Tsogtsaikhan Mijid /Tsogo/ 7474 East Arkansas Avenue Denver, CO, 80231 Ph. 303-338-8344 [email protected] http://www.tsogoart.com born 1965 in , lives Denver, Colorado education 1984 - 1990 Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Arts, Shevchenko Art Academy of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine 1981 - 1984 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Traditional Mongolian Arts, Mongolian University of Art and Culture, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia exhibition history solo (fine art) 2011 Migration, Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, CO 2010 Nomadic Spirits, Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, CO 2010 Traditional Mongolian Paintings, Bd's Mongolian Barbecue, Denver, CO 2009 Angels, Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, CO 2009 - 2010 Paris on the Platte Cafe, Denver, CO 2009 Bd's Mongolian Grill, Burnsville, MN 2009 The Thin Man Bar, Denver, CO 2009 Mongolian Traditional Arts, Governor's Residence Boettcher Mansion, Denver, CO 2009 Dazzle Jazz Bar, Denver, CO 2008 - 2009 (Selected Exhibitions), UB Bar, Denver, CO 2008 Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, CO 2007 Revelation, Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, CO 2007 Sunny Days, La Junta Technical University, La Junta, CO 2006 Shadows, Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, CO 2005 Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, CO 2005 The Thin Man Bar, Denver, CO 2005 - 2012 (Selected Exhibitions), Bd's Mongolian Barbecue, Denver, CO 2004 University of Colorado-Center for Visual Arts 2004 - 2007 (Selected Exhibitions), Colorado Mongolian Outdoor Festival, CO 2004 Two Weeks Before and After Christmas, Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, CO 2003 The Winds of Mongolia, The Denver Center for Performing Arts, Denver, CO 2003 Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, CO 2002 37, Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, CO 2001 Secret, Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, CO solo (selected traditional and contemporary Mongolian "Tsam" Mask Collection exhibitions) 2011 10th Anniversary Celebration of Denver & Ulaanbaatar Sister Cities International, Ulaanbaatar Park, Lowry, CO 2011 The Thin Man Bar, Denver, CO 2009 Haley House Bakery Cafe, Boston, MA 2009 Bd's Mongolian Barbecue, Arlington, VA 2009 Diesel Cafe, Boston, MA 2009 Bd's Mongolian Barbecue, Burnsville, MN 2009 Barnes & Nobles Cafe, Denver, CO 2009 Funky Buddha Lounge, Denver, CO 2009 Chinese New Years Celebration, Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute, Colorado Springs, CO 2008 - 2009 NOR.FOLKS.NYC Consignment Shop, New York, NY 2008 Dazzle Jazz Bar, Denver, CO 2008 Chinese New Years Celebration, Phil Long Expo Center, Colorado Springs, CO 2008 Mongolian Culture Days, Tibetan Culture Center, Bloomington, IN 2008 - 2009 (Selected Exhibitions) Bd's Mongolian Barbecue, Denver, CO 2007 Paris on the Platte Cafe, Denver, CO 2006 Chinese New Year and Asian Festival, Phil Long Expo Center Co Springs, CO 2006 Dragon Boat Festival, Sloan's Lake, Denver, CO 2005 First Annual Colorado Art Expo, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO 2005 Funky Buddha Lounge, Denver, CO 2005 - 2007 (Selected Exhibitions) Bd's Mongolian Barbecue, Denver & Boulder, CO 2005 The Thin Man, Denver, CO 2005 New Years Potluck Celebration by Nippon Kan, Domo Japanese Restaurant, Denver, CO 2004 Wild Nights, The Denver Zoo, Denver, Co 2004 Indigena Gallery, Denver, CO 2004 Mongolian Cultural Benefit Event, The Itgel Foundation, The Dairy Center, Boulder, CO 2004 Naadam Mongolian Festival, James F. Bible Park, Denver, CO 2003 Silk Road to the Rockies, The Botanical Gardens, Denver, CO 2003 Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, CO selected group 2007 - 2008 (Selected Exhibitions) Bd's Mongolian Barbecue, Denver, CO 2006 Wild Wind Mongolia, Bd's Mongolian Barbecue, Denver/Boulder, CO 2000 - 2011 Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, CO 1999 Second Annual Artists of Asia Showcase, Northwest Bank Atrium, Denver, CO 1991 Shureg curated by Sita Art Mongolian Modern Arts