Folkert de Jong
# 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
