Heesco

Heesco (real name Khosnaran Khurelbaatar, Mongolian: Хүрэлбаатарын Хоснаран) is an artist mostly known for his large scale murals and silo art.

Originally from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Heesco moved to Australia in 1999 and has painted various artworks across Australia, including a massive mural depicting a woman in traditional Mongolian dress at the Victoria University campus in Footscray, winning the Footscray Art Prize for Street Art.

Heesco Town – A small town called Yarram in Gippsland, VIC, Australia, invited Heesco to take on a project to paint 10 murals during 2020, which later expanded into 24 murals the following year, and gained national and international attention during the pandemic stricken period.

Four of his sons enlisted during World War 1 as part of Australian Light Horse Regiment and fought in the battle of Beersheba.

In June 2020, Governor of Victoria invited Heesco to create an artwork to express gratitude of Victorians felt towards the frontline workers who battled the recent catastrophic bushfires and the COVID-19 global pandemic.