• 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


    Exhibition

    September 28 – September 30

     180 Doe Library
    Berkeley, CA 94704

    Buddhist Revelations in Mongolian Contemporary Art

    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


    Symposium

    September 28 – September 30

     180 Doe Library, UC Berkeley
    Berkeley, CA 94720

    Mongolian Buddhism Conference

    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.


    Symposium

    September 29

     180 Doe Library, UC Berkeley
    Berkeley, CA 94720

    Mongolian Buddhism Conference

    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.


    Symposium

    September 30

     180 Doe Library, UC Berkeley
    Berkeley, CA 94720

    Mongolian Buddhism Conference

    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


    Institutions

    Center for Buddhist Studies, UC Berkeley

    Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Korean, Southeast Asian, Himalayan & Central Asian

    The Center for Buddhist Studies oversees a variety of research programs, scholarly events, and outreach activities, often in collaboration with units on and off campus. Activities include a colloquium series, conferences, a visiting scholar program, a film series (with the PFA), the Numata Visiting Professorship, and the International Buddhist Film Festival (with the Buddhist Film Society).

    http://buddhiststudies.berkeley.edu

    Contact

    buddhiststudies@berkeley.edu
    (510) 643-5104
    United States
    1995 University Avenue, Suite 520F, Berkeley, CA 94704

    Hours

    Monday through Saturday
    10 am–5 pm