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Drago Dosen, was
born in former Yugoslavia (Bosnia) in 1943. He dedicated himself to the art at his early age in which he showed a great talent. Upon the graduation from the Art High School in Sarajevo, he continued his studies in Belgrade where he graduated from the Academy of the Aplied Arts in 1970. Drago Dosen concepts link him to the early 1970s generation of Belgrade painters who turned toward a fundamental experiencing of nature, reinstating the subject theme in their paintings. In 1975, Drago started exhibiting his work, which resulted in the great interest throughout Yugoslavia and Europe. It didn't take long before his paintings enjoyed great critiques and reviews from his fellow artist and the general public. This made him one of the most recognizable artists on the home soil at the time. Throughout 20 years of exhibiting in a number of galleries in many countries, Drago managed to sell well over 400 paintings that went to private and public collections. He had lived and worked in Belgrade until 1995 when he moved to New Zealand where he continued to exhibit his work looking for new challenges and aspirations. His recent work was inspired by the new surroundings which brings different flavour to his extensive portfolio Group Exhibitions -All ULUS exhibitions 1975-1994 -Oktobarski Salon - Belgrade 1975, 1978 -International Drawing Exhibition - Rijeka (Croatia) and other various exhibition in group in former Yugoslavia -Briarhouse - Hamilton New Zealand 1996 -Mairangi Art Centre - Auckland - New Zealand 2003, 2004 -SOKI - Illustration - Korea 2004 -Art for nature -Museum Leeuwenbergh, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2005 Solo Exhibition: Belgrade 1977, 1978 Tokyo 1994 Auckland 2008 Publication: Politika Expres - Belgrade 2 color pages "Art News" - Auckland, New Zealand - 2 color pages "Pratique Des Arts"- French Art Magazine 1 color page IMPORTANT LINKS www.dragodosen.com http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~dosen dosen at the.saatchi-gallery http://www.fine-art.com/Dosen |