Biography in English: OTGO Otgonbayar Ershuu

OtGONBAYAR Ershuu

was born in 1981 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. His artist name is OtGO. His talent was discovered and by the age of 15 years he had his own solo exhibitions. He studied traditional Mongolian painting in Ulaanbaatar (1996 – 1998). After studying, he became a painter and restorer on several research trips to historical sites in Mongolia. In the Buddhist-Lamaist monasteries, he studied various techniques and the iconography of miniature painting as well as their spiritual background (1998 – 2004). Beside his free artistic creations, his work includes about six hundred „research miniaturen“. From 2007 – 2010 he studied at the Institute of Art in Context of the University of the Arts Berlin, which he completed with the Master of Arts. After studying, OtGO opened the first Mongolia Cultural Center in Berlin (2010 – 2013) and founded Gallery ZURAG Berlin (2010 – 2014) It is the first gallery founded and operated by a Mongol outside of Mongolia. In 2015 OtGO was awarded the „GRAND PRIX“ of the International Biennial of Painting, Chisinau, Moldova. Since 2018, he has been working on a voluntary basis as "Chief Curator and External Affairs of The National Art Gallery of Mongolia" parallel to his artistic work. In 2019, he participated in the "Curating" project of the Berlin Universität der Künste and received the university certificate.

Artist OtGO deserves international success and admiration. More and more collectors and enthusiasts are enjoying his paintings. It is also remarkable that there are already many international scientific studies on his work. Such an interest in the creations of an artist usually only develops with older or already deceased artists.

University of Heidelberg – magister thesis topic:
Ariane Sauer: 'Der heutige Dschingis Khan-Kult der Mongolei im Spiegel des Comics von OtGO' (2015)
www.uni-heidelberg.de

University of Heidelberg – master thesis topic:
Melanie Becker: 'Studien zu Otgonbayar Erschuu. Die Malerei Otgos zwischen mongolischer Tradition und westlicher Kunst' (2017)
www.uni-heidelberg.de

OtGO exhibited his artworks in Japan, Sweden, France, the Netherlands, India, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Georgia, Germany and Mongolia.

His works are in various museums, institutions and private collections, among others:
– Mongolian National Art Gallery, Museum Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
– National Art Museum, Moldova
– Mongolia Museum of Art in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
– HSBC (Honkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation)
– Seeheim Castle, Constance, Germany
– Old Castle Baruth, Germany
– Mongolian Embassy in Germany
– MRK Gruppe, Dresden – München, Germany

and a very big artwork (720 x 420 cm) in the lobby of the Best Western Premier Tuushin Hotel in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

He lives with his wife and two children between Berlin and Ulaanbaatar.

More Info: www.mongolian-art.de/aboutme.htm

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TEXT: german:
Urner Wochenblatt
In sich ruhend Kraft des Malens folgen
Franka Kruse, Göschenen
Mongolischer Künstler OtGO schuf während zweier Monate im Kunstdepot fünf imposante «Otgöschenen-Bilder»
Hinter «Uritür» öffnet sich die Welt im Dickicht der Miniaturmalerei
Urner Wochenblatt | 147. Jahrgang | Nr. 61 | Samstag, 5. August 2023, Schweiz

TEXT: english and german:
Uranchimeg Tsultemin:
– OtGO: Immersive Painting for Global Viewer
Herron School of Art+Design, Indiana University, USA. July 2023

TEXT: french and german:
Maryna Magnin:
– OtGO: The World Beyond 13/14/15
Savoie, France – 18 Mars 2023

TEXT: english:
Zolboo Sandagjav:
– OtGO: The Whole in a Single
University of Bern, Switzerland. December 3, 2022

TEXT: french:
Maryna Magnin:
– OtGOs INFINITE
Savoie, France – Novembre 2022

TEXT: english and german:
Heinz Schuster:
– OtGOs Paradies/Paradise
Berlin 06. November 2022

TEXT: french, english and german:
Maryna Magnin:
– OtGO: Triptych The Last Supper
Savoie, France – Octobre 2022

