Karen Jacobi currently exhibits with the artist cooperative SLANT at Art On Main in Dallas, Texas. She holds a BFA in Illustration from Ringling College of Art and Design and a Master’s of Art in Teaching from Texas Woman’s University. In June 2023, she completed an Artist Residency at the Buinho Creative Labs in Messejana, Portugal.

Solo exhibitions include the Texas Discovery Gardens Gallery at Fair Park in Dallas, TX. Milde Gallery, Dallas, TX. AC2 Gallery, Addison, TX. Dapeng Fine Arts Institute, Shenzhen China. and the Ft Worth Community Arts Center. 

Select group exhibitions include: 214 Exhibits, Dallas TX; Pho Ben Doi, Dalat, Vietnam; Dishman International Competition, Beaumont TX; Art in the Metroplex, TCU Gallery Ft. Worth; and the Epperson Gallery in Crockett, CA. 

As a Courtroom Sketch Artist, Karen’s illustrations have appeared in digital and print media such as the Washington Post, MSNBC, and the Dallas Morning News.