Artwork copyright Angie Dixon. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Before the Wind, It was a Time of Turtles, 1994

Angie Dixon
American (born 1953)

Location: Logan Elementary, Spokane

About the Artwork

Before the Wind, It was a Time of Turtles is part of a series of artworks by artist Angie Dixon. This series focuses on the natural environment and feature landscape and animal imagery. Considered an ancient animal, you can find many stories about turtles in different cultures. The artist notes that this piece “begins a story which each person who sees the painting has the opportunity to complete with his or her imagination.”

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

About the Artist

Angie Dixon depicts her love of the Pacific Northwest in sumi paintings using traditional East Asian brush and ink techniques. Her interest in sumi ink painting began as an art student at the University of Washington in Seattle in 1975. She pursued graduate studies in fine art and art history in Hangzhou, China in 1984. She is based on Whidbey Island, in Northwestern Washington.