Born in Montenegro in 1933, Miodrag Đurić, known as Dado (a nickname he received from his mother), grew up in a time marked by political and familial instability. From 1943 onwards, the area was occupied by Nazi Germany and became a scene of violence, torture, and executions. As a witness to these events, Dado was marked for life – a trauma that would shape his entire artistic creation.

The following year, after his mother's death, Dado was taken in and raised by his uncle, who was a painter. He studied at the art academies in Herzegovina and Belgrade, where he met Marco Celebonovic. The latter encouraged him and helped him travel to Paris.

Dado arrived in France in 1956 and became an assistant to the lithographer Gérard Patris. He also met Jean Dubuffet, who introduced him to his future gallerist Daniel Cordier – the one who gave him his first solo exhibition in 1960.

In the following years, Dado collaborated with André François-Petit, Isy Brachot, Jeanne Bucher, and Pierre Nahon. His fame spread beyond the borders of France with exhibitions in New York and several European cities.

In 1970, the Centre National d'Art Contemporain in Paris organised his first retrospective exhibition, and in 1991, a museum entirely dedicated to the artist opened in his hometown of Cetinje.

Today, Dado's works are represented worldwide in some of the most significant museum collections.