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Herman Gvardjani , is a Slovene painter.

Gvardjani was born in kofja Loka in Slovenia and was educated at the local primary school. After this he attended the Ljubljana School of Design and later continued painting at the Art Academy in Ljubljana. He finished his studies under Professor Maksim Sedej in 1968 and then specialised under Professor Zoran Didek in 1970. His studies brought him into contact with other famous Slovene painters including France Miheli, Marij Pregelj and Gabrijel Stupica. After his graduation he continued his studies in Poland and Germany. From 1971 he worked as a teacher in a primary school until in 1987 he began work as a Professor at the Pedagogical Academy in Ljubljana. Since 1997 H. G. has worked as a professor of painting and drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. He continues to live in kofja Loka, the town of his birth.

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