Marvin Oliver
Quinault/ Isleta Pueblo
"Mystical Journey"

$675 Framed
$260 Unframed

Drawing from his own Quinault heritage, Marvin Oliver has been exploring traditional Coast Salish design using innovative media of paper, wood, cast bronze, and most recently, glass sculpture. His works carry the traditional art of the Northwest Coast into contemporary imagery. Marvin’s works are widely collected and commissioned both nationally and internationally. In 1988, Marvin received one of the highest national honors: a $15,000 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in sculpture. Recent commissions include a 16-foot sculpture of bronze and glass for the Columbia City Library in Seattle and a 30-foot bronze sculpture, in the form of a dorsal fin of an orca, titled Spirit of Our Youth for the Central District of Seattle. Marvin is also an instructor at the University of Washington in two-dimensional art and wood design.