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Otto Youngers
American (born 1964)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

About the Artwork

Otto Youngers created an imaginary world that starts in the "Curiosity Case." The wood sculptures of mythical and unlikely characters appear to be escaping into the library from the display case, encouraging students to imagine what might be going on.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State Arts Commission.

About the Artist

Otto Youngers is a Tacoma-based artist. He creates imaginative narrative sculptures using reclaimed wood.

Yongers received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Kansas in Lawrence in 1988. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1992. He has taught art at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma and at Bellevue Community College (both in Western Washington).

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