Marvin Oliver (artist)

Marvin Oliver (1946/1947-2019) was an American artist and professor.[1] He mainly focused on contemporary sculptors and printmaking. Oliver used his Quinault and Isleta-Pueblo heritage as an influence for his art, but he also took inspiration from Coast Salish traditions.[2] Oliver was born in Sheldon, Washington and his family moved to the Bay Area, California, when he was eight years old. He later attended the University of Washington as a graduate student and became a professor there in 1974.

Oliver created many pieces from glass such as "Northwest Coast-style baskets and spirit boards, kachinas and fins, faces and disksHe carved and painted wood totem poles, cylinders, and door panels. He cast towering bronze fins. His serigraphs of whales and birds were bright and joyful". Oliver gifted his artwork to the University of Washington graduates celebrating Raven's Feast community dinner. He also created an honor group for students at San Francisco State University who occupied Alcatraz from 1969-1970.

A few of Marvin Oliver's works can be seen in Perugia, Italy. His piece "The Orca" is located in Sisters Orca Park. Also, "Soul Catcher" and "Raven's Journey" are both located on the University of Washington campus. The work "Mystical Journey", weighing 12,000 pounds is in the Seattle Children's Hospital. Oliver also had a studio in Seattle and a gallery in Ketchikan, Alaska.

Oliver received the Odegaard Award in May of 2019, which is given to individuals "whose leadership in the community exemplifies the former UW president's work on behalf of diversity."[3]

Oliver died from pancreatic cancer on July 17, 2019.

Collections

Oliver's art is held in the permanent collections of the following institutions:

References

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