Costume designer Olivera Gajic was born and raised in Serbia. She began her career designing costumes for Serbian theater and television after studying at Belgrade\u2019s Academy of Fine Arts. In 1999, Gajic moved to the U.S., where she received a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Design. She has been living and working there ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Olivera has 150+ theater, opera, dance and film productions to her credit. Most notably: Jedermann<\/em> (Salzburg Festival, Austria); The Long Christmas Dinner\u00a0<\/em>(American Symphony Orchestra);\u00a0God\u2019s Ear<\/em>\u00a0(Vineyard Theatre);\u00a0The Americans<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Greeks\u00a0<\/em>(The Juilliard School Drama Division);\u00a0A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream; Le Comte Ory\u00a0<\/em>(The Juilliard School Opera Division);\u00a0Terrible Things<\/em>\u00a0(P.S.122, NY);\u00a0Red Fly\/Blue Bottle<\/em>\u00a0(Here Arts Center, NY);\u00a0This Was the End\u00a0<\/em>(The Chocolate Factory, NY);\u00a0Superterrenian<\/em>, Chekhov Lizardbrain, Twelfth Night (<\/em>Pig Iron);\u00a0Ivanov,<\/em>\u00a0Uncle Vanya, Platonov, Seagull<\/em>\u00a0(Lake Lucille);\u00a0The Necklace,<\/em>\u00a0New Island Archipelago<\/em>,\u00a0The Peripherals<\/em>(Talking Band);\u00a0Addressless; Miss Julie<\/em>\u00a0(Rattlestick); \u201cJudgement of Paris\u201d, \u201cSnow White\u201d; Le Serpent Rouge\u201d; \u201cBetting On the Mouse\u201d (Company XIV); Film I am a Seagull<\/em> (Chekhov Project Company). Her regional work includes: American Repertory Theatre; Arden Theatre Company; Berkshire Theatre Festival; Long Wharf; Trinity Repertory Company; Huntington Theatre, Two Rivers; Riverside Theatre; Alabama Shakespeare; Playmakers Repertory Company; California Shakespeare Theatre; Shakespeare Santa Cruz; Theatre Works; American Stage, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olivera\u2019s work has been shown at exhibitions including the U.S. national exhibit at the 2004 & 2007 Prague Quadrennial and Curtain Call: Celebrating a Century of Women Designing for Live Performance (Lincoln Center). Olivera is a recipient of the 2004 NEA\/TCG CDP for Designers, 2010 IT Award for Outstanding Costume Design, 2010 TDF\/Irene Sharaff Young Master Award, 2012 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Costume Design. She recently received the 2014 Bessie Award Recipient for Outstanding Visual Design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n