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Born 1947 New York. Known for: Geometric shaped wood sculpture, constructions.
John Okuliuk was raised on Governors Island, to first generation Italian and Russian parents. His father being in the military, John traveled around much of the country as a child, living for only a... Read full biography
John Okuliuk was raised on Governors Island, to first generation Italian and Russian parents. His father being in the military, John traveled around much of the country as a child, living for only a year or two in one place. At the age of 10, he moved from the east coast to Southern California near... Read full biography
John Okuliuk was raised on Governors Island, to first generation Italian and Russian parents. His father being in the military, John traveled around much of the country as a child, living for only a year or two in one place. At the age of 10, he moved from the east coast to Southern California near Disneyland where he went to school. He graduated from UC Santa Barbara, BFA, and UC Irvine, MFA. During his graduate work, he had his first solo show in New York at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery and the... Read full biography
John Okuliuk was raised on Governors Island, to first generation Italian and Russian parents. His father being in the military, John traveled around much of the country as a child, living for only a year or two in one place. At the age of 10, he moved from the east coast to Southern California near Disneyland where he went to school. He graduated from UC Santa Barbara, BFA, and UC Irvine, MFA. During his graduate work, he had his first solo show in New York at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery and the Jack Glenn Gallery in Corona del Mar, CA. This started his career as a professional artist. His first studio was in Costa Mesa, CA, a small storage unit that he converted to a live and work space. Carpentry captivated him at the time. From there he... Read full biography
John Okuliuk was raised on Governors Island, to first generation Italian and Russian parents. His father being in the military, John traveled around much of the country as a child, living for only a year or two in one place. At the age of 10, he moved from the east coast to Southern California near Disneyland where he went to school. He graduated from UC Santa Barbara, BFA, and UC Irvine, MFA. During his graduate work, he had his first solo show in New York at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery and the Jack Glenn Gallery in Corona del Mar, CA. This started his career as a professional artist. His first studio was in Costa Mesa, CA, a small storage unit that he converted to a live and work space. Carpentry captivated him at the time. From there he moved to San Pedro, CA, the port of Los Angeles, having found two old storefronts to live and work in for little... Read full biography
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John Okuliuk was raised on Governors Island, to first generation Italian and Russian parents. His father being in the military, John traveled around much of the country as a child, living for only a year or two in one place. At the age of 10, he moved from the east coast to Southern California near Disneyland where he went to school. He graduated from UC Santa Barbara, BFA, and UC Irvine, MFA.
During his graduate work, he had his first solo show in New York at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery and the Jack Glenn Gallery in Corona del Mar, CA. This started his career as a professional artist. His first studio was in Costa Mesa, CA, a small storage unit that he converted to a live and work space. Carpentry captivated him...But wait, there's more...
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