Born at Ptujska Gora 1938. In 1969 first time proclaimed best exhibitor in Slovenia and in 1970 the best exhibitor in Yugoslavia, A FIAP. He got the Golden Bird Award in 1971 for the exhibiton, Portraits from the Streets of Ptuj. The People of Haloze series was exhibited in the gallery of Eastman Kodak Company in 1977. In 1980 he received the FIAP Gold Medal at the exhibiton in Landerneau, France. In 1982 the Photographic Museum of Charleroi bought 15 of his photographs. 2001 the daly, Delo, names him one of the top ten Slovene photographers of the 20th century.
Stojan Kerbler received a total of 500 awards and prizes of which 120 at international exhibitions. His works have been presented at 102 solo exhibitons in Slovenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Soviet Union, Spain, USA and Yugoslavia. From 1960 to 2003 Stojan Kerbler took part in 1270 exhibitions of which 600 were organised at 128 different venues of the former Yugoslavia and 670 were international exhibitions hosted by 52 countries worldwide.
MAJOR SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1964
Student village Hall, Ljubljana (Hojnik, Kerbler, Žnidaršič)
1968
Exhibition Pavilion Dušana Kvedra, Ptuj (Dobljekar, Kerbler)
Photo Salon, Belgrade (Kerbler, Smerke, Žnidaršič)
1971
Cultural workers club Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
Muselimov Konak, Valjevo (Četković, Kerbler, Radanović, Tošić)
1972
Gallery in City Hall, Kranj
Gallery of Art Photography, Zagreb (Četković, Debeljaković, Golob, Kerbler, Koman, Tošić)
1974
Exhibition Pavilion Dusan Kvedra, Ptuj
City Gallery of Ljubljana
1975
Bergen Community Museum, New Jersey, Paramus, USA
1976
Salonie KAW; Szczecin, Poljska
Galerii Fotografii STF/ZPAF, Nowy Sacz, Poland
University Center Gallery, Stockton, California, USA
Fuller-d'Albert photographic gallery, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
1977
Photo Salon, Beograd
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, USA
1978
Dom boraca i omladine NOR, Kumrovec
Galerie Panther PAssage, Linz/Donau, Austria
Karmeliterkirche, Weissenburg, Germany
1979
Art Pavillion Slovenj gradec
Fotogalerie Szene, Osnabruck, Germany
Razstavni paviljon Dušana Kvedra, Ptuj
Brdovec Museum, Zagreb
Exhibition pavilion Avla, Maribor
1980
Gallery San Sebastian, Spain
1981
Gallery of Photo Club Zagreb, Zagreb
Exhibition Hall Atrij, Ljubljana
Fotosalon Maribor
Gallery Čačak
1982
Exhibition Salon Rotovž, Maribor
Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana
1983
Photo Gallery Triglav, Koper
Salon of Photography, Beograd
Gallery Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1984
Photo Gallery Kaunas, Lithuania, Soviet Union
Museum of Photography Šiauliai, Lithuania, Soviet Union
Mansion of Art Exhibition, Ponegežic, Soviet Union
1985
Gallery 77, Niš
1986
Photo Gallery Novi Sad
1988
Exhibition Pavilion Dušana Kvedra, Ptuj
1990
Art Gallery Velimir A. Leković, Bar
1995
Gallery in Miklova's House, Ribnica
1988
Mihelič Gallery, Ptuj
1999
Grohar Gallery, Škofja Loka
2000
Office building of BTC, Ljubljana
2002
House of Pavl, Laefeld, Austria
2003
Obmejni prostori: Portraits of Inge Morath (with Inge Morath in Branko Lenart),
Kunstlerhaus, Graz, Austria
Nationa Gallery Ljubljana
Obmejni prostori, Leica Gallery, New York, USA
Obmejni prostori, Leica Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Obmejni prostori, Gallerie Westlicht, Wien, Austria
2004
Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana
2005
Old Glass house Ptuj (with Dušan Fišer)
Berliner Kunst salon, Arena Berlin, Slovenian place (with Jernej Forbici and Marika Vicari), Berlin, Germany
2006
Gallery Zlati Ajngel, Varaždin, Croatia
2008
Library of Ivan Potrč Ptuj, Ptuj
Art Gallery Maribor, Maribor
MAJOR AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
1961
Award on the VII. Europeische Akademische Photoausstellung, Wien, Austria
Award on the III. Salon international de arte fotografica, Bucharest, Romunia
1964
Golden medal on the III. Singapore International Student Salon of Photography, Singapur
1966
First Award on the XX. Salon Fotografico Balneario de Panticosa, Balneario de Panticosa, Spain
1967
Award on the Salon Europeen de Photographie d'Art de Calais, Calais, France
1969
1st Prize on the 24. Salon International de Art Fotografico, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gold Medal on the VII. Bienal International de Arte Fotografico de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
1970
1st Prize of the Biennale de la Photographie International, Montes de la Jolie, France
1971
Award Zlata ptica for the Exhibition Portreti s ptujskih ulic (Portraits from Ptuj's Streets)
