BIOGRAPHY
Jeffrey Cobbold (b. 1984) is an artistic researcher, multimedia artist, and New Jerseyan who creates sonically driven multimedia works which have appeared in the MarketLab at Sonar+D in Barcelona, Spain (2016), Artworks-Trenton in Trenton, New Jersey (2017 - 2020) and the 9th edition of Elevator Music (2022), a sound art installation at Newark, New Jersey's former Gallery Aferro (2003 - 2023). Jeffrey earned his M.M. Music Production, Technology & Innovation from Berklee College of Music (Valencia Campus), M.Div/M.A. Christian Education and Formation from Princeton Theological Seminary and B.M. (Music Education) from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts.
ARTISTIC RESEARCH STATEMENT
Jeffrey Cobbold's work showcases perspectives on reality, desire, imagination and identity inspired by his autobiographical experiences. When he conducts his artistic practice he behaves as a digital storyteller. The events of his life become unique material for the creation of audio journals, digital stories, music, sound art, posters and other text-based works.
Jeffrey's primary field is in multimedia arts through the practice of music & sound. Other fields he is interested in are practical theology, digital humanities, and curatorial practices which have expanded his artistic research capabilities. A core value within Jeffrey's work is the creation of self-actualizing experiences for individuals and communities that encourage self-discovery and interpersonal reflection.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & PRESENTATIONS
2024 1+1=3: Musical Artists Operating In Genuineness Beyond Fixed Outcomes (curated virtual exhibition), Exhibiting musical artists: Cecil Vineet Abhishek, Bryan Murray, Mother Nevada, and Dylan Viola
2023 Race (video), A Point of View: A Newark Arts Festival Exhibition, Newark Arts Council, One Gateway Center - Onyx Lounge, Newark, New Jersey (U.S.A)
2023 Music Education Through Autobiographical Digital Storytelling - METADS (conference paper/presentation), 14th Society for Artistic Research Conference - Too Early/Too Late, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
2023 The Constituency - chaos & horror, feat. Annamaria Chilimintris (fixed media electronics), NJDAC: Digital Audio Concert, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey (U.S.A)
2023 My Monster Magnet Pickup (magnetic sculpture), Perceptual Engineering: A Group Exhibition Curated By Colleen O'Neil, Window Gallery at the Paul Robeson Galleries - Express Newark, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey (U.S.A)
2022 Elevator Music 9: Jeffrey Cobbold (sound installation), Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey (U.S.A)
2022 Love of God Audio Quotation Database (digital story), Janssen Pharmaceuticals’ Data + Art Festival, Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey (U.S.A)
2020 JOURNAL PROMPT (installation / open studio), Art Making Day, Artworks Trenton, Trenton, New Jersey (U.S.A),
2019 Love of God - Group Exhibition (curator), Artworks Trenton, Trenton, New Jersey (U.S.A)
2019 Field Recording of a School in Valencia (audio-visual installation), La Nit D’l Art, El Sol, Altea, Spain
2019 “don’t buy groceries on an empty stomach: better to buy things in singles…(better for your budget)” (video/multimedia), The Shared Meal - Group Exhibition curated by Lora Marie Durr, Artworks Trenton, Trenton, New Jersey (U.S.A)
2018 - 2019 A Personal Reflection on Race* (poster), Artworks Trenton, Trenton, New Jersey (U.S.A), Members Exhibition, *denotes 1st place prize
2018 METADS (Music Education Through Autobiographical Digital Storytelling: Confronting Fear and Becoming True as Music Students & Teachers)” (audio sermon project / digital poster), AADHum Conference ‘Intentionally Digital, Intentionally Black”, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland (U.S.A)
2018 Field Recording of a School in Valencia (community art workshop), Mini Intramurs, Les Petits Escuela de Infantil, Valencia, Spain
2018 Listen to the Radio (sound installation), Art Inside the Box: A Curated Exhibit by Louise Krasniewicz, Belmar Arts Center, Belmar, New Jersey (U.S.A)
2017 “Race” digital story episode from Becoming a Digital Humanist: An Autobiographical Nonlinear Digital Story (multimedia), Rise Against! Art of the Counterculture, Curated by Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market, Artworks Trenton, Trenton, New Jersey
2016 Becoming a Digital Humanist: An Autobiographical Nonlinear Digital Story (poster), Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Digitail Humanities at Oxford University Summer School (DHOxSS), Oxford, United Kingdom
2016 “Race” from Becoming a Digital Humanist: An Autobiographical Nonlinear Digital Story (digital story/Oculus Rift), MarketLab at Sonar+D, Barcelona, Spain
2016 A Cacophony of Unrequited Love (multimedia), Fragments: Multimedia Inquiries, Metaphors, and Dialectics Museu de les Ciències Príncep Felipe, (Berklee College of Music - Valencia Campus), Valencia, Spain
RESEARCH EXPOSITIONS
‘Race: A Video Composition', JeffreyCobbold.com (2024)
‘Love of God - Group Exhibition: A Retrospective Virtual Gallery‘, Research Catalogue (2022)
HONORS & AWARDS
2018 - 2019 1st Place Prize for “A Personal Reflection on Race” (poster), Member’s Exhibition, Artworks Trenton, Trenton, New Jersey
2018 Selected Participant - New Jersey Career Development Program, Creative Capital, New York City, New York
2016 - 2017 Diversity & Inclusion Post-Master’s Fellowship, Berklee College of Music, Valencia, Spain