Association, Green Horse and Sky Art Groups (funded by the The Open Society Foundation), Mongolian Modern Arts Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1990 Fall curated by Oron Zai Art Group, Mongolian University of Art and Culture, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1990 Spring curated by Oron Zai Art Group, Mongolian University of Art and Culture, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia awards / honors 2011 "Juuh" Honorarium awareded by the Ministry of Education Culture and Science, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 2011 Co-founder of the Colorado Mongolian Literature Arts Association, Denver, CO 2010 Creation of "Maider" Thanghka for his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Denver, CO 2010 - 2011 Judge for Reflections the National Mongolian American Annual Photography Competition, United States 2008 "Tulga Award" for creation of Tulga public sculpture, Ulaanbaatar Park, Lowry, CO 2006 Co-founder of the Dharma Wheel Colorado Mongolian Buddhist Class, Denver, CO 2006 Creation of central Thanghka for "Dashchoimbol Hiid" - Mongolian Monastery, Mongolia 2006 Creation of "Amatauys" Thanghka for his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Denver, CO 2005 Gal Award, Colorado Mongolian Community Association, Denver, CO 2003 - present Founder and Director to the Mon-Ael Mongolian Cultural Center for the Arts (MCCA), Denver, CO 1999 Co-founder of the Mongolian Community Association of Colorado, Denver, CO 1990 Co-founder of Sita Art Mongolian Modern Arts Association, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1985 Sukhbaatariin Merit Scholarship & Stipend for Outstanding Student, Mongolian University of Art and Culture, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1984 Taras Shevchenko Scholarship for excellence in Fine Arts, Shevchenko Art Academy of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine 1981 Honorary Gold Medal and Traveling Scholarship to East Germany, Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa National Drawing Competition, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1980 Gold and Silver Excellence in Arts Medals, Mongolian Children's Fund, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia teaching experience / visiting artist 2006 - present Colorado Mongolian Uran Biir Art School (MCCA), Denver, CO 2001 Visiting Artist, Denver School of the Arts, Denver, CO 1992 - 1995 Instructor of Thanghka Oriental Painting, Budapest, Hungary 1991 - 1993 Mongolian University of Art and Culture, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia selected publications DSCI The Envoy. "Migration - a Colaborative Painting Exhibit by Tsogo Mijid & Eriko Tsogo." 2011. http://myemail.constantcontact.com/The-Envoy--Denver-Sister-Cities- News--Week-of-December-12.html?soid=1102818737611&aid=TP_2TZw5c-A The Indianpolis Star: News. "Greeted With Open Arms" (Front page exclusive photo). p1. May 12, 2010 Boomerang Magazine Online. "Mongolian culture comes to Laramie" by Carrie Haderlie. 2010. http://www.laramieboomerang.com/articles/2010/04/18/news/ doc4bc69a592f7ad384138702.prt Public Art Online Archive. 2009. http://www.publicartarchive.org/work/tulga LIFE Newspaper: Travel and Leisure. "Mongolian performers add life to exhibit" by Linda La Rocca. p2E. December 6, 2009 Glendale Cherry Creek Chronicle: Entertainment Insider. "Hip Holiday Happenings." p19. November, 2009 The Denver Post: Entertainment. "GENGHIS: Jewelry, weapons, clothing bring Khan's huge empire to life" by John Wenzel. pD/2D. October 16, 2009 Горизонт Newspaper [Horizon - First based American Russian Publication]. "First Mongolian Sculpture in Denver." Issue Number 21/514. p12. June 5, 2009 The Denver Post: Roundup. "Statue Embodies Mongolian Culture" by Anthony Bowe. p22A. May 25, 2009 The Denver Post.com. "The elixir of altitude, the call of the wild" by Bill Husted. 2009. http://www.denverpost.com/lifestyles/ci_12363118 The Denver Post.com. "Statue Embodies Mongolian culture" by Anthony Bowe. 2009. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_12443648 Orloo.com. "ДЕНВЕР ХОТОД БОЛСОН ТУЛГА ХӨШӨӨНИЙ НЭЭЛТЭЭС ХИЙСЭН ФОТО БОЛОН ВИДЕО СУРВАЛЖЛАГЫГ ТА БҮХЭНДЭЭ ХҮРГЭЖ БАЙНА" [Bringing to you video and photo documentation of the Denver Tulga Sculpture Opening Ceremony]. 2009. http://www.orloo.info/usa/denver/4647-tulga LA . "Дэнвер дахь Тулга хөшөөний нээлт" [Denver Tulga Sculpture Opening Ceremony]. 2009. http://www.lamongols.com/content/view/4440/38/ Orloo.com. "ДОЛООН МЕТР ТУЛГА ХӨШӨӨ ДEНВEРТ" [7 Meter Tulga Public Sculpture in Denver]. 2009. http://www.orloo.info/usa/denver/4529-tulga Arts & Avenues Denver Magazine. "Public Art: Tulga." 2009. http://avd.303-green-dev.com/public-art/denver-public-art-collection/tulga Chieftan.com. "Mongolian performers add life to exhibit" by Lynda La Rocca. 2009. http://www.chieftain.com/life/local/article_1c30fb1e-c5dd-5b2d-b0c4-84e465f3dfd6.html The Denver Post.com: YourHub. "City of Ulaanbaatar Park dedicated in Lowry" by John Zwick. 2008. http://yourhub.denverpost.com/denver/city-ulaanbaatar-park-dedicated- lowry/dfIX3AmSgTmDK2Es76BJLO-ugc Mongolia-Web.com. "America city opens City of Ulaanbaatar Park." 2008. http://www.mongolia-web.com/1772-american-city-opens-%E2%80%98city-ulaanbaatar-park %E2%80%99 Orloo.com. "Manaid Ireerei" Web Tv Show Special, episode 13. 2008. Tsogtsaikhan Mijid: A Look Into Contemporary Mongolian Art. Boston, Massachusetts: MyPublisher, December 1, 2008. Book by Erdenesuren Tsogtsaikhan. The Rocky Mountain News: Culture. "Denver's Mongolian's set to welcome delegation" (featured article photo) by Maria J.Avila. p19. July 17, 2004 AsiaXpress.com. "Artist of Asia Showcase Gallery." 1999. http://www.asiaxpress.com/events_enter/artist_showcase/artists_gallery2.htm

(selected online bibliography)

Pirate Art Online. http://www.pirateartonline.org/pages/artist_pages/tsogo_mijid.htm MongolianArtists.com. http://208.112.91.131/art/person.cfm?profileid=2893&more=1 curatorial 2012 Colorado Mongolian Uran Biir Art School Student's First Annual Art Exhibition, Bd's Mongolian Barbecue, Denver, CO 2011 The Sound of Brush solo exhibition by Munkhtur Luvsanjambaa Unduruud, Bd's Mongolian Barbecue, Denver, CO 2007 Days of My Life solo exhibition by Erdenesuren Tsogtsaikhan, Bd's Mongolian Barbecue, Denver/Boulder, CO 2007 Mongolian Paper Cuts solo exhibition by Baatartsog Norovsambuu, Bd's Mongolian Barbecue, Denver/Boulder, CO 2006 Wild Wind Mongolia, Bd's Mongolian Barbecue, Denver/Boulder, CO 1991 Shureg curated by Sita Art Mongolian Modern Arts Association, Green Horse and Sky Art Groups (funded by the The Open Society Foundation), Mongolian Modern Arts Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1990 Fall curated by Oron Zai Art Group, Mongolian University of Art and Culture, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1990 Spring curated by Oron Zai Art Group, Mongolian University of Art and Culture, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia permanent projects 2010 Tulga Sculpture, permanent site specific public art sculpture created in dedication to the Denver-Mongolian Sister Cities International (in partnership with: Mongolian Community Association of Colorado, Denver’s Office on Cultural Affairs, Denver Parks and Recreation, Lowry community, and the City and County of Denver), Denver, Colorado public / private collections Denver Art Museum Asian Art Collection, Colorado Former Natsagiin Bagabandi, Mongolia "Maider" Thanghka for his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, New Delhi Central Thanghka for "Dashchoimbol Hiid" [Dahchoimbol Mongolian Monastery], Mongolia "Amatauys" Thanghka for his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, New Delhi professional membership 2011 - present Colorado Mongolian Literature Arts Association, Denver, CO 2003 - present (Founder/Director to the) Mon-Ael Mongolian Cultural Center for the Arts, Denver, CO 2006 - present Dharma Wheel Colorado Mongolian Buddhist Class, Denver, CO 2000 - present Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, CO 1999 - present Mongolian Community Association of Colorado, Denver, CO 1993 - 1999 Mongolian Association of New Arts, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1990 - 1999 Sita Art Mongolian Modern Arts Association, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia