Jarik Jongman

Netherlands

« Every painting is an experiment. »
Jarik Jongman (1962), after studying at the Art Academy in Arnhem, worked as an assistant to Anselm Kiefer in France. He has exhibited regularly in the Netherlands and abroad, including in Berlin, London, New York, Jerusalem, and twice at collateral events of the Venice Biennale, in 2009 and 2011.

In 2010, he won first prize (shared) in the UK National Open Art Competition, with Gavin Turk as jury chairman. His work has been selected for the Threadneedle Prize and the John Moores Prize, and was exhibited at the Liverpool Biennial in 2012.

In 2017, he won the Luxembourg Art Prize.
His work is included in (inter)national collections

He uses his own photographs as well as material found at flea markets and on the internet as a starting point for his work, in which architecture often plays a role.

Recurring themes in his work include: metaphysics, transience, history and the human condition.
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Credentials

  • Acclaimed Artist
  • Group shows participant
  • Established Artist
  • International Exposure
  • Prizewinner
  • Residency Participant
  • Covered by the Press
  • Solo shows participant
  • Featured in gallery curations
  • Works on commission
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