• born in 1951, Belgrade, Serbia
• immigrated to Canada in 1988
• Bachelor of Applied Arts, Major: Textiles, University of Arts, Belgrade, Yugoslavia (1985)

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Textile artist Gordana Olujic Dosic in the early part of her career wove large structural tapestries. It was during her residency in the textile studio of the Harbourfront Centre, from 1989 to 1992 that her tapestries gradually diminished in size and she began experimenting with surface designs such as screen printing, stitching and appliqué. At Harbourfront, Olujic Dosic produced a series of small tapestries, such as Fragments of My Memories: Granny was a Young Girl (1989), inspired by ethnic Serbian textiles, woven and embroidered. With this tapestry, Olujic Dosic refers to the tradition where young Serbian girls produced various forms of textiles which would make up their dowry. Dosic is also alluding to this rite of passage as it was experienced by her own grandmother. During this particular phase of her production, she integrated Cyrillic script, and the image of a Mesolithic stone sculpture from an important archaeological site on the shore of the Danube (Lepenski Vir), into her silkscreen designs. As she says: "Recently I have been exploring the dichotomy of constructive and destructive forces, both in human history and in nature. In this context, human endeavor is perceived as optimistic and heroic, as well as humorous, and human artifacts as both fragile and monumental, ephemeral and timeless" (1999). As a member of the Toronto fibre arts community, Olujic Dosic has participated in projects organized by the Harbourfront Craft Studios and the Museum for Textiles, and has taught for Toronto Board of Education. In 1992, Olujic Dosic was commissioned by the York Quay Centre to produce twelve banners depicting winter scenes. The "universality of human experience and the interconnectedness of space and time" she says are the concerns that guide her creative expression. Henry Wright has agreed "her work shows specific ethnocultural heritage, and yet at the same time remains relevant to a wide and varied audience. Without sacrificing aspects of her heritage, she manages to strike a universal chord" (1992).

Art Salon '97
Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Craft Studio Alumni
Uncommon Objects, Toronto, Ontario

9th Annual Juried Miniature Show
Gibson Gallery, London, Ontario

Juried Craft Exhibition 1996
Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario

Baked Alaska
Uncommon Objects, Toronto, Ontario

Art Salon '95
Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Couplings
Uncommon Objects, Toronto, Ontario

Totalexposure 2
Gallery of the Metro Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, Ontario

Artistry on Cloth
Ontario Crafts Council Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Surfacing
Ontario Crafts Council Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Inside the Garden Wall
York Quay Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Singidunum '94
Skazka Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Skin and Bones
John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Ontario Craft '93
Ontario Crafts Council Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Festive Treasures
The Museum for Textiles, Toronto, Ontario

Poke Out Her Eyes and Other Stories
The Museum for Textiles, Toronto, Ontario

Fibreworks
The Library and Gallery, Cambridge, Ontario

1, 2 & 3D - Festival of Fibres
Uncommon Objects, Toronto, Ontario

Totalexposure
Gallery of the Metro Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, Ontario

Face to Face
York Quay Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Making Connections
Uncommon Objects, Toronto, Ontario

Fibre Miniatures
Small Gallery, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Ontario Craft '91
Ontario Crafts Council Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

May Exhibition of Fine and Applied Arts
Cvijeta Zuzoric Gallery, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Craft Countdown '91
Ontario Crafts Council Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Fish & Fowl, Feathers & Fins
In the Making Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

May Exhibition of Fine and Applied Arts
Cvijeta Zuzoric Gallery, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Festive Adornments
Uncommon Objects, Toronto, Ontario

Small Expressions '90
San Jose Convention Centre, San Jose, California

Harbourfront Festival of Craft and Design
Toronto, Ontario

In the Garden
In the Making Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

4th International Exhibition of Miniature Art
Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

1st Yugoslavian Biennial Show of Miniature Art
Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia

Art in March
Singidunum Gallery, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Annual Exhibition of Drawings and Small Sculpture
Cvijeta Zuzoric Gallery, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Chan, Kai. "Gordana Olujic Dosic." Text - The Museum for Textiles Newsletter (February-April 1996): n.p.

Craft Studio Resident Profile. Harbourfront Newsletter (July 1992): n.p.

Reitberger, Diana. "At the Craft Gallery: The opening of Ontario Crafts 93." Craft News 18, no. 3 (July-August 1993): n.p.

Wright, David Henry. "Swimming upstream." Ontario Craft 17, no. 2 (Summer 1992): 12-15.