

Jarik Jongman
Born: 1962
Hometown: Amsterdam
Based in: Amsterdam
Born: 1962
Hometown: Amsterdam
Based in: Amsterdam
Jarik Jongman (Amsterdam, 1962) trained as an artist at the Art Academy in Arnhem (NL) and worked as an assistant for
Anselm Kiefer in France, in 1995.
He has exhibited widely, e.g. London, Berlin, New York and Basel. He participated in the Venice Biennale 53 and 54, in
collateral events.
In 2010 he won joint first prize at the UK National Open Art Competition, juried by Gavin Turk. He was shortlisted for the
John Moores Painting Prize 2012, exhibiting at the Liverpool Biennial. In 2017, he won the Luxembourg Art Prize. In 2020
he received a Gottlieb Foundation grant.
Recurring themes in his work are ideas concerning ontology, history, metaphysics and architecture. .
What inspires you?
History, Philosophy, Science, Architecture
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
Anselm Kiefer, Adrian Ghenie, Daniel Pitín, Gerhard Richter, Peter Doig
What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
Never give up
Where do you go for inspiration?
Books, magazines, newspapers, the internet, my head.
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Education
Assistant Anselm Kiefer
France, 1995
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (Art academy), Arnhem.
Netherlands, 1992
Awards
Gottlieb Foundation Annual Grant
2020
Luxembourg Art Prize, winner/laureate
2017
UK National Open Art Competition, first prize
2010
Exhibitions
‘When the Globe is Home’ Gallerie delle Prigioni, Bennetton Foundation
Italy, 2020
Big Art Hembrugterrein, Zaanstad, Mokum gallery
Netherlands, 2020