Artwork copyright Kathleen Coyle. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Untitled 1986, 1986

Kathleen Coyle
American (born 1957)

Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, Yakima

About the Artwork

Untitled 1986 is part of artist Kathleen Coyle's group of mixed-media artworks that combine textile elements with wax-resist painting and collaged elements. This piece features bright painted forms and is studded with porcupine quills. Coyle notes that the abstract shapes "represent emotions, free, bold and strong."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Yakima School District.

About the Artist

Kathleen Coyle is a Seattle-based artist who creates textiles, mixed media artworks, and jewelry.
Coyle attended Kent State University as a Design and Craft major from 1975 to 1977. In the summer of 1977, she traveled around the United States before landing in Seattle. In 1982, she graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in Textile Design.