BAT-ORGIL Battulga

© Dolgor Ser-Od

Artist based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

“Photography is an inseparable part of my life”.

He bought himself a very first camera when he was only 13 with his first income of summer vacation job in 2002. He wanted to be a photographer only for his family at that time. But the door to a magic world opened to him afterward; water, stones, trees, grass were not the same to his eyes behind the lens, the nature showed more magnificent details to him. Since then, photography became an inseparable part of his existence.

He graduated the Institute of Finance and Economics of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar with bachelor degree in Business Administration between 2006 to 2010. He worked for Irmuun Agency as a photographer and went to Russia to study at the Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation in the major of operation engineer of aircraft engine in November 2011 and then returned home with leave permission in 2014. From 2014, he continued to work for Irmuun Agency as a photographer. Following that, he started his career as a freelancer artist with “HUMAN, NATURE, LOVE and FREEDOM” contemporary art movement.

Time passes by, now he works with documentary, portrait and conceptual photos mainly. His goal is to make people to realize something important and special through his artwork which we might ignore in our daily lives. We have a Mongolian proverb: it is better to see once than hear a thousand times. Photography is indeed an art form. He believes that a photo of critical moments is worth a thousand words and meaning. Photography creates real images of current times by using light and shade. In 2022, he graduated from the Mongolian University of Arts and Culture with a master degree in Fine Art Photography to enhance his professional skills and technic.

EDUCATION

Mongolian State University of Art and Culture MA, Art of Photography 2019 – 2022
University of Finance Economics of Mongolia BBA, Finance management 2006 – 2010

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

|2024|UMA|”THIS IS NOW” German – Mongolian artists exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2024|BcMA| “Hundred” Mongolian artist | GERMANY | BERLIN |
|2024|XIAO SHAN|The Asian Humanities and Arts Exhibition | CHINA | HANGZHOU |
|2024|Misheel EXPO| “Mongolia PHOTOWEEK” | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2024 |UMA| Ulaanbaatar ARTWEEK | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2024|RED GER | “Heritage building of Ulaanbaatar city” architecture exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2023|”Marshal” gallery | “HUMAN NATURE LOVE FREEDOM” 10th anniversary exhibition |MONGOLIA | UB |
|2023|Stadthaus ULM| “Mongolei” photography exhibition | GERMANY| ULM |
|2023|”Chinggis Khaan” museum| “Mongolian pride” photography exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2023|”Lham” gallery | “Oasis” photography exhibition| MONGOLIA | UB |   
|2022|“Bluesun” 20th contemporary exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2022|“Best of Bluesun” contemporary exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2022|Bluesun| “Selenge art camp” contemporary exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2022|UMA | “Consillience” contemporary exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2021|“ARTWEEK” contemporary exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2021|The National art Gallery of Mongolia | “Consillience” contemporary exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2021|Baga gazariin chuluu | “Spirit of GOBI” contemporary festival | MONGOLIA | Dundgobi |
|2020|MN17 gallery | “Consillience” contemporary exhibition  MONGOLIA | UB |
|2020|Caravanserai | “Spirit of GOBI” contemporary festival  |MONGOLIA | Dundgobi |
|2020|MN17 gallery | “Parallel” “HUMAN NATURE LOVE FREEDOM” | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2019|BLUESUN | Mongolian Contemporary exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2019|DEBUT | “PEOPLE” documentary photography exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2018|Ulaanbaatar city museum | “SET-KHIL” documentary photography project | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2018|Mongolian national art gallery| Land Art Mongolia biennale | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2018|”Q” gallery | “Mongolia – 2018” photography exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2018|RED GER | “PEOPLE” documentary photography exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2018|MN17 gallery | “Byredo” parfum project photography exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2017|Mongolian national art gallery |Mongolian best 100 photos exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2017|City museum | “Metropolis” photography exhibition | RUSSIA | ULAN – UDE |
|2017|+976 art space| “Ulaanbaatar 378th “anniversary exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2017|“Ulaanbaatar Public Art” photography billboard | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2017|UMA | “LAM360” contemporary exhibition |  MONGOLIA | KHENTII |
|2017|GAMMA | “PEOPLE” documentary photography exhibition |  MONGOLIA | UB |
|2016|Blue Moon | “Light catchers” documentary photography exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2016|Shangri-La | “Art Vision” exhibition | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2015|RED GER | “PEOPLE” documentary photography exhibition |MONGOLIA | UB |
|2014|UMA | Mongolian Contemporary Art Exhibition “HUMAN NATURE LOVE FREEDOM” | MONGOLIA | UB |

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

|2023|The National art Gallery of Mongolia | “M’S” Documentary Contemporary Photography | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2019|+976 art space | “Metro Metropolis Metrosexual” Documentary Contemporary Photography | MONGOLIA | UB |    
|2017|GAMMA | “Metro Metropolis Metrosexual” Documentary Contemporary Photography | MONGOLIA | UB |
|2009| UFE | “Student Life” Documentary Photography | MONGOLIA | UB |

PUBLISHING

| 2023 oct – nov | Jazz Podium magazine | Cover |
| 2023 April 23-24 | Le Monde newspaper | Reportage |
| 2020 | Bloomberg Businessweek issue number:41 | Portrait photo |
| 2018 | Forbes Mongolia issue number: 34 | 30 best young people in Mongolia |
| 2014 | National Geographic Mongolia Traveler issue number: 12 | Reportage |
| 2013 | National Geographic Mongolia Traveler issue number: 9 | Interview Portrait Photo |
| 2012| National Geographic Mongolia Traveler issue number: 3 | Interview Portrait Photo |

FILM

| 2015 | The 48 Hour Film Project | “Ordinary people” Short film | Actor, Cinematographer |
| 2010 | The 48 Hour Film Project | “Code 7294” Short film | Cinematographer |

AWARDS

| 2024 | “Silver Tree” nominated “Best Photographer”
| 2023 | 1st Prize, “Heritage building of Ulaanbaatar city” by APA | Photography |
| 2022 | Special Prize, “Save water” by OYUTOLGOI | Photography |
| 2021 | 1st Prize, “Diversity of Cultural Expression and Freedom of Art” by UNESCO | Photography |
| 2017 | 1st Prize, “Diversity of Cultural Expression and Freedom of Art” by UNESCO | Photography |
| 2011 | 1st Prize, “My Travel Memories” by Airmarket | Photography |
| 2010 | 2nd Prize “My Lumix” Photography Reality Show | Photography |


 RESIDENCY

| 2022 | ”Selenge” art residency | MONGOLIA | SELENGE |
| 2021 | ”Urtuu” art residency | MONGOLIA | ALTANBULAG |
| 2017 | ”Land Art Mongolia” art residency | Mongolia |KHENTII |

MEMBER

“HUMAN NATURE LOVE FREEDOM” art movement
“Union of Mongolian Artists”
“Gamma” photography agency
“United Association of Mongolian Photographers”