Remy Jungerman

Remy Jungerman’s (b. Moengo Suriname, 1959) attended the Academy for Higher Arts and Cultural Studies, Paramaribo, Suriname, before moving to Amsterdam where he studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy. Since his first group exhibition in Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum, Jungerman has participated in several solo and group exhibitions worldwide. In 2008 he received the Fritschy Culture Award from the Museum het Domein, Sittard, The Netherlands. His work has been featured in numerous publications and is included in institutions and private collections worldwide, including in The Netherlands: Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag; Centraal Museum, Utrecht; Museum Het Domein, Sittard; Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg; NAI Rotterdam; Fries Museum Leeuwarden; Africa Museum Berg en Dal; Museum Arnhem; International: Art In Embassies, US Department of State, Suriname; Rennie Collection, Vancouver; The Francis J. Greenburger Collection, NY, Art Omi Collection, NY and Hudson Valley MoCa, Peeksill, NY. Remy Jungerman and Iris Kensmil have been selected by Benno Tempel to represent The Netherlands at the 58th edition of the Venice Biennale in 2019 in a joint presentation titled, The Measurement of Presence.  He lives and works in Amsterdam.