Painter Yücel Erdogan is a Turkish-born American artist based in New York and Vermont. His paintings explore beauty, desire, vulnerability, and the violence beneath the surface of the human experience.

Can't Take It Anymore — abstract figurative painting by Yücel Erdogan
Can't Take It Anymore — abstract figurative painting by Yücel Erdogan
Shape of Anger — abstract figurative painting by Yücel Erdogan

CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE, 2025, Acrylic on Canvas 60×48

SHAPE OF ANGER, 2025, Acrylic on Canvas 60×48

Dancing to a Sad Song — abstract figurative painting by Yücel Erdogan
Singing the Blues — abstract figurative painting by Yücel Erdogan

DANCING TO A SAD SONG, 2025, Acrylic on Canvas 60×48

SINGING THE BLUES, 2025, Acrylic on Canvas 60×48

Woman of Rivers — abstract figurative painting by Yücel Erdogan
Cries of Rapunzel — abstract figurative painting by Yücel Erdogan

WOMAN OF RIVERS, 2025, Acrylic on Canvas 60×48

CRIES OF RAPUNZEL, 2025, Acrylic on Canvas 60×48

Red Head — abstract figurative painting by Yücel Erdogan

RED HEAD, 2025, Acrylic on Canvas 36×24

Fade Out — abstract figurative painting by Yücel Erdogan

FADE OUT, 2025, Acrylic on Canvas 60×48