Jordan Herregraven (b. 1990 - Phoenix, Arizona, USA)
Based in The Hague, Netherlands
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Education
2009 - 2014 |
Royal Academy of the Arts – Den Haag, Netherlands |
Bio
Growing up as an only child with my antique-dealer mother I inhabited an often lonely world surrounded by artefacts and natural history that held untold mysteries with a vivid sense of a living past. If set apart from certain aspects of the modern world I experienced an often hidden narrative through the objects and symbols lost to the ages yet still rich in their humanity. I believe that it is through that history that I learned to understand myself and have since embraced further parallels in understanding the way we have and continue to develop as people in tandem with the nature around us, whether in harmony or dissonance.
Over time I’ve become increasingly interested in the psychology behind this, and by extension the connection of the body and its surrounding. Through anthropomorphic forms that are suggestive of folklore I often depict surreal occurrences that suggest psychological happenings and visceral emotions. The aspect of gathering meaning though an intuition larger than explanation or rational understanding is central to my work. I often try to approach the uncanny and mysterious aspects of life through what is felt, not consciously known. I believe this to be apparent in both my etching and sculptural work which deal directly with symbolism through an ever-developing mythology.
In recent series I have focused on the shifts and evolutions happening in our ecosystems as the effects of climate change become more prevalent, framing cycles of life and death in further abstracted forms and situations.
Solo Exhibitions
2024 |
Vanishing Loops, Kunstenlab, Deventer |
2022 |
The Untold Histories as Perceived Through the Horses Tear, HOK, Den Haag |
2020 |
The Unveiling of a Sacred Body, Trixie, Den Haag |
2018 |
Angel Bait, Museum Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen |
2009 |
Concrete vs. Organic: Jordan Herregraven, Gallery 13, Minneapolis |
Group Exhibitions
2023 |
Wonderbaarlijke Wezens, Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort |
2021 |
Adventures Underground, Quartair, Den Haag |
2021 |
Sterrentuin II, Ketelstraat 23, Den Haag |
2020 |
A Theatre of Things Beneath the Ground and Behind the Eyes, Raam Maar, Rotterdam |
2019 |
The Big Draw, ACEC, Apeldoorn |
2018 |
Eigenaardig, Galerie Wit, Wageningen |
2018 |
Veiling De Aanschouw, TENT, Rotterdam |
2018 |
De Aanschouw #879, De Aanschouw, Rotterdam |
2018 |
De Stenen Kamer, In Your Living Room, Park Madestein, Den Haag |
2017 |
Budvar Young Art Event #1, Nest, Den Haag |
2017 |
Open Air Gallery, Rosarium, Winschoten |
2016 |
Grensloos Kunst Verkennen, de Wijk - Ijhorst |
2015 |
Now or Never #3, GEM, Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Den Haag |
2015 |
Beelden in Leiden, Hooglandse Kerkgracht, Leiden |
2015 |
Night: Degrees of Darkness, ArtDeli, Amsterdam |
2015 |
Contrasten II, Galerie Wit, Wageningen |
2015 |
BLOODY MARY, Maagdenhuis, Amsterdam |
2015 |
REFINEDr, Flow Art Space, Minneapolis |
2014 |
Best of Graduates, Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam |
2014 |
Graphos Uitgelicht, Kunsthal Boschveld, 's- Hertogenbosch |
Grants & Awards
2024 - 2028 |
Mondriaan Funds, Artist Base Grant Recipient |
2024 |
Stichting stokroos, Project Grant Recipient |
2024 |
Amarte Funds, Development Grant Recipient |
2023 |
Stroom Den Haag, Pro Research Grant Recipient |
2022 |
Gemeente Den Haag, Makers Scheme Grant Recipient |
2021 |
Mondriaan Funds, Artist Grant Recipient |
2019 |
Piket KunstPrijzen, Winner (Painting) |
2018 |
Stichting Stokroos, Sculpture Stipendium Recipient |
2014 |
Stroom Den Haag, “KABK Invest” Grant Recipient |
2014 |
KABK Department Prize, Nominee (Fine Arts) |
2014 |
Ron Mandos Youngblood Award, Shortlisted Nominee |
Residencies
2023 |
Budapest Gallery, Budapest, HU |
2022 |
Grafische Werkplaats, Den Haag, NL |
Teaching
2021/2022 |
Guest Tutor, Fine Arts, 2D Department, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague |
Collections
Aegon Art Collection |
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Various Private Collections |
Publications
2024 |
Pleasant Place Issue 6: Topiary |
2022 |
The Untold Histories as Perceived Through the Horses Tear, In Hok Publication # 20 |
2021 |
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Stencil Werk Publication |
2020 |
A Theatre of Things Beneath the Ground and Behind the Eyes, Raam Maar Publication |