Wood Art Sculpture Carving Artist
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CONRAD SARZYNICK, b.1973
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Conrad Sarzynick is a self-taught artist who began wood sculpting 1995 in Ontario. Since 1999 he has lived permanently in British Columbia, first in Vancouver, then in 2011 to Powell River on British Columbia’s upper Sunshine Coast. He has exhibited in galleries and group shows in Vancouver, North Vancouver, Richmond, Powell River and along the Sunshine Coast and has had outdoor public sculptures in Castlegar, Penticton and Nelson. Conrad is also a poet, collage artist and painter who enjoys experimental vocal work and collaborating with improvisational musicians.
Exhibitions:
2023 “Resurface” (solo show), qathet Art Centre, Powell River, BC, Canada
2022 June-Present - “Sechelt Art Centre”, loan of large outdoor public sculpture “Resurface”, Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
2022 “Transformation”, with Scott Evans and Naoko Fukumaru, Sechelt Art Centre Doris Crowston Gallery, Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
2022 April-2021 April- “City of Nelson”, lease of large outdoor public sculpture “Tidal”, Nelson, BC, Canada
2021 “Imperfect Offerings”, three sculpture Fukumaru collaboration within Fukumaru’s large show, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC, Canada
2021 April-2020 May- “Castlegar Sculpturewalk”, Castlegar, BC, Canada, outdoor public exhibition of large scale sculpture “Tidal”.
2020 - “Zoom Art Exhibit” Zoom Magazine 10 Year Anniversary best of Sunshine Coast arts, One Flower One Leaf Gallery, Gibsons, BC, Canada
2020 May-2019 April- “City of Penticton”, lease of large outdoor public sculpture “Resurface”, Pentiction, BC, Canada
2019 “Studio Tour Group Exhibition”, Tidal Arts Centre, Lund, BC, Canada
2019 - “Expose Yourself”, TAC Gallery, Powell River, BC, Canada
2019 April- 2018 May- “Castlegar Sculpturewalk”, Castlegar, BC, Canada, outdoor public exhibition of large scale sculpture “Resurface”
2018 - “Expose Yourself”, TAC Gallery, Powell River, BC, Canada
2018- “MAS Current Works Exhibition”, TAC Gallery, Powell River, BC, Canada
2017-2015 - “Sunshine Coast Art Crawl”, Roberts Creek, BC, Canada
2017 - “Powell River Studio Tour”, Powell River, BC, Canada
2017 - “Expose Yourself”, Powell River, BC, Canada
2016 - “Powell River Dreams”, Powell River, BC, Canada
2013 - “Townsite Brewing”, Powell River, BC, Canada
2009 - “The Nim Nums”, Ayden Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2007 - “From the Edge of the Forest”, CityScape Community Art Space, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
2006 - “A Bone, A Dream and The Skin In Between”, Ayden Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005 - “Two Trees”, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada, and second exhibition at, The Cornerstone at UniverCity SFU, Burnaby BC, Canada.
2003 - Greater Vancouver Wood Arts Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2002 -“BC Woodworking Show”, group exhibition, Cloverdale, BC, Canada
2001 - “Church of Pointless Hysteria”, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2001-2010 - Dynamo Arts Association, Vancouver BC, Canada, Exhibit as part of yearly “artist studio” open houses and “Swarm” events
Publications:
2021 Summer - “Zoom” magazine’s “Ten Years Zoom Collector’s Edition” photos celebrating Sunshine Coast art.
2020 - “Zoom” magazine’s “The Holiday Issue”, 10 Year Anniversary Top Sunshine Coast artists.
2016 - “Zoom” magazine’s “New Year 2016” issue, two page feature article on Sarzynick’s artwork
2011 - June/July issue “Canadian Woodworking Magazine”, Sarzynick wrote seven page article on wood carving
2005 - “Two Trees”, exhibition book
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Galleries With Works Continually Exhibited:
2022-2018 - Turadh Fine Art, Powell River, BC Canada
2020-2019 - Grove Front Gallery, Sechelt, BC, Canada
2019-2013 - Artique Gallery, Powell River, BC Canada
2012-2011 - Tug Ghum, Lund, BC, Canada
2011-2006 - Ayden Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2010-2003 - The Wood Co-op, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005-2004 - Industrial Artifacts, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005-2004 - Aaron Ross Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
