Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav
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Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav | |
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| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Website | http://www.artbayarmugi.com/mugi |
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 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 did not approve of the curriculum during 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.