Mladen Kolobarić

(Mostar, B&H, 1933 – Sarajevo, B&H, 2009)

Graduated in 1958 from the Painting Department of the Belgrade Fine Arts Academy and obtained a specialisation in printmaking. He was a professor at the Department of Graphic Design of the Sarajevo Academy from 1974; he also served as vice-dean, member of the Academy Council and long-serving head of the Department.

His long and fruitful career included numerous posters and logos for different political and cultural institutions, as well as visual identities for numerous public campaigns. He was the art director of the 1984 14th Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo. He had five individual exhibitions and participated in numerous group ones. His work won numerous awards and prizes, including the Sarajevo Liberation Day Memorial Award.