The First 50 Years: Highlights from the Civic Collection, 1973-2023

Just a week left to check out this exhibition at the Office of Arts and Culture located on the 3rd floor of King Street Station, 303 S. Jackson Street, Seattle. I am so thrilled to have my work included in this show!

The City Of Seattle purchased 2 panels from a 6 panel series called “The Mango Tree.” This series of large scale lithographs printed on lengths of turban cloth featured my old family photographs dating back to the 1920’s. A faint green text printed from top to bottom across all six panels tells our family stories as they have been told to me.

Here’s a snippet from the Office of Arts and Culture’s website:

“Since the 1% for Public Art ordinance was created in 1973, the Seattle Civic Collection has grown to include 4,112 artworks, 3,674 of which are displayed throughout city buildings. The remaining 438 are permanently sited throughout Seattle. The First 50 Years includes artworks that highlight the breadth and depth of the collection and artistry of the region. Artists in the exhibition include national icon Jacob Lawrence, Sherry Markowitz, Marita Dingus, Susan Point, Akio Takamori, Jeffry Mitchell, and newer artists in the collection including Humaira Abid, Robert “Running Fisher” Upham, Natalie Ball and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas.  

The Civic Collection is an amazing living history focused mainly on artists in the Pacific Northwest region and offers a snapshot of the area’s artistic output over the past 50 years. Curated by Blake Haygood, ARTS Curator, and Collections Manager. “