Artwork copyright Susan Point. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Artwork copyright Susan Point. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Susan Point. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Artwork copyright Susan Point. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Susan Point. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission (detail).

Artwork copyright Susan Point. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Susan Point. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Susan Point. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Susan Point. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Sea to Sky, 1993

Susan Point
(Canadian | Musqueam, born 1952)

Location: Department of Enterprise Services, Olympia

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Coast Salish artist Susan Point's artwork is based on the human connection to the natural environment and the places we encounter. Sea to Sky was her first artwork created for Washington's State Art Collection.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Department of Natural Resources.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Susan Point is a celebrated First Nations Musqueam artist working in the Coast Salish tradition of her ancestors. She is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which is the traditional territory of the Musqueam.
Point creates fine art and public sculptural artworks in a variety of media. The use of her ancestral visual language is complemented by contemporary concepts, non traditional materials, and innovative design elements. She notes, "Coast Salish art has forever been a way to honour and remember significant details of our social lives. My hope is that my children remember to tell not only our cultural accounts, but also their own stories as well."