Remy

Jungerman

In his work Remy Jungerman (b. 1959, Moengo, Suriname) explores the intersection of pattern and symbol in Surinamese Maroon culture, the larger African diaspora, and 20th century Modernism. Placing fragments of Maroon textiles and other materials found in the African diaspora—the kaolin clay used in several religious traditions or the nails featured in Nkisi Nkondi power sculpture—in direct contact with materials and imagery drawn from more “established” art traditions, Jungerman presents a peripheral vision that enriches our perspective on art history.

Jungerman’s work has been widely exhibited internationally. In 2019, he represented the Netherlands at the 58th Venice Biennale and in 2022 he was the subject of a career survey show at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, titled ‘Remy Jungerman: Behind the Forest.’ A solo show ‘Crossing the Water’ was featured at Kunstmuseum Den Haag (NL) in 2015. His solo show ‘Tracing the Line’ was at DOTS Gallery in Belgrade, Serbia in 2023 and ‘Higher Ground’ at Katonah Museum of Art in Katonah, New York in 2022. In 2025, his solo show “Off the Grid: Remy Jungerman” was featured at Mondrian House, the birthplace of Piet Mondrian, and he participated in the second Biennial of the Amazons in Belém, Brazil.

Jungerman is co-founder of the Wakaman Project - Drawing Lines, Connecting Dots. Wakaman, which in Sranan Tongo means “walking man,” was born out of a desire to examine the position of visual artists of Surinamese origin and to help raise their profile(s) on the international stage.

In 2008, Jungerman received the Fritschy Culture Award from the Museum het Domein, Sittard, The Netherlands and in 2022, he received the A.H. Heineken Prize for Art. Author of Tracing the Lines: Patterns of the African Diaspora (Jap Sam Books, 2024), his work is also featured in Remy Jungerman: Where the River Runs (Jap Sam Books, 2019) and Remy Jungerman: Behind the Forest (Jap Sam Books, 2021).

Solo exhibitions include: 'Still Waters,' Goodman Gallery Johannesburg (2024); 'Fault Lines,' Goodman Gallery, London (2022).

Group exhibitions include: ‘Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art,’ Brooklyn Museum, New York (2007); Prospect3, New Orleans, US (2013); ‘Mondrian Moves,’ Kunstmuseum, The Hague, Netherlands (2022); ‘Wi Sranan: Surinamese Art in Transition,’ Museum Cobra, NL (2026); ‘Re-Inventing Piet Mondrian and the Consequences,’ Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany (2024); ‘Creative Journeys’ International African American Museum (IAAM), Charleston, US (2023); 'Spirit Levels,' CCA Glasgow, Scotland (2014).

Jungerman lives and works between New York and Amsterdam.