Pratt Institute

Education

Millsaps College, B.S. in Biology.
Museum Art School, B.F.A. in Painting
Yale University, M.F.A. in Painting and Printmaking

Biography

Jeff Tolbert is a visual artist living in Brooklyn, NY. For the past several years Jeff has been working on a painting commission for the Rising Hope Foundation located in Harbor Springs, Michigan. Tolbert has taught at Marylhurst College, Yale University, Parsons The New School for Design, Pratt Institute and The Cooper Union.

From 1993-2000, he was the President and Owner of ArtPanel Inc, which manufactured high quality wood supports for fine artists. Since 2006, he has been the Project Manager for the Way2Go tandem car project-a lightweight fuel-efficient vehicle-a revolutionary product for the transportation industry. Students from Cooper Union and Pratt Institute under the guidance of Head Designer Tip Sempliner and Project Manager Jeff Tolbert, developed the first prototype for this vehicle. The prototype passed rigorous vehicle handling tests. The second phase of the project will begin with making improvements for the second prototype, which will include an exterior shell and a refined interior space.

Tolbert has exhibited his work in New York and across the country: in 2010, he worked with Philip Riley at Skink Ink Editions to create a portfolio of Giclée prints, which were featured in a group exhibition at Skink Ink Editions.