Artwork copyright Lani Tanaka. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Standing in a Canoe, 1993

Lani Tanaka
American (born 1961)

Location: West Woodland Elementary, Seattle

About the Artwork

Depicting a singular figure in a seascape, artist Lani Tanaka created Standing in a Canoe to explore the "underlying surrealism that exists right under the surface of a person's everyday life."

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

About the Artist

Artist Lani Tanaka creates figurative paintings that illustrate intimate settings and private worlds. She lives and works in San Francisco, California.