Artwork copyright Robert Leverich. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Robert Leverich. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Robert Leverich. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Robert Leverich. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Robert Leverich. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Robert Leverich. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Ways of Knowing, 2017

Robert Leverich
American (born 1953)

Location: Vashon Island High School, Vashon Island

About the Artwork

Artist Robert Leverich created the sculpture Ways of Knowing from Cascade Granite. He sourced the stone from the Cascade Mountains, weathered and shaped by nature over thousands of years. The installation features two halves of a hollowed boulder, opening out over three long stone slabs. A polished band of stone runs along each slab like a pathway. The sculpture serves as an engaging meeting place and a landmark for the Vashon Island High School community. When designing the sculpture, the artist thought about "islands like Vashon as points of embarkation and return, with distinctive cultures; about education as drawing out knowledge rather than pushing it in; and about ways—the slipways used to launch boats, seaways, roadways… pathways."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Vashon Island School District.

About the Artist

Olympia, Washington-based artist and professor Robert Leverich creates architectural, sculptural, and craft-based artworks.
Leverich teaches at The Evergreen State College in Olympia. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in architecture from the University of Minnesota. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree in woodworking and furniture from the Rochester Institute of Technology's School for American Crafts in New York State.