Serafimovski was born on July 14, 1935 in Zubovce, Macedonia. He graduated from school in Gostivar and by 1957 graduated from the Arts Academy University in Split, Croatia with a degree in sculpting received under the guidance of professors Marin Studin and Ivan Mirković. In the same place, he also worked as a scenographer in the National Theatre. The same year he further extended his education in the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb and graduated from there in 1963. Three years later, the French government awarded him with a scholarship and invited him to stay in Paris. By the end of 1969 he came back to Macedonia and continued to work there as a scenographer at the Radio-Television in Skopje.
