Congratulations to our
Third Place Award of Excellence Winner
John Oleinik

John Oleinik was awarded third place for his Oil on Linen, Only Light Can Drive Out Darkness 

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About John:
John has been an Architect with a private practice since 1983 specializing in the design of custom single family homes. For the last four years, he has been making the professional transition into Fine Art.  He is able to bring some of the unique skills acquired as an architect to his oil paintings. Each painting is an experimentation in light, form and color; each one building from the previous works. Stylistically, his paintings combine the aspects of photo-realism and abstract art.

About ONLY LIGHT CAN DRIVE OUT DARKNESS:

Description: Abstract super-realism; from the Elecromechanical Evolution Series.

The title is from a quote by Martin Luther King, Jr.:  Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.  Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Education:
Bachelor of Architecture from Syracuse University 1979
Licensed Architect- State of California 1983
Private Architectural Practice since 1983; many architectural awards and publications.

ART HONORS & AWARDS:

Selected for Urban Tree Exhibition (First Year 2009) by Port of San Diego – Title: ARTREE WITH COLOR CHANGING LEAVES

Del Mar Fair:

2014 – 2 Honorable Mentions
2015 - 1 Honorable Mention

2016 – Coordinators Best of Show Award

2017 – First Place for Cityscape – Oil

First Place for Still Life – Oil

Second Place for Landscape – Oil

2016 Newport Beach 52^nd Annual Art Festival
Best-of-Show, Judges’ Choice

Memberships:

The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild, Exhibitions Chair

Spanish Village Art Guild (2016)

Website:  oleinikarchitect.com