Markian Olynyk Resume Markian Olynyk has an extraordinary portfolio of large scale and intimate glass art pieces that are revered both at home and internationally. For over 30 years Olynyk has designed and installed site-specific commissions, screens and freestanding glass works for private collections, established corporations, and public spaces. Brilliant pigmentation, innovative carving, complex applications of lacquer, and the interplay of texture against transparency define the intricate organic beauty of his work.
SELECTED PROJECTS
Work in Progress
Ida Culver House Seniors Facility, Seattle
Public Area – glass divider panels
2008 Port Moody Recreation Centre, BC
Architect: Hughes Condon Marler
Exterior bent glass sculpture for entry lobby – 33’ long x 10’ high
(in collaboration with Brian Baxter)
GJ Cloninger & Co., Morris Plains NJ
Floor to ceiling lobby sculpture
Sonora Resort, Sonora Island, BC
Sculptures, windows and mobiles
2007 Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Memorial wall mural Burnaby Hospital Sacred Space, BC
Privacy / light screen panel
2006 University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry
Architect: Walter Francl
Suspended Lobby Sculpture
University of North Florida Library, Jacksonville FL
Architect: RINK Partnership
Transom windows for 5 reading rooms
HSBC Bank Canada, Vancouver, BC
3-storey reflective glass wall mural
2005 Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring MD
Architect: Smith Group
Series of 20’ curved glass walls for main concourse
St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center, Lincoln NE
Glass lobby sculpture
New England Biolabs, Beverly MA
Architect: Jung/Brannen Associates
Atrium curtain wall
Attessa III – 250’ private yacht
Ceiling / skylight sculpture
2004 Maher Terminals, Port Elizabeth NJ
Glass lobby sculpture
Private residence, Racine WI
Glass sculpture and windows
2003 Montefaro Developments, La Jolla CA
Glass lobby partition wall
2002 Café Luca, Japan
Carved and painted glass partitions
Highline Hospital, Burien WA
Etched, carved and painted wall murals
2001 Private residence, Vancouver BC
Suspended glass ceiling, furniture, front door
Gambro Healthcare Unit, Nashville TN
Carved and painted glass screen
2000 Campus Crusade for Christ, Orlando FL
Carved and painted glass screen
General Motors Place, Vancouver BC
Glass Mural Wall
1999 Selkirk Financial Group, Chicago IL
Carved and painted logo wall
Oceanic Plaza Lobby, Vancouver BC
Architect: Musson Cattell Mackey
Layered glass wall mural
1998 Air Canada, Vancouver International Airport
Glass, steel and concrete water fountain sculpture
(in collaboration with Brian Baxter)
Canada Place, Vancouver BC
Bent, carved and painted commemorative sculpture
World Trade Centre, Vancouver BC
Carved and painted wall mural and elevator cabs
1997 Private residence of Mr. William Gates, Seattle WA
Architect: James Cutler
Series of glass entry screens
(in collaboration with Brian Baxter)
1996 Provincial Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Vancouver BC
Carved glass screens with applied glass details
1995 Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver BC
Series of themed glass partition walls, Gates 1 – 8
Renfrew Library, Vancouver BC
Architect: Roger Hughes and Partners
Mixed media reflective mural wall
(in collaboration with Brian Baxter)
1994 Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey BC
Windows for “Quiet Room”
1991 Blue Horizon Hotel, Vancouver BC
Interior Design: Pavelek & Associates
Glass water fountain and series of glass partition walls
Placer Dome Inc., Vancouver BC
Interior Design: BOTI
Mixed media mural walls
1990 Reception area of Shaughnessy Hospital, Vancouver BC
Carved glass screen with applied glass details
1989 Victoria International Airport, Victoria BC
Interior Design: Hopping Kovach Grinnell
Carved and sandblasted glass mural
1986 Expo ’86, Vancouver BC
Commemorative window laid by Prince Charles and Princess Diana
1985 Offices of Winter Olympics Committee in Calgary
Architect: Bain Burroughs Hansen
Carved glass screen
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