Berber was born in Bosanski Petrovac

Bosanski Petrovac

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, Kingdom of Yugoslavia

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. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljublijana where he graduated with a BA and MA. In 1978, Berber received a teaching position at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo

Sarajevo

Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....

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Today Berber is known as one of the best known graphic artists in the world. He was included in the Tate Gallery

Tate Gallery

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 collection in 1984.

Throughout his career he has created cycles of paintings which chronicle events, homages and dedications.