Drago DošEn

Drago Došen, was born in former Yugoslavia (Bosnia) in 1943 and died in New Zealand in 2019. 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 Applied Arts in 1970. Drago Došen 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. In 1995 Drago moved to New Zealand where he continued to exhibit his work until 2010, looking for new challenges and aspirations. His most recent work was inspired by the new surroundings which brings different flavor to his extensive por...

High School Of Art - Sarajevo (graduated in 1964)
Academy Of Applied Arts - Belgrade (graduated in 1970)

GROUP:
ULUS (1975-1994) - Belgrade, Serbia
Oktobarski Salon (1975,1978) - Belgrade, Serbia
International Drawing Exhibition - Rijeka, Croatia (Other various group exhibitions in former Yugoslavia)
Briarhouse (1996) - Hamilton, New Zealand
Mairangi Art Centre (2003,2004) - Auckland, New Zealand
SOKI Illustration (2004) - Korea
Art For Nature (2005) - Museum Leeuwenbergh, Utrecht, Netherlands

SOLO:
Belgrade, Serbia (1977 and 1978)
Tokyo, Japan (1994)