Artwork copyright Frank Video. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Frank Video. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Frank Video. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Frank Video. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Frank Video. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Personal Marker Wall, 1994

Frank Video
(American, born 1955)

Location: Seattle Central College, Seattle

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Artist Frank Video initiated the Personal Marker Wall installation for Seattle Central College. It is comprised of a series of tiles created by the Seattle Central College community each year. Video refers to the installation as an "incremental sculpture" that serves as a "long term historical marker of the lives and times at Seattle Central College." Video used historical images from Seattle Public School Archives to initiate the project. He screen printed these images onto ceramic tiles.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Seattle Central Community College.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Seattle-based artist Frank Video creates public art designs and artworks, site-specific art installations, and video works. In his own words, “The bulk of my public artwork attempts to memorialize the way we were and the way we are today.”
Frank Video studied at Seattle Central Community College, Bellevue Community College, the University of Washington in Seattle, and Northern Illinois University. In addition to being a working artist, he has worked at a variety of arts organizations in the Seattle area for over twenty-five years. He has served as a commissioner for the Washington State Arts Commission, Seattle Arts Commission, and others.