Baatarzorig Batjargal
BAATARZORIG BATJARGAL
Born in 1983
Baatarzorig Batjargal (Mongolia b.1983) developed his own distinctive style of painting, adopting forms and techniques of Mongol Zurag, which was developed in early twentieth-century during the Mongolian independence movement to express the ideals of secular nationalism. His works are characterized by the paradoxical mixture of different scenes and characters, such as traditional nomads, animals, religious figures, scientists, politicians, artists, pop stars and elements western cultures, depicted in different time periods and places in Mongolia. Baatarzorig’s paintings are particularly concerned with the loss of traditional heritage through a succession of regimes, from the Soviet-style communism to the globalized consumerist capitalism. His sarcastic and technically elaborate paintings seem uniquely Mongolian contextually, yet explore the nature of the transformation that is taking place in human society in general.
Education
2005 Institute of Fine Art at University of Arts and Culture, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Membership
Member of Union of Mongolian Artists (UMA)
Member of Mongol Zurag Society
Member of Global Artist Pension Trust
Solo Exhibitions
2020 Moonlight, Jack Bell Gallery, London UK
2019 Wolf Totem, Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK
2018 White Lion, Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK
2017 Red Hero, Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK
2014 The One, Art Space 976+, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Group Exhibitions
2020 Bangkok Art Biennale 2020, Bangkok, Thailand
2020 Spirit of Gobi-Consilience, MN17 Art gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2020 Gods and Gridlock, Gallery of Modern Art GOMA, Australia
2019 TAMLAGA, Zanabazar’s Fine Art Museum, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2018 HIEMAT, Guang’an Field Art Biennale, China
2018 Tavan Tolgoi, Green Grassi Gallery, London, UK
2018 2nd Yinchuan Biennale, Yinchuan, China
2018 Urban Nomadism, Boxes Art Museum, Foshan, China
2017 Beyond Heaven and Earth, China Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2017 DEVIL IN DISGUISE, Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK
2015 Bodrum Biennale, Sevket Sabanci Culture and Art Center, Bodrum, Turkey
2015 Contemporary Mongol Zurag, Art Space 976+, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2015 Modern Transformations-New Identities, Nord Art, Germany
2014 Passport, Euroasia Art Express Project, Daejeon, South Korea
2014 Be Anda-a Land with No Name, Bongsan Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea
2014 C3, Art Gallery of UMA, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2013 Perfect Harmony, Art Space 976+, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2013 Mongol Art, Art Space 976+, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2013 Thinking Landscapes in Mongolia, Satoshi Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2012 Beautiful Country – Mongolia, Exhibition Hall, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2011 Modern Mongolia, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2011 Nouveaux Talents, Paris, France
2010 Portrait, Art Gallery of UMA, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2010 Blue Marked Brothers, Art Gallery of UMA, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2010 Mongolian Young Artists, Modern Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2009 From Mongolia, Beijing, China
2009 Best Artworks of 2009, Modern Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2008 Moment, Pearl Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2007 Today, Xanadu Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2006 Mongol Art, Xanadu Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2004 Mongolian Style, Modern Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Annual Exhibitions
2012, 2015 Spring, Art Gallery of UMA, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2009, 2016 Autumn, Modern Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2008-12 New Art Works, Art Gallery of UMA, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2008-11 Golden Brush, Modern Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2006-14 Mongol Zurag, Art Gallery of UMA, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2003-10 Nomadic, Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Awards
2015 Invited to the 8th Asia Pacific Treenail, by Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland, Australia
2014 Best Artist of the Year, Union of Mongolian Artists
2014 Nominated to Prudential Eye Awards Asia
2013 Nomad Studio Residence Project, organized by Arts Council of Korea and Mongolia
2010 Second Place, Joint Mongolian Korean Competition: Blue Marked Brothers
2008 Best Young Professional Artists Medal, Capital City Governor’s Office
2003 First Place, Ice Art Competition by Governor’s Office of Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia
2000 Golden Medal, National Competition organized by Children’s Palace, Mongolia
Residencies
2013 Nomad Studio Residence Project, by Arts Council of South Korea and Mongolia
Press
Detail of Re-planning
