Dragana Milovic, born in Montenegro, earned her art degree in painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Belgrade in Belgrade, Serbia. After an initial period of artistic painting in Belgrade she moved to London in the United Kingdom, where painted/created and taught art. In 2017, Dragana relocated to the United States. She currently lives and works as a professional artistic painter in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dragana has exhibited her works in a number of solo and group exhibitions and art symposiums throughout Europe. Her works are a part of many public and private collections. "The media through which I express my creativity are typically acrylic and oil on canvas, and on paper, use of pigments, as well as 3D objects/shapes. During the course of my artistic career, I have gone through several creative phases. Starting with figurative expression where the human figure was the dominant theme, moving on to landscapes and interiors treated from natural to stylized with elements of fantasy and dreams to which I often added geometric shapes with elements of electronic devices and thus gradually entered the world of abstract expression. My guiding idea has always been to search for new content, new techniques and thus enrich my creative expression, always striving to surprise myself with each new image, achieving elevated quality as themes spontaneously emerge. Working on paper relaxes me, giving me an opportunity for additional freedom of expression, and quickly incorporating new ideas. Combining of various materials such as pencil, acrylic, acrylic spray, and pastel colors, I strive to achieve harmony and dynamism in the composition. More recently, I have created images dominated by blue pigment. It is a step in a completely new direction which opens up new possibilities with an entrance into the third dimension. These paintings are a combination of new and recent experiences and the spiritual tradition of the region of my origin which dates back to the early Middle Ages. Frescoes from medieval Serbian monasteries, which in many cases are dominated by blue and gold tones, have made a lasting impression on me.” SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2021 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Objets Trouves Gallery, " Coexistence of Nature and Geometric Forms" -Paintings 2016 Nis, Serbia, Cultural Center Gallery, "Paintings and Sculptures"(jointly with sculptor Vukasin Milovic) 2015 Belgrade, Serbia, Gallery "Kuca Djure Jaksica" 2010 Belgrade, Serbia, Gallery "Ostrvo" 2003 Sabac, Serbia, Cultural Center Gallery 2002 Trapani, Italy, Gallery "Arte Utile" 1997 Belgrade, Serbia, Gallery " Studentski Grad" 1997 Zemun, Serbia, Art Gallery "Stara Kapetanija" 1997 Podgorica, Montenegro, Gallery "Centar", The Center of Contemporary Art of Montenegro 1997 Danilovgrad, Montenegro, Cultural Center Gallery 1994 Belgrade, Gallery "Paleta", Belgrade Cultural Center Also exhibited at more than 50 other group exhibitions, biennales in Serbia, Montenegro, England, Russia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Italy and United States. ART SYMPOSIUMS 2014 St. Petersburg, Russia, Third International Art Symposium "Art Will Save The World" 2014 Vilnius, Lithuania, XI Art Symposium 1999 Trebinje, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Art Symposium "Vilusi" 1998 Boljevac, Serbia, Art Symposium "Rtanj" 1997 Herceg Novi, Montenegro, Art Symposium, "Lazaret" |