Artwork copyright Aki Sogabe. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Aki Sogabe. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Rainier in Autumn, 2002

Aki Sogabe
Japanese (born 1945)

Location: Lower Columbia College, Longview

About the Artwork

Northwest artist Aki Sogabe created 'Autumn' through the elaborate construction of cut paper. This piece captures the atmosphere of an autumn scene, with majestic Mount Rainier in the background.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Lower Columbia College.

About the Artist

Sogabe was in middle school when she made her first paper-cut artworks. She studied design and illustration at the Japan Art Institute. In 1978, she moved to the U.S. and introduced kiri-e to the Pacific Northwest. She is also an award-winning children's book illustrator. Her public art is installed in Seattle's Pike Place Market (panels showing the history of Japanese American farmers), the "Dragon Tower" at Uwajimaya Village in Seattle, and other sites in Washington State. She lives in Bellevue, Western Washington.