TEXT: german:
Urner Wochenblatt
– Hochgefühle erleben
Urner Wochenblatt | Mittwoch, 06. Juli 2022

TEXT: german:
Franka Kruse, Urner Wochenblatt
– Sich in der Zeit verlieren und beim Malen den Augenblick im Jetzt fühlen
Urner Wochenblatt | 146. Jahrgang | Nr. 48 | Samstag, 18. Juni 2022

TEXT: polski and english:
Marzena Rafińska
– OtGO Paintings 1998 – 2022 A 24 Year Survey Exhibition
Historical Museum Skierniewic Poland
Exhibition: May 28 – July 31 2022

TEXT: french, english, mongolian and german:
Maryna Magnin:
– Ode to an unexpected encounter
Savoie, France – March, 2022

TEXT: french, english, nederlands and german:
Maryna Magnin:
– OtGO: Triptych The World Beyond
Savoie, France – Mai 2022

TEXT: mongolian, english and german:
OtGO Otgonbayar Ershuu:
Projektstart zur Einrichtung einer Gemälderestaurierungswerkstatt in der Nationalgalerie der Mongolei – Finanzierung durch das Kulturerhalt-Programm des Auswärtigen Amtes der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
"Уран зураг сэргээн засварлах лаборатори байгуулах" төслийг ХБНГУ-н гадаад хэргийн яамны Соёлын өвийг хадгалан хамгаалах хөтөлбөрийн санхүүгийн дэмжлэгийн хүрээнд хэрэгжихээр болов.
Ulaanbaatar – Berlin, Februar 2022

TEXT: mongolian, english and german:
OtGO Otgonbayar Ershuu:
MARZAN SHARAV (1869-1939)
The Court painter for the last Emperor of Mongolia
Berlin, December 2021

TEXT: english and german:
Andrea Gamp:
OtGO: Triptych Kingdom of the Apes
Konstanz – Berlin, March 2021

TEXT: english and german:
Andrea Gamp:
– OtGO: Triptych The Galleys of Souls
Konstanz – Berlin, Februar 2021

TEXT: english and german:
Daniela von Damaros:
BORN OUT OF DARKNESS – AUS DER DUNKELHEIT GEBOREN
Berlin, February 2021

TEXT: english and german:
Andrea Gamp:
– OtGO: The Secret Matrix of Coronavirus – or Confetti in Hell?
Konstanz – Berlin, Februar 2021

TEXT: english and german:
Andrea Gamp:
– A synthesis of public tours for the archive
OtGO Otgonbayar Ershuu: unendlich (infinite), exhibition at Kunstverein Konstanz (Art Association Constance) Konstanz, November 2020

TEXT: english and german:
Daniela von Damaros:
– Die Aufhebung von Raum und Zeit – The suspension of space and time
Studio OtGO Berlin 2020

TEXT: english, hungarian, mongolian, french and german:
Sipos Orsolya:
– OtGO: INFINITE – Museumpedagogy
Józsefvárosi Gallery, Budapest 28, 29 September 2020.
Participants: 4 classes of 3rd to 5th-grade aged group students

TEXT: english, hungarian, mongolian and german:
Endre Sipos and Sárosdi Davaakhuu Ganhold:
– VÉGTELEN 'INFINITE' SOLO OtGO SHOW
Józsefvárosi Galéria, Budapest, Hungary

TEXT: english, polski and german:
Mongolian & Tibetan studies at Oriental Studies Department, University of Warsaw, Poland
– Interview: between Aleksandra Gospodarczyk and OtGO Otgonbayar Ershuu
"Description of the origin and development of modern Mongolian painting based on the analysis of artistic creation of selected Mongolian painters" 2020

TEXT: german:
Joachim Schwitzler, SÜDKURIER
– Geballte malerische Kraft aus der Mongolei: Der Kunstverein Konstanz zeigt das eindrucksvolle Werk des Künstlers OtGO
Auf riesigen Leinwänden wird Winziges groß. Der Mensch spielt dabei nicht die erste Geige...
Von 27.09.2019

