Selami Yazici

SELAMİ YAZICI – BIOGRAPHY
​Born in 1961 in Kemaliye, Erzincan, Türkiye. He entered the Turkish Military Academy in 1979 and graduated as a Gendarmerie Lieutenant in 1983. Retired as a Gendarmerie Lieutenant Colonel in 2004, the artist is considered one of the contemporary representatives of the "Soldier Painters" tradition in Turkish art.
​ARTISTIC CAREER AND EXHIBITIONS
​Opened his first solo exhibition at the Dilson Hotel in Istanbul in 1984.
​In 1985, his "Kemaliye Houses" exhibition at the TOBB exhibition hall in Ankara was inaugurated by the Minister of Interior, Yıldırım Akbulut. The exhibition was visited by the President and state dignitaries.
​In 1989, he held the "Impressions from Anatolia I" exhibition at the Talih Kuşu Art Gallery in Ankara.
​In 1996, he held the "Impressions from Anatolia II" exhibition at the Tuğra Art Gallery in Istanbul.
​In 2004, he opened the "20th Art Year" exhibition at the Arel Art Gallery in Ankara.
​In 2007 and 2008, he held two separate exhibitions in Kemaliye, Erzincan.
​In 2011, 40 of his works were sold at a private auction at the Conrad Hotel in Istanbul.
​The artist has held 33 solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions.
​WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATOR IDENTITY
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