Dragana Crnjak, Bosnian born, studied art in Sarajevo and Belgrade
before moving to the United States in 1997. She received her BFA in Painting
from Myers School of Art at The University of Akron, Ohio in 2002 and
her MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University
in Richmond, Virginia in 2004. She is a recipient of Ohio Arts Council Individual
Excellence Award in visual art and of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Professional
Fellowship in drawing. She had thought art at University of Virginia and
The Cleveland Institute of Art. She is currently Assistant Professor
at Youngstown State University, Ohio, teaching painting and drawing.