Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav


Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav is a prominent Mongolian contemporary artist whose works range from painting to sculpture to performance and collage.

Early life and career

Munkhtsetseg was born in 1967 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She graduated from the Fine Art 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 of her dissatisfied with the curriculum under the socialist regime.
In 2015, her solo show titled Reincarnation was held as part of the international exhibition held in conjunction with the La Biennale di Venezia.
Munkhtsetseg is married to Erdenebayar Monkhor, a Mongolian painter and sculptor. They have a son together, Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar, who is also an artist.

Notable exhibitions

Solo exhibitions