TEXT: german:
Dr. Dolores Claros-Salinas, Kunstverein Konstanz
– UNENDLICH: OtGO
Konstanz 20.09.2019

TEXT: mongolian:
J.Erdenetsetseg:
Э.Отгонбаяр: Хүлээн зөвшөөрөгдөж чадсан бол үнэ цэн, өндөр босготой байх ёстой
NEWS: in the newspaper 'UNUUDUR' (today) Ulaanbatar Sep. 20 .2019

TEXT: english and mongolian:
MIAT Mongolian Airlines Inflight Magazine includes interview with OtGO Otgonbayar E
– Otgonbayar E.: Someday, I will sail for Antarctica...
– Э.Отгонбаяр: Нэг л өдөр Антарктидийг зорино доо
MIAT inflight magazine: June to September 2019

TEXT: mongolian:
Ж.Чинбат:
– Абстракт, ахуй хоёр нэгдсэн нь
ОТГО-гийн ЗУРАГ буюу түүний дэлхийгээр аялсан бүтээлүүдийн тухай
« OtGO retrospective » MONGOLIAN NATIONAL ART GALLERY 2018

TEXT: mongolian:
M.Amarjargal:
– Уран зургаараа Европчуудыг гайхшруулж буй зураач Э.Отгонбаяртай ярилцлаа
News: Medee.MN Sep. 14 2018 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

TEXT: english and german:
Birgit Rieger, DER TAGESSPIEGEL
– Es ist der Geist, der zeichnet
– It is the spirit that is painting
Von 05.10.2018 Berlin

TEXT: german:
University of Heidelberg – magister thesis topic:
– Melanie Becker: Studien zu Otgonbayar Erschuu. Die Malerei Otgos zwischen mongolischer Tradition und westlicher Kunst (2017)

TEXT: german:
Georg Goes:
– Carolina Brack & OtGO 'NATURE TRANSFIGURED'
Museum Baruther Glashütte 2017 Germany

TEXT: mongolian:
E.Khana:
– ӨНӨӨДӨР сонин Э.ОТГОНБАЯР "Судалт таxь" -иа "сойжээ"
News: May. 12 2017

TEXT: mongolian:
С. Чулуунцэцэг:
– ЗУРААЧ ЭРШҮҮГИЙН ОТГОНБАЯР НЬ ДҮРСЛЭЛИЙН ИЛЭРХИЙЛЛИЙН ХЭЛ БОЛОХ МАХБОДОД ШИНЭЧЛЭЛ ХИЙГЭЭД ЗОГССОНГҮЙ, ДҮРСЛЭХ УРЛАГТ СЭТГЭЛГЭЭНИЙ ТЭЛЭЛТ БУЮУ "ДАЯАР УРЛАГ" - ИЙГ АВЧ ИРЭВ
2016.08.09 Улаанбаатар

TEXT: english:
Oyundari Erdenebat, The UB Post
– ART SPACE MONGOLIA features OtGO’s ‘Blue’
Aug 05, 2016 Ulaanbaatar

TEXT: english, romanian, mongolian and german:
Rolf Lauter:
– OtGO: ANTARCTIC PANORAMA PENGUINS
A memorial for the world’s slaughtered penguins ....
National Art Museum, Moldova, 2016

TEXT: mongolian:
MONGOL NEWS, TODAY:
Э.ОТГОНБАЯР: Манайхан их улстөржих юм. Бас бурууг хүнээс хайдаг
12/23/2015 Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

TEXT: english, mongolian and german:
J. Erdenetsetseg:
– Resurrection of 20. 000 penguins by a young Mongolian
Монгол залуу 20.000 оцон шувуу "амилуулжээ"
Wiederbelebung von 20.000 Pinguinen durch einen jungen Mongolen
12/22/2015 MONGOL NEWS, TODAY Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

