Claudy Jongstra

The Netherlands

The Dutch artist and activist, Claudy Jongstra is known worldwide for her monumental artworks and architectural installations, whose organic surfaces and nuanced tones reflect her masterful innovations in the ancient technique of making wool felt.

Available Artwork

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Claudy Jongstra

Royal Gem

2024
160 x 115 cm

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Rhubarb

2022
210 x 160 cm

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Blue Rythm

2024
325 x 260 cm

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Seele 1/2

2021
220 x 165 cm

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Sissinghurst 1

2022
180 x 120 cm

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Sissinghurst 2

2022
180 x 120 cm

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Sissinghurst 3

2022
180 x 120 cm

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Grey Pointillism

2022
200 x 150 cm

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Golden Rye

2023
179 x 115 cm

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Burgundian Black 1

2021
150 x 100 cm

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Burgundian Black 3

2021
150 x 100 cm

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Burgundian Black 2

2021
150 x 100 cm

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Blue Pointillism

2021
155 x 270 cm

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Shades of Walnut

2023
150 x 100 cm

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Limelights

2021
340 x 295 cm

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Claudy Jongstra

Mixed Walnut

2023
105 x 85 cm

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Tangible Transformation I

2024
360 x 800 cm

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Tangible Transformations III

2023
290 x 575 cm

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Seele 2/2

2021
225 x 225 cm

Claudy Jongstra

Having established her studio in the rural North of The Netherlands, Jongstra began a sweeping ecological experiment in the local landscape. The basis of her work, wool, comes from her own flock of rare, indigenous Drenthe Heath sheep. In Jongstra’s specialized dyers’ botanical garden, the flowers and plants provide natural dyes whilst simultaneously fighting the local loss of biodiversity. This completely sustainable chain culminates in her artworks.

As Jongstra’s artistic practice expands, so too does the impact on her region. Collaborating with local farms, schools, and social programs, and drawing on a deep respect for the interwoven narratives of people, land, and tacit knowledge, Jongstra actively reimagines and revitalizes the local landscape from monocultural production toward a more diverse, inclusive, and ecologically-just model. Jongstra’s oeuvre is included in private and corporate collections as well as several international museums and institutions such as the MoMA, New York and San Francisco, the Mingei International Museum, San Diego, the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and the Netherlands’ De Lakenhal and the Stedelijk Museum.

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