Artwork copyright Susan Aurand. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1989.

Each Morning In April, 1986

Susan Aurand
American (born 1950)

Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, Yakima

About the Artwork

The charcoal drawing 'Each Morning in April' is part of artist Susan Aurand's series of works that explore the experience of childhood using dream-like imagery. She states that these works explore "questions of identity and suggest an unspoken understanding and communication between the children and the manifestations of nature."

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

About the Artist

Susan Aurand is a painter based in Olympia, Washington. She states that her work is "inspired by my passion for nature and my deep interest in symbols, metaphor, memory, and consciousness."
Aurand taught sculpture, ceramics, drawing, painting, art history, and humanities at The Evergreen State College from 1974 to 2018. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kalamazoo College, Michigan, in 1972 and a Master of Arts degree from Ohio State University in 1974.