STEFAN BERDAK WAS BORN IN LWOW, IN 1927.
IN 1942 HE ENROLLED AT A SCHOOL OF PLASTIC ARTS (KUNSTGEWERBESCHULE)
IN LWOW. AT THE SAME TIME HE STUDIED PAINTING AT THE STUDIO OF
STANISLAW KACZOR-BATOWSKI, AN EMINENT BATTLE SCENE PAINTER. AFTER
BEING DISPLACED, HE ARRIVED IN KRAKOW, WHERE HE ENROLLED AT A
SECONDARY SCHOOL OF PLASTIC ARTS. HAVING PASSED THE SCHOOL-LEAVING
EXAMINATION, HE ENTERED THE KRAKOW ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, FROM WHICH
HE GRADUATED IN 1955. PAINTINGS OF THE ARTIST ARE IN COLLECTIONS IN
WARSAW: NATIONAL MUSEUM, MUSEUM OF THE POLISH ARMY, MUSEUM OF
CARICATURE, MUSEUM OF SPORT AND TOURISM; IN KRAKOW: NATIONAL MUSEUM,
HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF KRAKOW; IN BELGRADE: GALERIYA
GRAFITSKOGO KOLEKTIVA. ARTISTIC INTERESTS: OIL AND ACRYLIC PAINTING,
ENAMELS, PASTELS, DRAWINGS, GRAHPIC ARTS, WOODCUT, LINOCUT, PLASTERCUT.