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

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     2^nd 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     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 8^th 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

Re-Planning 2015
acrylic on canvas
140×100 cm
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Peter Pan 2020
acrylic on canvas
140×100 cm
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