Claudy Jongstra (born 6 February 1963) is a

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artist and textile designer.

Biography

Jongstra studied fashion design at the

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between 1982 and 1989. Her work is characterized by her use of wool in the form of handcrafted

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. Much of the wool she uses is from Drenthe Heath sheep, which she raises herself in the Northern

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. She often colors the wool with vegetable dyes made from vegetables grown in her own garden. She is known, in particular, for the unique kinds of hybrid or nuno felts she creates through combining a variety of materials with wool. These combined fibers include silk, linen, and chiffons, as well as fibers from animals such as yak or camel. Her felting process is also distinguished by the multiple stages of reworking required for achieving certain effects. One of her early major assignments involved working on the fabrics for the

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costumes in Star Wars Episode 1. She also produced fabrics for fashion and furniture designers, including

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and

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. Later in her career, Jongstra started creating large-scale works of art, displayed at museums such as the

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, the Provinciehuis in

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, the Amsterdam Public Library and the

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. In 2009, her work was selected for inclusion in "Fashioning Felt", an international show on felt sponsored by the Smithsonian, which was exhibited at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City. The work of Claudy Jongstra is included in various museum collections, including the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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Solo exhibitions

*2016: ''Aarde'',

*2013: ''Sculptuur'' ''Fries Landschap'',

entrance hall, Leeuwarden *2012: ''Mother of Pearl'',

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, main building and restaurant, Philadelphia *2010: North Wall Atrium installation,

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, New York *2007: Wall decoration, Amsterdam Public Library entrance *2005: Wall decoration,

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restaurant, Rotterdam *2004: Tapestry, Dutch Embassy, Berlin *2003: ''Mother of Pearl'' and ''Blue silver'',

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ladies room and dining room, the Hague

Group exhibitions

*2011:

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, New York *2007: Architecture Biennale,

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*2006: TextielMuseum, Tilburg

Awards

*2008: Prince Bernhard Culture Fund, Prize for Visual Arts *2005: Vredeman de Vries Prize *2005: Amsterdam Award for Art

References

Further viewing

External links

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