TEXT: mongolian:
Б.Сэлэнгэ:
– Э.Отгонбаяр: Монголд дэлхийн стандартад нийцсэн музей байгуулж байна
10/29/2015 NEWS, UNEN THE NEWSPAPER '- ҮНЭН СОНИН: Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

TEXT german, english and mongolian:
Ulrike Lorenz:
– Ershuu Otgonbayar – WHITE
Dr. Ulrike Lorenz, Direktorin der Kunshalle Mannheim
Gallery Peter Zimmermann in Germany. 2015

TEXT: polski:
Wystawa malarstwa mongolskiego artysty
– Mongolski malarz Otgonbayar Ershuu wystawił w Łęczycy swoje prace
Wystawa Otgonbayara Ershuu w łęczyckim DK
Wystawa mongolskiego artysty w łęczyckim Domu Kultury
Dom Kultury w Łęczycy 2015

TEXT: english and romanian:
Monica Babuc, Tudor Zbârnea, Călin Stegerean:
– OtGO is The Winner of GRAND PRIX of The International Biennale of Painting Chisinau-2015
National Art Museum of Moldova

TEXT: german, english and mongolian:
Masterarbeit von Ariane Sauer, Universität Heidelberg - Philosophische Fakultät. Von 2014
Masterarbeitsthema:
– „Der heutige Dschingis Khan-Kult der Mongolei im Spiegel des Comics von OtGO, des mongolischen Künstlers Otgonbayar Ershuu“
“Today’s Genghis Khan cult of Mongolia in the mirror of Otgo's comic
"Өнөөгийн Монгол дахь Чингис Хаан-Культ уран бүтээлч ОТГО-н Комик номын тусгалд"

TEXT: german, english and mongolian:
Dr. Mathias Richter, Märkische Allgemeine - Zeitung am Montag, den 21.07. 2014
– FARBENTEPPICHE AUS MENSCHEN
Das Museum Baruther Glashütte zeigt Arbeiten des mongolischen Künstlers Otgonbayar Ershuu

TEXT: german:
Georg Goes:
– "HUN = Menschen" – Gemälde des mongolischen Künstlers Otgonbayar Ershuu
Museum Baruther Glashütte. von 19.07.2014

TEXT german, english and mongolian:
Martin Stather:
– Otgonbayar Ershuu – TSENHER ULAAN
Dr.Martin Stather, Leiter des Mannheimer Kunstvereins
Gallery Peter Zimmermann in Germany. 2014

TEXT: german and mongolian:
Rolf Lauter:
– Otgonbayar Ershuu
@ artlabmannheim, Mannheim, Germany 2013

TEXT: german:
Martina Busch, Galerie ZURAG Berlin
Von 2010–2012
– Otgonbayar Ershuu

TEXT: german:
Uwe Ahnert, Galerist, Collection Freudenberg AG, Freudenberg - Berlin, 2009
– Otgonbayar Ershuu

TEXT: german:
Dr. Eva Gerhards, Adelhauser Museum- Museum für Völkerkunde Freiburg Von 14.02.2007
– Otgonbayar Ershuu

TEXT: german:
Åsa Jonsén, Rezension in der Zeitung "Nerikes Allehanda"
Von 17.11.2007 (in Örebro, Schweden)
– Eine der spannendsten Ausstellungen dieses Jahres

www.mongolian-art.de

OtGO photo for Presse

OtGONBAYAR Ershuu M.A.
Since 2018, he has been working on a voluntary basis as "Chief Curator and External Affairs of The National Art Gallery of Mongolia" parallel to his artistic work.

OtGO is Artist/Painter, Art Historian, Curator, Collector, Autor

OtGO Photo for presse 2013 Mongolia

'Roaring Hoofs-30' by OTGO 2012-2013, acryl on canvas, 720 x 440 cm, Best Western Premier Tuushin Hotel, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Best Western Premier Tuushin Hotel
Prime Minister Amar street 15, 976 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Tel.: +976 11 32 3162 Email: info@bestwesternmongolia.mn
www.bestwesternmongolia.mn