ANUNARAN JARGALSAIKHAN

ANUNARAN JARGALSAIKHAN (b.1987)

Anunaran is a contemporary artist from Ulaanbaatar, widely known for her paintings and installations, where she employs various materials, including textiles, silk, thread, pen, felt, rise paper and photography, and portrays metaphysical and physical world, predominantly illustrating embryo, men, women, animals, and trees. Her works explore mortality and immortality and, correlation and contradiction of all matters, often using various metaphors, including Buddhist symbols. She also collaborates with sound artists to create an immersive experience for viewers.

After completing her BA at the Mongolian University of Arts and Culture (2009) she immediately started her artistic career, presented her first solo exhibition Unborn in 2010. Since then, she held 9 more solo shows in Mongolia and exhibited her works in over 70 group exhibitions held in her home country, as well as in China, Korea, Japan, Nepal, Russia, France, Arabia, Sweden, Belgium, and Germany. In 2012, she completed MA in Art History at the School of Mongolian Language and Culture, National University of Mongolia. Anunaran is one of the founding members of Nomad Wave art group and member of the BOD at Blue Sun Contemporary Art Center.

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Education:
2013- Doctorate of Art Critic, School of Mongolian Language and Culture, National University of Mongolia
2012 Master of Art History, School of Mongolian Language and Culture, National University of Mongolia
2009 Bachelor Degree, School of Fine Arts at the Mongolian University of Arts and Culture

Work Experience:
2016-2017 Worker at Association of Mongolian Artist
2018 Art Teacher at English School of Mongolia
2019- Art Teacher at Elite International School

Solo Exhibitions:
2020 The Love-Хайр, V.Bronshtyen Art Gallery, Irkutsk, Russia
2019 The Love-Хайр, Khan Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2018 Weightless Blank, Bio Amidral Store, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2017 Cycle, Art Decor Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2017 Crescendo, UMA Art Gallery and Shangri-La Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2016 Metamorphosis-2, 976 Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2015 Metamorphosis, Hyundai Art Gallery, Daejeon, Korea
2015 FREE will, Red Ger Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2011 Don`t be afraid, The Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2020 Art & Conflict, International Art Exhibition, BILSEMART, Turkey & CAP, India
2020 International Online Art Exhibition and Competition-2020, Kalaratnam Foundation of Art Society, India
2020 The best artwork of the year-2020, The Modern Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2019 The Presence, Sengeragi Art Gallery, UB, Mongolia
2019 INFINI, Space zero Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2019 Nord Art International Art Exhibition, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2019 The 8^th Northeast Asian Art Exchange and Cultural Industry Forum, Changchun, China
2019 “Margad-Erdene My Treasure” charity exhibition, MN17 Art Gallery, UB, MN
2018 UB Art Festival, International Art Exhibition, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2018 Daejeon International Art Show, Daejeon City, Korea
2018 Golden Brush-12, International Art Exhibition, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2017 Arxan International Snow Photography Forum, Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China
2016 Qingzhou International Cultural Art Fair, Shandong, China
2016 Mythology, Orda Art Gallery, Ulan-Ude, Russia
2015 Nord Art, International Art Exhibition, Budelsdorf, Germany
2014 Passport Art Festival, MBC Art Gallery, Daejeon, Korea
2014 Be Anda, Bongsan Art Centre exhibition hall, Korea
2013 Performance, Healing Art, Cheong Do exhibition opening, Korea
2013 Wind with no name, Edasoso Art Gallery, Deagu City, Korea
2013 Time and Space, Red Ger Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2012 360⁰Mongolian Art Biennale, Mongolian Modern Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2012 Blue Sun 10years, The Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2012 Earth.Body.Mind, Kathmandu International Art Festival, Kathmandu, Nepal
2012 Mongolia: Now and Then, Fotografica Art Gallery, Norrkoping, Sweden
2011 Private exhibition, Antwerp, Belgium
2011 Contemporary art of Mongolia, European Union Palace, Brussels, Belgium
2011 Performance, Shanghai Tang Luxury Event, Hong Kong, China
2008 Le Vent Mongol, Saint-Auvent, France

Awards:
2018 1^st place, Golden Brush International Art competition, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2017 Lead of youth conferment, Mongolian youth federation, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2015 Grand Prix, Grand Art-7 Mongolian young artists` competition, Daejeon city Art Association
2013 Special Prize, the 51^st Japan Fashion Design Contest, Tokyo, Japan
2012 1^st place Grand Prix, Tiger Translate international festival, Dubai, United of Arabian Emirate
2011 Top Honor Prize, Grand Art-3 Mongolian young artists’ competition, Daejeon city Art Association, Korea
2010 Top Honor Prize, Grand Art-2 Mongolian young artists’ competition, Daejeon city Art Association, Korea

Residencies:
2018 The East Asian Curators Visiting Program, Independent Art Venues Berlin & Hamburg, Germany
2017 Out of Khentii, Land Art Mongolia Residency, Khentii province, Mongolia
2015 Grand art-7 Residency program, Daejeon, Korea
2013 Time and Space, Nomadic Art Residency, Arts Council of Mongolia and Korea, Umnugovi province
2011 Young leaders program, Art council of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Art project:
2019 Margad Erdene My Treasure, charity exhibition, MN17 Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2011 Little sun, project for children with cancer, Cancer center, UB, MN
2006 Bird of Hidden Universe, Photo art, Khuvsgul province, MN

Membership:
2010-2013 Member of Nomad Wave performance art group
2011- Member of Blue Sun Contemporary Art Center
2014- Member of Union of Mongolian Artist

Publications and Media:
Dream universe and human essence. University of the Humanities. 2011. Pages 92
Don`t be Afraid, Uptown Magazine. June 2011. Pages 81-83
New Face, Ulaanbaatar Magazine. Nov 2011.Pages 66-67
Happiness Captured on Canvas, MONGOLICA Magazine. Winter 2012. Pages 74-79
Contemporary-Metamorphosis, TOIM Magazine. Feb 2016.Pages 50-51
Mongolian Art Debate, GEREG Magazine. June.2016. Page 27
Continuation of Dream, Cosmopolitan Magazine. Sep 2016. Page 77
Freewill-Metamorphosis-Crescendo, Sky team Magazine. April 2017. Pages 30-32
Crescendo, bsvijin.blogspot.com. May 2017
What is love? Castbox.fm/ mplus.mn Sep.2020
The Love, IR Aero Magazine. March.2020