Queen Sorghaghtani

The artist

Narantsetseg Dorj

Narantsetseg Dorj is a Mongolian visual artist whose artistic career spans several decades, with extensive participation in national and international exhibitions. From 1978 to 1982, she studied Theatre Stage Design at the Fine Arts School in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She continued her artistic education at the V. I. Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute in Russia from 1989 to 1998, where she obtained a Master of Fine Arts qualification. Throughout her career, Narantsetseg has participated in exhibitions organized by the Union of Mongolian Artists, including the annual Spring, Autumn, Young Artists, and national commemorative exhibitions from 1988 to 2021. She also participated in Women Artists exhibitions from 2000 to 2022. Her international exhibition history includes Student 94 (1994), Russian Vostok (1996), and Moscow Debut (1997) in Moscow, followed by exhibitions in Busan, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Ulaan-Ude, Jeju, Gwangju, and Hohhot. Among her notable exhibition appearances are 840th Anniversary of the Birth of Chinggis Khaan (2002), Heaven's Messenger (2006), Beijing Biennale (2008), Song of One Crying in the Desert (2014), Silk Road (2015), and Alpha and Omega (2017). Her extensive exhibition record reflects a longstanding engagement with the Mongolian arts community and artistic exchange across international borders.