Artwork copyright Jo Hockenhull. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Jo Hockenhull. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2018.

P-L-011-C (Siamese), 1982

Jo Hockenhull
American (born 1942)

Location: Olalla Elementary School, Port Orchard

About the Artwork

P-L-011-C (Siamese) is a painting by artist Jo Hockenhull. She based the imagery on an X-ray image of a Siamese cat. She created the smooth, precise composition by blocking out areas with stencils and airbrushing on paint. Describing her inspiration, she notes, "I am fascinated by parallels between the anatomies of humans and other animals."

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

About the Artist

Jo Hockenhull is a painter, printmaker, illustrator, and educator. She states that her work "explores connections that human beings seem to need with the past, the future and the natural world."
Hockenhull joined the faculty of Washington State University in Pullman, Eastern Washington, in 1972. She started the printmaking program in the Fine Arts Department that year, and later headed the Women's Studies program (1986-1996). She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Knox College in Illinois in 1963 and her Master of Arts degree from the University of Iowa in 1966. She now lives in Oregon.