Hristo Kerin was born in 1966 in Pazardzhik. He graduated from the "Tsanko Lavrenov" High School in Plovdiv, and in 1992 he graduated from the VTU "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" - Veliko Tarnovo, majoring in "Graphics".
Since 1993, he has been a full-time assistant in graphics at the Faculty of Fine Arts, and since 2005, he has been an associate professor of graphics at VTU "St. St. Cyril and Methodius".
He works in graphics and illustration and is considered one of the best ex-libris masters worldwide. He has held more than 30 solo exhibitions and participated in more than 150 international exhibitions, biennials, triennials, and competitions for graphics, ex-libris, and miniatures worldwide - winner of multiple graphics awards. Lives and works in Veliko Tarnovo.