Artwork copyright Peggy Vanbianchi and Emily Standley Carlisle. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Artwork copyright Peggy Vanbianchi and Emily Standley Carlisle. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Salmon Rites, 1983

Peggy Vanbianchi and Emily Standley Carlisle
Peggy Vanbianchi (American, born 1949); Emily Standley (American, born 1939); Emily Carlisle (American, born 1939); Emily Standley Carlisle (American, born 1939)

Location: Office of the Washington State Auditor, Olympia

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

‘Salmon Rites’ was created by artist team Peggy Vanbianchi and Emily Standley Carlisle. They printed the salmon forms using a light-sensitive dye. They note, “The elements are applied in various combinations of layered relief to create the illusion of depth and transparency. The pieces describe the life cycle of NW salmon and their important place in the natural cycle of all life.”

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Peggy Vanbianchi and Emily Standley Carlisle are a collaborative artist team based in Western Washington. They create sculptural artworks made from fiber and organic materials.
Peggy Vanbianchi received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree from Humbolt State University in California. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland.
Emily Standley Carlisle received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston University. She later studied at the De Young Art Museum in San Francisco, the Radcliffe Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the Factory of Visual Art in Seattle.