Artwork copyright Cheryll Leo-Gwin. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Comes the Red Horse, 1993

Cheryll Leo-Gwin
American (born 1944)

Location: Shoreline Community College, Shoreline

About the Artwork

Northwest artist Cheryll Leo-Gwin creates fantastical and dream-like compositions in a variety of materials including enamel, metal, painting, and digital. Comes the Red Horse explores symbolism, perception, and imagination by juxtaposing surreal images and figures onto the silhouette of a winged horse or Pegasus. The steel shape of the winged horse was a castoff that Leo-Gwin found outside of a porcelain enamel plant. It was previously used to make old gas station sign reproductions.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Shoreline Community College.

About the Artist

Northwest artist Cheryll Leo-Gwin creates fantastical compositions using a variety of materials including enamel, metal, painting, and digital. Many of her artworks draw on imagery from dreams as well as her Chinese heritage.