Artwork copyright Liz Mapelli. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Artwork copyright Liz Mapelli. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Artwork copyright Liz Mapelli. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Artwork copyright Liz Mapelli. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Artwork copyright Liz Mapelli. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Artwork copyright Liz Mapelli. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Artwork copyright Liz Mapelli. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Lou MacMillan.

Artwork copyright Liz Mapelli. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Liz Mapelli. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Zukunft, 1994

Liz Mapelli
American (born 1948)

Location: Sumner High School, Sumner

About the Artwork

Artist Liz Mapelli's 40-foot long glass tile mural Zukunft greets students at Sumner High School as they arrive and leave every day. The artwork's title means "future" in German. The artwork plays with the idea that when students enter the school, they are working towards their future. And when students leave the school, they are heading to their future in the rest of the world.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Sumner-Bonney Lake School District.

About the Artist

Artist Liz Mapelli is known in the Pacific Northwest for her large-scale glass artworks. She typically designed and installed her work as individual pieces or entire walls, floors, and ceilings. She currently focuses on printmaking and lives in Guanajuato, Mexico. She previously lived and worked in Skamania County, Southwestern Washington for many years.