Exhibition dates: March 29 – April 4, 2007

XanaduART Gallery is delighted to present FUSION, a painting and photography exhibition by Gek Kheng and David Whitworth. The exhibition, which opens today (March 29th) at 6pm, aims to raise funds for a new Arts and Crafts Workshop at the Lotus Children’s Centre. The British Ambassador to Mongolia, Mr. Christopher Wyndham Osborne, will speak at the opening event.

About Lotus Children’s Centre

The Lotus Children’s Centre (www.lotuschild.org) was established in 1995 by Didi Kalika, an Australian, to give homeless Mongolian children a chance to have a better future. The Centre, situated in Yarmag just out of Ulaanbaatar city, provides the children with a family environment by creating small family groups, each with 8 to 10 children to one housemother. 

Recognising the importance of education in breaking the poverty cycle, the centre has developed its own kindergarten and school. The Centre has a small group of children with learning difficulties.  The establishment of the Arts and Crafts Workshop is primarily aimed at providing craft skills for these children with special needs to help them to secure a livelihood. The new workshop will also be used for art lessons for children at the Centre.

The Artists

The artists, Gek Kheng and David Whitworth, arrived in Mongolia in mid-August 2006 and have been pursuing their interests in oil painting and photography, using Mongolia as their inspiration. Gek is a British trained Singaporean artist and David, an engineer, is working in Ulaanbaatar as an adviser to an Asian Development Bank funded project. 

Twenty six oil paintings based on the themes of Mongolian landscapes and portraiture will be exhibited, all created in Mongolia by Gek. The paintings are mainly abstract.

David has been taking photographs of Mongolian landscapes and around Ulaanbaatar and loading these photographic encounters on a blog at www.davidvso.blogspot.com. The postings from the blog will be on display during the exhibition. In addition 12 framed photographs and a digital display of the photographs will be exhibited. Gek’s art can also be seen on her blog at www.gek-art.blogspot.com/.

SELECTED WORK EXHIBITED:

Exhibition dates: December 11 – 18, 2006

XanaduART” gallery is pleased to host A. Chadraabal’s exhibition “Upon grand mountains”. The exhibition was inspired by the artist’s trip to Khovd aimag’s Altai mountains, whereby the artist sought to recreate their grandeur and color in his large-scale paintings. Chadraabal, born in 1979, is the son of Mr. Adyabazar, a renowned Mongolian artist and recipient of many awards. Chadraabal has graduated from the Mongolian Teacher’s University with a painting degree in 2001. He currently teaches art at his alma mater.

For more information about this exhibition please call XanaduART gallery at 976-11-310239 (Mongolian) or e-mail info@xanaduartgallery.org (English).

SELECTED WORKS EXHIBITED

Exhibition dates: November 16 – 23, 2009

The gallery is enclosed in darkness, and one’s ears are confronted by an eerie music. Two nurses are carrying something on stretchers from one corner of the room to the other, which adds to the atmosphere of uncertainty. The strange figures depicted on the fluorescent paintings on the wall, which are only visible under black lights, are beyond this world.

This is Anu-Ujin’s universe. This time around she has tried many different mediums to illustrate these universes – paintings, black lights, video art, performance art (the nurses have turned out to be carrying apples from one corner to the other and connecting them to an elaborate setup – a ritual emphasizing the curing quality of art).

Anu-Ujin (her real name is Gerelchimeg), born in 1979, has graduated from the Institute of Fine arts in 2005 with an art major. She is a member of the “Blue sun” contemporary art center.

For more information about this exhibition please call XanaduART gallery at 976-11-310239 (Mongolian) or e-mail info@xanaduartgallery.org (English).

SELECTED WORKS EXHIBITED

September 29 – October 10, 2006
Opening reception: September 29, 2006 at 5 p.m

XanaduART gallery is pleased to present a joint exhibition by brothers Batzorig Dugarsuren and Batkholboo Dugarsuren entitled “Line”. The exhibition showcases abstract paintings by Batzorig and sculptures by Batkholboo. Both artists have graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts, Ulaanbaatar.

In his works “Red cross”, “Exodus” and “Puzzle”, Batzorig has highlighted the traditional symbolism of wooden puzzles, an important part of nomadic way of thinking. The use of such traditional symbols is contrasted with Batzorig’s highly abstract style. In comparison, Batkholboo also deals with traditional motifs in his work: he chose to display an abstract sculpture entitled “Shaman” as well as various sculptures of horses and people in traditional clothing. Thus, the two artists have created a fusion of tradition and modernity, a “Line” connecting the old and the new.

For more information about this exhibition please call XanaduART gallery at 976-11-310239 (Mongolian) or e-mail info@xanaduartgallery.org (English).

SELECTED WORKS EXHIBITED

ANNUAL ART COMPETITION

Opening reception: July 19, 2006 at 4 p.m.  

More than 20 artists have submitted entries to XanaduART gallery’s inaugural art competition “In pursuit of an ideal insight”. This exhibition showcases the best works received by the organizing committee and celebrates the diversity of talent among emerging artists in Mongolia today.

Ts.Odgerel, a 24 year old artist from Tuv aimag, was announced as the winner of the competition by the distinguished panel of judges. His solo show, which will be fully funded by XanaduART gallery, will be announced soon.

June 12, 2006: COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT

XanaduART, a newly established art gallery dedicated to the advancement of fine arts in Mongolia, is announcing an art competition among emerging young artists entitled “In pursuit of an ideal insight I”.  The competition aims to showcase best new paintings by emerging artists, and it is open to all Mongolian artists under 35. Winners will be determined by a panel of judges, which include well-known artists and curators. The first prize winner will be entitled to a fully funded solo exhibition at XanaduART gallery. The deadline to submit works is July 1^st, 2006.

XanaduART anticipates in making this competition an annual event as it is in keeping with XanaduART’s pledge to foster artistic creativity and encourage innovative endeavors by emerging artists to a wider audience both at home and abroad.