Artwork copyright Virginia Paquette. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Virginia Paquette. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Tornado: Air in Air: Vortex, 2007

Virginia Paquette
American (born 1947, died 2022)

Location: Yelm High School, Yelm

About the Artwork

Virginia Paquette's sculpture "Tornado: Air in Air: Vortex" marks the domed "sky" of Yelm High School's commons area. It is inspired by the energy, passion, and focus of the school's students.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Yelm Community Schools.

About the Artist

The late Seattle-based artist Virginia Paquette created paintings and conceptual public art installations. She stated that the primary urge in her work is "to make marks, images, symbols that will communicate to you a message, feeling, visual stimuli that may be pleasing or thought-provoking."
Paquette received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1976 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1978, both in painting, from the University of Washington in Seattle.