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Jacci Den Hartog (born 1962) is an American sculptor and educator.[1][2][3] She lives in Los Angeles.

Early life and education

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Jacci Den Hartog was born in 1962, in Pella, Iowa.[4] Den Hartog received her BA in Fine Art at Linfeld College in 1984, and her MFA in sculpture at Claremont Graduate School in 1986.[5][6] She then studied in San Jose, Costa Rica, at the Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano.[citation needed]

Career

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Den Hartog has actively been exhibiting her sculptures since 1991.[7][8] Her work has been included in exhibitions at Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C. in the “Painting Outside Painting: 44th Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting”; Nantes Museum, Nantes, France; San Francisco Art Institute; Kansas City Art Institute; Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica; Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica; Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati; and The Suburban, Chicago as well as various European galleries in The Netherlands, Denmark and the Czech Republic.[7][8]

Den Hartog received a Guggenheim Fellowship in the field of fine arts in 2012.[5] She has received numerous other grants and awards, including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Artists Grant, the Art Matters, Inc. Artists Grant; the City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowship Award; California Community Foundation, Mid-Career Artist Grant; and the Purchase Award, Alberta DuPont Bonsal Foundation for the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art.[7]

In 2029, her work, Blood and Bones, was shown at Pasadena City College in Boone Family Art Gallery.[9]

She is a professor at Otis College of Art and Design, and the program director of sculpture/new genres.[5][6]

Personal life

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Den Hartog is married to artist Patrick Nickell, and they have a son together.[1][10] The couple lives in the Eagle Rock area in Los Angeles, California.[10]

References

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  1. 1 2 Heeger, Susan (May 20, 2001). "Fertile Imaginations". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016.
  2. Miranda, Carolina (July 7, 2016). "Datebook: Rosamund Felsen's last show, surreal installations inspired by Rimbaud, capturing Brazil's Modern architecture". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  3. Miranda, Carolina (January 13, 2017). "Datebook: The art of historic graphs, women of the '90s and a Coachella painter goes solo". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  4. "By This River: Curated by Michael Solway". Cincinnati Arts.
  5. 1 2 3 "Jacci Den Hartog". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Jacci Den Hartog". Otis College of Art and Design. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 "Jacci den Hartog". Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA). Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Jacci Den Hartog: Blood and Bones". Pasadena City College. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  9. "Here's Your Guide to Friday's ArtNight, A Free Evening of Art, Music and Entertainment". Pasadena Now. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  10. 1 2 Stories, Local. "Check out Jacci Den Hartog's Artwork". Voyage LA Magazine. Retrieved June 12, 2021.