Gold Medal of Abrašević
1972
Gold medal of the 5th E.A. International Salon of Photography, Hong Kong
Title of Master of Photography of the Photographic Association of Yugoslavia
Gold medal of the 18th oktobrskem salonu fotografske umetnosti FK Beograd, Beograd
Title Nobles of the International Organization of Photographic Arts E FIAP
1973
1st Prize on the Central Washington 17. International Exhibition of Photography, Yakima, USA
1st Prize on the international call for artists Pentacon-ORWO, Berlin, German Democratic Republic
1975
Award Fotomundi Your Manifestation, Einfhoven, The Netherlands
Award V. Trofeo Inetrnazionale Toro Assicureiro, Torino, Italy
Special Award on the 39th Salon International de Arte Fotografico, Santiago, Chile
Order of Merit with Silver Star
1976
Gold Medal on the 2th Salon International, Marigname, France
Medal of the City of Ptuj
Gold Medal Boris Kidrič
1977
Award on the 5th Salon Mondial, Virton, Belgium
Award of the City on the Duisburger International Foto Ausstellung, Duisburg, Federal Republic of Germany
Special Award of Northwest International Exhibition of Photography, Puyallup, Washington, USA
1978
Gold Medal on 75. Jahre Kamera klub Linz, Linz, Austria
1979
Award of the Prešeren Fund for the Haložani Series
1st Prize on the 7.th trikotnem fotografskem natečaju, Gorizia, Italy
1st Prize on the VIII. Trofeo Guipuzcoa International, San Sebastian, Spain
Gold Medal on the International Exhibition of the 80th anniversary of Footo Club Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
1980
Gold medal on the International Photographic Exhibition-Vigex I, Geelong, Avstralia
Gold medal on the 3rd Salon International, Landernau, France
Gold medal on the International Exhibition-Oregon State Fair, Oregon, USA
1983
1st Prize on the 21st Zagreb Salon, Zagreb
1st Prize on the 29th October Salon of the Photo Club Beograd, Beograd
1984
1st Prize on the 18th Salon International d'Art Photographique, Reims, France
1985
1st Prize on the Call for Arsists OKO našeg vremena, Zagreb
1989
1st Prize for the Collection on Selo Exhibition, Prislonica, Čačak
1994
Valvasor recognition as a pioneer of systematic collection of photographic records and the complainant in-depth survey of Slovenian photography
1995
Ažbeto plaquette for the long term and systematic creation of a unique collection of materials of Slovenian Photography
Gold medal of The City of Ptuj for his achievements in photography
2002
Award Janez Puhar for outstanding achievements in Photography
2005
Portrait 2005, Photo Club Ljubljana, National Gallery, Photographic Exhibition, Ljubljana, may 2005, 1st Prize
2006
Gold Medal of the Association of Cultural Societies of Slovenia for international excellence in photography
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Museum of Modern art Ljubljana, Ljubljana
Cabinet of Slovenian Photography, Kranj
Museum of Architecture, Ljubljana
Regional Museum Ptuj, Ptuj
Dolenjski Museum Novo Mesto, Novo Mesto
Maribor Art Gallery, Maribor
Photo Gallery of the city of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Photo Union Yugoslavia , Beograd, Serbia
Collection of the Photo Club Natron Maglaj, Maglaj, BiH
Museum Doboj, Doboj, BiH
Vista21-Center for Photography Novo Mesto, Novo Mesto
Collection of the International Association for Photographic Art FIAP, Gent, Belgium
Collection of the American Association for Photographic Art PSA, Darien, USA
Collection Willy Hengle, Linz, Austria
Collection of the Photo Club Virton, Virton, Belgium
Photographic Museum, Charleroi, Belgium
Collection of the Photographic Association, Warsaw, Poland
Historical Collection FIAP, Reims, France
French Photographic Museum, Paris, France
Collection Henry A. Shull, USA
Collection William Messer, USA
Museum of Contemporary Art, Beograd, Serbia
Collection of the Photo Club Maribor, Maribor
Art Collection Talum, Kidričevo
Koroška Gallery of Fine Arts, Slovenj Gradec
Photographic Collection of International Authors, Bracci Gianni, Bagnaca vallo (RA), Italy
Art Collection Tenzor, Ptuj
Art Collection of Savin Salona, Žalec
Photographs of Stojan Kerbler are also in numerous private collections in Slovenia and abroad.
MEMBERSHIP
Memmber of the Designers Society of Slovenia, Ljubljana
Member of The Cabinet of Slovenian Photography, Kranj
Honorary Member Photo Club Maribor, Maribor
Honorary Member Photo Club Natron, Maglaj
Honorary Member of the Comitee of Amateur Photography Union of Marocco
Honorary Member Galerie Panther Passag, Linz, Austria
Honorary Member Photo Group ŠOLT-Ljubljana, Ljubljana
Honorary Member Hengel-Kabinette Traun, Traun, Austria
Honorary Member Photo Club Janez Puhar, Kranj
