Folkert de Jong

Folkert de Jong (born 1972) is a Dutch artist. He makes large-scale sculptures and installations.

De Jong was born in Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands. De Jong’s installations are life-size representations of disturbing scenes including human figures and props formed from materials such as polyurethane and Styrofoam; his work often features the uncanny and takes influence from the aesthetics of horror and the history of conflict, war and politics.

Exhibitions

 * Prix de Rome/Life's Illusions, 2004
 * Golden Dawn, Peres Projects, Los Angeles, 2005
 * Les Saltimbanques, James Cohan Gallery, New York, 2007
 * Circle of Trust: Selected Works 2001-2009, Groninger Museum, Groningen, 2009
 * Operation Harmony, James Cohan Gallery, New York, 2011
 * The Immortals, Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art, 2012
 * State of light, Louise Alexander Gallery, Porto Cervo, Italy, 2017
 * Retrospective, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, Arizona, USA, 2018

Awards

 * Prix de Rome, Sculpture, 2003
 * KDR KunstRAI Prize, Amsterdam, 2004