Jacob Teodoro

Arts Management BA, Concentration in Visual Arts '23

“… the most surprising thing I learned at Columbia was my love for the commercial end of art, from the art expos, auction houses, to the primary and secondary markets,” says recent Arts Management graduate Jacob Teodoro. “Columbia has also shown me my love for Art History, which, in all honesty, surprised me the most.”

What would you say has been the most surprising thing you learned at Columbia?

I have learned so many things during my time at Columbia. However, the most surprising thing I learned at Columbia was my love for the commercial end of art, from the art expos, auction houses, to the primary and secondary markets. Columbia has also shown me my love for Art History, which, in all honesty, surprised me the most.

What individuals or programs at Columbia were helpful to you in reaching your goal of graduating? 

Bob Blandford has been an amazing professor and father figure to me throughout my time at Columbia. I have had many moments of unsureness about my major and the fear of my career path, but he has helped me reach my goal of graduation. Without him, I would not have been able to accomplish many of my endeavors while also pushing me to the limits I didn't even know I had.

What are your plans for after graduation?

I do know I want to get as much experience from galleries and museums as possible before I get my master’s. I have so much passion for the arts that I don’t even know where to begin. I just know that whatever comes after Columbia will come one step at a time.

“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.”  - Pablo Picasso

If you were going to sum up your experience at Columbia in one sentence, what would you say?

My experience at Columbia has been full of ups and downs, though overall, I have been able to take in so much information and memories that will last me a lifetime.