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Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav (Mongolian: Жалхаажавын Мөнхцэцэг) also known as Mugi, is one of the leading contemporary artists of Mongolia. Her interdisciplinary works incorporate paintings, sculptures, collages, performance and media art.
Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav | |
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| Born | 1967 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Nationality | Mongolian |
| Website | http://www.artbayarmugi.com/mugi |
Munkhtsetseg was born in 1967 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She graduated from the Fine Arts College, Ulaanbaatar in 1987. Between 1989-1994, she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and Minsk Theater. However, she chose not to graduate because she was unsatisfied with the curriculum under the socialist regime.[1]
Her 2015 solo show titled Reincarnation was held as part of the international exhibition held in conjunction with the La Biennale di Venezia.[2]
In 2022, it was announced that she will represent Mongolia at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia with her exhibition titled A Journey Through Vulnerability.
Munkhtsetseg is married to Erdenebayar Monkhor, a Mongolian painter and sculptor.[3] They have a son together, Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar, who is also an artist.
Solo exhibitions
- 2012 Earthbound, at Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong[4]
- 2015 Reincarnation - Personal Structures, Palazzo Bembo, Venice, Italy[5]
- 2019 Inside Passage or A Journey Through Vulnerability, Art Space 976+, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia[6]
- 2022 A Journey Through Vulnerability, Mongolia Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia[7]
Group exhibitions
- 2005 2nd Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing, China[8]
- 2008 3rd Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing, China[8]
- 2012 Urban Narratives – New Contemporary Mongolian Art, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong[9]
- 2012 Women In-Between: Asian Women Artists 1984-2012, at Fukuoka Asian and Mie Prefectural Art Museums, Japan[10]
- 2013 Spirits of the Steppe, at Luxe Art Museum, Singapore[11]
- 2017 Beyond Heaven and Earth: Mongolian Art In This Day and Age, at China Art Museum, Shanghai, China[12]
- 2018 Speaking Lights and Shadows, at Art Space 976+, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia[13]
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