Artwork copyright Justin Gibbens. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2024.

Artwork copyright Justin Gibbens. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2024.

Artwork copyright Justin Gibbens. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2024.

Artwork copyright Justin Gibbens. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2024.

Artwork copyright Justin Gibbens. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2024.

Artwork copyright Justin Gibbens. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2024.

Artwork copyright Justin Gibbens. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2024.

Artwork copyright Justin Gibbens. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2024.

Artwork copyright Justin Gibbens. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2024.

Artwork copyright Justin Gibbens. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2024.

Artwork copyright Justin Gibbens. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2024.

Rise Up!, 2024

Justin Gibbens
American (born 1975)

Location: Fife Elementary School, Tacoma

About the Artwork

Rise Up! by Justin Gibbens celebrates the inspirational and aspirational aspects of birds and flight by way of falcon imagery and text. The stylized bird panels are woven together with a blue ribbon that declares Fife Elementary School's RISE mantra: Responsible, Inclusive, Safe, Empathetic.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Fife Public Schools.

About the Artist

Thorp-based artist Justin Gibbens creates subversive zoological drawings. He uses images of non-human animals to “serve as cautionary tales and stand-ins for our anthropocentric selves.”

Gibbens received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art from Central Washington University in Ellensburg. He earned a Scientific Illustration Certificate from University of Washington, Seattle.