Mersad Berber (1940-2012) Mersad Berber, also known as berber, was a bosnian painter born on january 1, 1940, in bosanski petrovac, bosnia and herzegovina. he obtained a ba and ma degree at the ljubljana academy of fine arts and later became a professor at the academy of fine arts in sarajevo. ## Early Life & Artistic Beginnings Berber’s formative years were marked by a prodigious talent for drawing—a skill that distinguished him fr…