Veterans and Artists

Washington's State Art Collection includes several artists who are also military veterans. This group includes twelve artists who served in World War II (1939-45), five who served in the Korean War (1950-53), six Vietnam War (1955-75) veterans, one post-9/11 veteran, and one female artist who served as a nurse in World War II. Many of these artists used the G.I. Bill to study art at colleges and universities.

We thank all veterans for their service.

Each artist is only featured once – click on the artist's name to explore more by that artist.

Did You Know: ArtsWA’s Wellness, Arts, and the Military (WAM) program supports the growth of artists and arts organizations who have arts and wellness programs for military connected communities. WAM includes arts programming grants, training, funding, and outreach.

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