennale, 2024
Evanston Biennial, Fall 2023
Melton International Conference, May 2023
Emory University, February 2023
American Guild of Judaic Art Walanka Exhibition 2023
University of Wisconsin-Madison Conney Conference on Jewish Arts, Online Gallery, March 2022
Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Montreal, Artist Talk, January 2022
Jewish Museum of Maryland, Artist Talk, November 2021
Capetown Holocaust and Genocide Center, Artist Talk, June 2021
The Forward, Interview with Irene Katz Connely June 2021
Museum of Jewish Heritage NYC - Artist Talk, May 2021
Art Canada Institute & Ontario Jewish Archives, Virtual JCC - Discussion Panel, April 2021
Momentum Boost, Yom Hashoah Commemoration - Artist Talk, April 2021
National Women's Philanthropy, Jewish Federations of North America - Artist Talk, April 2021
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Artist Talk, June 2020
Third Place “In View” Annual Member and Faculty Show, The Art Center 2014
2012, Finalist, Art is Alive, Highland Park
Honorable Mention at Annual Members Exhibit, The Art Center 2010
Education
The Art Center, Highland Park
MSW, Wilfred Laurier University
BSW, York University
BA hons, York University
Bring the Growing Up Jewish - Art & Storytelling exhibit to your community and/or book an in-person or online speaking engagement:
Jacqueline Kott-Wolle [email protected] -847-312-9247