Artwork copyright Craig Lemley. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Division: Dominoes, 1981

Craig Lemley
American (born 1952)

Location: Central Washington University, Ellensburg

About the Artwork

'Divisions: Dominoes' is part of artist Craig Lemley's series of drawings featuring steel fence posts. He notes that fence posts function as both an artistic subject and object. The idea of a fence post brings to mind the division of spaces and separation of physical areas. As an object used in his composition, the fence post also becomes a formal element, dividing the picture plane. He created this piece by building up areas of dark charcoal. He then erased areas of the charcoal to form the image using erasers, sandpaper and felt.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Central Washington University.

About the Artist

Craig Lemley is a Bellingham, Washington-based artist. Born in North Dakota, he began his studies at the University of North Dakota. He received an Associate of Arts degree from Skagit Valley College's Whidbey Island campus in Northwestern Washington. He received Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees from Western Washington University in Bellingham (Northwestern Washington) in 1980 and 1982, respectively.