Dušanka Stajkić was born in 1950 in Temerin. She completed the studies of the Russian Language and Literature in Belgrade and spent the greatest part of her career at the Belgrade City Museum. She has painted since her childhood, having made her first steps as a painter at art classes at the Njegoš Primary School in Požarevac, under the guidance of her teacher, Vojislav Nedeljković, an academy-trained graphic artist. Captivated by the Gallery of Milena Pavlović Barili in Požarevac, Dušanka spent her days looking at paintings and absorbing the extraordinary vibrant and fantastic scenes painted by this famous painter.