Janez Zorko

Janez Zorko (born 1937 in Podgorje ob Sevnični) is a Slovenian sculptor and mountain climber. He attended art school from 1957–1959 in Ljubljana. He moved to Paris, France in 1964, and taught Materials and Technology courses at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne from 1974–1976. He creates both figurative and abstract sculptures in marble, metal and wood.

He is also a keen mountain climber, and has performed numerous ascents, both solo and with others.