Artwork copyright Christie Tirado. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Artwork copyright Christie Tirado. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Everything Time Studio, 2021.
Training ll, 2019
Christie Tirado
American (born 1990)
Location: Foothills Elementary, Buckley
About the Artwork
Christie Tirado's woodblock print 'Training II' focuses on a young man who is absorbed in his work. Tirado uses her art to highlight and honor the Mexican migrant farmworkers whose hard work often goes under-recognized and under-appreciated. This artwork is part of a curated collection by Erin Dengerink in October 2021 at Foothills Elementary, in Buckley, Western Washington. The local art selection committee wanted artworks that are beautiful, intriguing, and spark imagination.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with White River School District.
About the Artist
Artist and art teacher Christie Tirado creates prints and drawings that explore her Mexican-American heritage and identity. Her art also focuses on the life of Hispanic migrant farmworkers, who often go unheard, unseen, and underappreciated. Tirado wants her prints to spark conversations about the realities of the labor carried out by America’s essential workers, and their value and contributions to Washington State and to the nation’s overall economy. She is the daughter of immigrants from Mexico.Tirado graduated from Tacoma's School of the Arts, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington in 2013 and a Master in Teaching degree from Heritage University in 2016. She taught art to elementary and middle school students in the Yakima Valley, Central Washington for seven years. Christie is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in printmaking at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
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