‘All things have their beauty, but not everyone knows how to see it’ – Confucius

Gerda directs us to what surrounds us, to the things that we so often pass by without noticing and without even looking at. Because changing point of view opens up unexpected perspectives, she invents a technique inspired by engravers, using acid on zinc plates and thus reveals their intrinsic beauty.

Her work on zinc is a dialogue. She imposes her drawing, the material reacts in its own way. She is inspired by the organic and mineral world, to return to the heart and essence of things. Gerda looks for new possibilities of expression, pushing her own limits, looking for new types of material in her creations.

Her abstract works appeal to our unconsciousness as a door that opens to the expression of our emotions. Her work invites us to a contemplative and serene vision of the world.

A message of optimism is what Gerda wants to bring to the world.

Background

Gerda Jacobs was born in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and moved to France in 1985. From a very early age, even as a child, she would ‘tinker’ with different materials – fabrics, wood and stone – driven by a keen curiosity and fascinated by the possibilities these materials offered.
Years later, she decided to devote herself to creativity, which for her was a means of exploring her inner self.

In 2008 and 2009, she undertook professional training as a mosaic artist in Paris and deepened her connection with the materials. In 2009, she set up her first studio in Paris and, in 2012, found a place in southern Touraine that inspired her imagination. During this period, she devised her own technique, inspired by that of engravers, using acid on zinc plates. She creates and develops her works to reveal, through raw and everyday materials, the hidden beauty of everything around us.

Gerda has exhibited at numerous exhibitions across Europe. Her works feature in private collections, notably in France, Germany, the Benelux countries and Switzerland.

In 2022, she was awarded the Gold List Award by Art Market magazine (USA/Canada/Israel).

2026

Discovery Art Fair, Cologne (D)

Rondje Kunst, Baarlo (NL)

Discovery Art Fair, Frankfurt (D)

Flacking community project, Rue du Rossignolet, Loches (F)

2025

Three Women – One Movement, Kunstsalon Schloss Weeze (Germany)

Discovery Art Fair, Cologne (D)

Discovery Art Fair, Frankfurt (Germany)

Flacking community project, Rue du Rossignolet, Loches (F)

2024

Le Pressoir, Chédigny (F)

Discovery Art Fair, Cologne (Germany)

2023

Rossignolet Theatre Festival, Loches (F)

Pluri-Elles, Graçay (F)

Maison Galerie Le Cactus Bleu, 6 rue Nationale, Reugny (F)

Discovery Art Fair, Cologne (Germany)

2022

Art Up, Lille

Discovery Art Fair, Cologne (Germany)

International Contemporary Art Fair, Haute-Savoie (F)

Discovery Art Fair, Frankfurt (Germany)

Design of the altar and ambo, St Martin’s Basilica, Tours (F)

Art Market Magazine Award