Uuriintuya Dagvasambuu (b. 1979) is based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and is known as a contemporary master of the Mongol Zurag painting and is widely respected for her innovations in this style. Mongol Zurag, which has its roots in the Cold War period, was a reaction to the socialist government’s erasure of Buddhist iconography in favor of Socialist Realism. Dagvasambuu integrates traditional Mongolian and Buddhist motifs with contemporary themes, as she chronicles the lives of women and daily, mundane life across the seasons in her post-nomadic homeland. Dagvasambuu graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts, Mongolian University of Arts and Culture, and has exhibited internationally. Her work is in the collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College, Smith College Museum of Art, Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth, Queensland Art Museum in Australia, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Japan, and the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art.
Uuriintuya Dagvasambuu
