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Karel Zelenko
Born(1925-09-15)15 September 1925
Celje, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died1 October 2026(2026-10-01) (aged 101)
EducationAcademy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana
AwardsPrešeren Fund Award (1964)
Order of Labour (1979)

Karel Zelenko (15 September 1925 – 1 October 2026) was a Slovenian graphic artist and painter. In 1964, he was awarded the Prešeren Fund Award, and then again in 1979, he was awarded Order of Labour.[1]

Life and career

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Karel Zelenko was born on 15 September 1925 in Celje, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. After finished studying in lower secondary school, he studied in the School of Arts and Crafts in Ljubljana in 1940, with a famous sculptor France Kralj. In 1941, during the World War II and Invasion of Yugoslavia, he continued his education in Graz from 1941 to 1943. He then study at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna until 1944 when he worked at a Vienna printing house. He then returned to Slovenia after escaping the Bombing of Vienna.[2][3]

Zelenko started his career when he worked in the ceramic business in Kamnik at the. From 1954 to 1959, he became a teacher and taught at the Design School in Ljubljana. In 1959, he decided stop teaching and worked as an independent artist, establishing studios in Ljubljana and Grožnjan, Croatia. He had achieve success with exhibitions in many countries such as Belgium and Netherlands. He also works as an illustrator and designer of ceramic jewelry.[4][5]

Personal life

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On 15 September 2025, he turned 100.[6]

Zelenko was married to Sonja Rauter Zelenko, they had two daughters, Rok, a painter and graphic artist, and Nina, an artist and photographer. Sonja died in 2010.[7]

Zelenko died on 1 October 2026, at the age of 101.[8][9][10][11]

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References

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  1. ↑ "Prešeren Fund Awards". Galerija. 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Karel ZELENKO". Obrazi slovenskih pokrajin (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Zelenko, Karel". Slovenian Biography (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Bogdan Borčić & Karel Zelenko: V dialogu". Galerija Božidar Jakac (in Slovenian). 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Po dolgem času Zelenko zopet v Ljubljani". Radiotelevizija Slovenija (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  6. ↑ ""Vse, kar sem naslikal, sem našel v življenju". Karel Zelenko praznuje stoti rojstni dan". Radiotelevizija Slovenija (in Slovenian). 15 September 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Nina Zelenko". Gallery Z. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "V častitljivem 102. letu starosti je umrl likovni umetnik Karel Zelenko". Radiotelevizija Slovenija (in Slovenian). 1 October 2026. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "Umrl je Karel Zelenko". Delo (in Slovenian). 1 October 2026. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "Umrl likovni umetnik Karel Zelenko". Siol (in Slovenian). 1 October 2026. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  11. ↑ "Slovenija žaluje, v 102. letu je umrl likovni umetnik Karel". Slovenske novice (in Slovenian). 1 October 2026. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
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