Maitreya, 18th Century
Gilt bronze 24 1/4 inches
by Maitreya
on long-term loan to University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive from a private collection
September 28
– September 30
180 Doe Library
Berkeley, CA 94704
The exhibition presents a work by a Mongolian artist Soyolmaa Davaakhuu. Soyolmaa Davaakhuu's art is based on her profound interest and practice of Buddhism. She is one of very few artists in Mongolia who aim to find new modernist style of expression of Buddhist images, motifs and symbols. She studied Buddhism and with the approval of her guru, she is able to create new forms and iconographies for Buddhist deities and their manifestations. Her art was shown in UK, USA, Canada, South Korea, Vietnam, and Mongolia. The exhibition opening will include the artist's talk and a dialogue with the Mongolian curator and art historian Uranchimeg Tsultem.
The event is taking place in conjunction with the conference on Mongolian Buddhism at University of California, Berkeley.
Place: 180 Doe Library
Artist's Talk: Thursday, September 28, 2-3pm.
Exhibition viewing: Thursday, September 28, 1-4pm; by appointment on September 29-30, 10am-5pm.
Contact for more information and appointments: Dr. Uranchimeg Tsultem at utsultem@gmail.com
September 28
– September 30
180 Doe Library, UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
9:00 am–6:00 pm
This three day conference on Mongolian Buddhism, brings together experts from the US, Europe, and Asia. As part of this conference, art historian Uranchimeg Tsultem will discuss the Buddhist arts of Mongolia. Please check http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/ieas.html?event_ID=109252 for details.
September 29
180 Doe Library, UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
10:00 am–5:30 pm
This three day conference on Mongolian Buddhism, brings together experts from the US, Europe, and Asia. As part of this conference, art historian Uranchimeg Tsultem will discuss the Buddhist arts of Mongolia. Please check http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/ieas.html?event_ID=109252 for details.
September 30
180 Doe Library, UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
10:00 am–1:00 pm
Among the scheduled speakers are:
Agata BAREJA-STARZYNSKA, University of Warsaw
Brian BAUMANN, UC Berkeley
Isabelle CHARLEUX, National Centre for Scientific Research
Jacob DALTON, UC Berkeley
Johan ELVERSKOG, Southern Methodist University
Caroline HUMPHREY, King’s College, Cambridge
Matthew KING, UC Riverside
Erdenebaatar OCHIR, UC Santa Barbara
Weirong SHEN, Renmin University of China
Uranchimeg TSULTEM, UC Berkeley
Vesna WALLACE, UC Santa Barbara
Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Korean, Southeast Asian, Himalayan & Central Asian
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