Artwork copyright Kim Hoffman. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1985.

Artwork copyright Kim Hoffman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Kim Hoffman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

The Queen City Kestrel, 1983

Kim Hoffman
American (born 1950)

Location: Vista Middle School, Ferndale

About the Artwork

The Queen City Kestrel is part of artist Kim Hoffman's series of wooden sculptures called "Birdboxes." The sculpture is filled with different geometric shapes. The many layers of these elements invite the viewer to look closely. The artist notes, "The boxes are a narrative about my interests, my awareness of the non-human world, and my personal experiences in life with people… Often I am trying to represent a gesture or experience; sometimes assigning in my own mind a specific person to a shape within the box and then relating it spatially to other shapes in the box."

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

About the Artist

Hoffman received a Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in Seattle.