Artwork copyright Katherine Cresci. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1985.

Artwork copyright Katherine Cresci. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1985 (detail).

Artwork copyright Katherine Cresci. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1985 (detail).

You Are Here, 1983

Katherine Cresci
American (born 1957)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

About the Artwork

Artist Katherine Cresci created the collage ‘You Are Here’ after she returned from studying in Europe. It is an abstract, birds-eye representation of her neighborhood. It combines beads, string, and sticks in a detailed, map-like grid. A white “X” seems to mark the spot. She notes that she created this piece as a way to find her direction in life. She states, “Realizing where you have been and where you are at the moment will help you to decide the easiest route to where you are going.”

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State Arts Commission.

About the Artist

Katherine Cresci is a New York City-based artist. Cresci was born in France, and her family immigrated to Walla Walla, in Southeastern Washington, in 1968 when she was eleven years old. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Fort Wright College in Spokane, Eastern Washington, and a Master of Arts degree from Villa Schifanoia School of Fine Art in Florence, Italy.