Biography
Şenol Yorozlu was born in Trabzon in 1950. He began his artistic career in 1967 by drawing cartoons; his first cartoons were published in the magazines "Pardon" and "Ustura," and he drew for the magazine "Akbaba" between 1968 and 1974. In 1978, he graduated from the Department of Painting at the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts, from the studio of Prof. Neşet Günal, and held his first solo exhibition that same year. In 1984, he went to Sweden on his own means and settled in Västerås, where he conducted art research. He held numerous solo exhibitions both in Turkey and abroad; he participated in fairs and biennials. Between 1983 and 1998, he produced original prints at the Çamlıca Art House. His solo exhibitions include: 1982 Urart Art Gallery, Istanbul; 1984 Urart Art Gallery, Ankara; 1985 Urart Art Gallery, Istanbul and Ankara; His exhibitions include: 1986 Konstnärföreningen, Västerås; 1989 Konstmuseum, “On Disobedience”, Västerås; 1992 PG Art Gallery, Istanbul; 1993 Lebriz Art Gallery, Istanbul; 1999 Apel Art Gallery, “Ğadada”, Istanbul; 1999 Konstnärföreningen, Västerås; 2001 PG Art Gallery, “Code Name: Green”, Istanbul; 2007 Contemporary Istanbul, “VAV”; 2008 Contemporary Istanbul, “The Dark Side of the Flags”; and 2012-2013 Galeri ODA, “Yorozlu: The Difficult Path”, Istanbul. An archive of his work is available at yorozlu.com. The artist passed away in 2023.
Orkun Ozan (Himmet ÖCAL) Art Gallery archive includes the following exhibitions: #33 | Artess Çamlıca Gallery & Studio 25th Anniversary Original Print Exhibition; #73 | İMOGA Istanbul Graphic Arts Museum Collection Exhibition; #104 | İMOGA Collection Printmaking Exhibition.
