Baatarzorig Batjargal
Baatarzorig Batjargal is a Mongolian painter "who draws on the techniques of Mongol Zurag painting to address the broader history of Mongolia’s development over the past century". His artistic process includes his collection of various objects such as nomadic heirlooms and metal decorations which he often uses as a canvas for his paintings.
Life and education
Baatarzorig Batjargal was born in 1983 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He studied Mongol Zurag at the University of Arts and Culture, Ulaanbaatar and graduated in 2005. He is a member of Union of Mongolian Artists, Mongol Zurag Society and Global Artist Pension Trust. He is married to a fellow artist Nomin Bold.Notable exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
2019 Wolf Totem, at Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK2018 White Lion, at Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK
2017 Red Hero, at Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK
2014 The One, at Art Space 976+, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Group exhibitions
2019 Contemporary Art of Mongolia, at Areteos Art Space — G4, Hong Kong2018 Second Yinchuan Biennale, at MOCA Yinchuan, China
2018 Urban Nomadism, at Boxes Art Museum, Foshan, China
2017 Beyond Heaven and Earth, at China Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2016 Asia Pacific Triennial, at Queensland, Australia
2015 Modern Transformations-New Identities, at Nord Art, Germany
2015 Contemporary Mongol Zurag, at Art Space 976+, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia