Javkhlan Ariunbold, 1990, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Javkhlan Ariunbold grew up in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, studied at the Kunstakademie Münster and completed her postgraduate studies at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne in 2024 She now lives and works between Cologne and Ulaanbaatar. Her work has been shown in numerous exhibitions, including at the Kunstmuseum Bochum (2024), the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (2024), the Marres, House for Contemporary Culture, Maastricht (2024), the Goethe-Institut Paris (2022), and the IKOB – Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Eupen (2021). In 2025, she participated in the Ulaanbaatar Biennale in Mongolia.
Javkhlan's works extend beyond the canvas, connecting pictorially and narratively with their surroundings and involving the viewer. Her work focuses on our contradictory relationship with nature – between respect and reverence on the one hand, and exploitation and destruction on the other. The artist weaves together mythological and real elements to create a mystical world.