This is a list of public art in Kirkland, Washington .
This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.
Most of the works mentioned are sculptures. When this is not the case (sound installation, for example) it is stated next to the title.
Title | Artist | Year | Location/GPS Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Notes |
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The Storyteller | Richard Beyer | 1987 (installed) | 5808 Lake Washington Blvd NE 47°39′37″N122°12′22″W / 47.6602°N 122.2062°W | Cast aluminum | 8.5 x 18 x 8 ft. | [1] |
The Homecoming | Stanley Bleifeld | 1992 | Marina Park 47°40′29″N122°12′29″W / 47.6748°N 122.2081°W | Bronze | [2] | |
Centennial Fountain![]() | James Herbert FitzGerald | 1972 | Marina Park 47°40′32″N122°12′31″W / 47.6755°N 122.2085°W | Bronze | 13 ft. x 41 in. x 46 in | [3] |
The Water Bearers | Glenna Goodacre | 1994 (dedicated) | David Brink Park 47°40′16″N122°12′21″W / 47.6711°N 122.2059°W | Bronze | 8 x 19 x 19 ft. | [4] |
Puddle Jumpers | Glenna Goodacre | 1989 | Marina Park 47°40′33″N122°12′32″W / 47.6757°N 122.2088°W | Bronze | 68 in. x 12 ft. x 41 in. | [5] |
Changing Workplace, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow | John Hoge and Richard Beyer | ca. 1985 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology East Building (outside) 47°42′16″N122°10′03″W / 47.7045°N 122.1676°W | Granite | 84 x 144 x 84 in. | [6] [7] |
The First Romance | Monyo Mihailescu-Nasturel | 1992 (dedicated) | Houghton Beach Park 47°39′37″N122°12′24″W / 47.6602°N 122.2067°W | Bronze | 48 x 52 x 48 in. | [8] |
Leap Frogging | Monyo Mihailescu-Nasturel | 1991 | Marsh Park 47°39′54″N122°12′26″W / 47.6651°N 122.2073°W | Bronze | 53 x 69 x 44 in. | [9] |
Mountain Comrades | Dan Ostermiller | 1989 | Corner Kirkland Avenue and State Street 47°40′31″N122°12′13″W / 47.6754°N 122.2037°W | Bronze | 12 x 60 x 68 in. | [10] |
Close Quarters | Dan Ostermiller | 1990 | Corner Central Way and Lake Street 47°40′35″N122°12′26″W / 47.6764°N 122.2073°W | Bronze | 62 x 77 x 52 in. | [11] |
Winter | Peter Skinner | Houghton Beach Park 47°39′34″N122°12′26″W / 47.6594°N 122.2071°W | Finnish granite | Sculpture: 72 x 30 x 48 in.; Base: approx. 22 x 45 x 70 in. | [12] | |
Spring | Peter Skinner | Houghton Beach Park 47°39′40″N122°12′24″W / 47.6610°N 122.2067°W | Finnish granite | [13] | ||
Wind Gyro #2 | Bob Becker | Forbes Creek Fire Station 47°41′43″N122°12′35″W / 47.6954°N 122.2098°W | [13] | |||
Betty Lou | Lisa Sheets | ca. 1994 | Banner Bank, Kirkland Ave. and Main Street 47°40′33″N122°12′17″W / 47.6758°N 122.2048°W | Bronze | [13] | |
Carousel | Richard Beyer | ca. 1995 | Downtown library 47°40′33″N122°12′11″W / 47.6757°N 122.2030°W | Cast aluminum | [13] | |
Bounding Mule Deer | Dan Ostermiller | Lake Washington Blvd and Lakeview Drive 47°39′26″N122°12′18″W / 47.6571°N 122.2049°W | Bronze | [13] | ||
Circulations | Christine Bourdette | Totem Lake freeway station 47°42′54″N122°11′10″W / 47.7150°N 122.1862°W | Steel and granite | [13] | ||
Cow and Coyote | Brad Rule | ca. 2002 | Corner of Central Way and Lake Street South 47°40′36″N122°12′26″W / 47.6767°N 122.2073°W | Bronze | Traditionally dressed in whimsical costumes on holidays by city residents since 2011 [14] [15] [13] | |
The Fisherman | Richard Beyer | ca. 1998 | Waverly Beach Park 47°41′11″N122°12′57″W / 47.6864°N 122.2157°W | Cast aluminum | [13] | |
Gateway | Wayne Chabre | City of Kirkland Annex Building, 302 1st Street 47°40′39″N122°12′29″W / 47.6774°N 122.2081°W | Copper | [13] | ||
Giving Back | Kate Martin | ca. 2002 | Park Lane and Lake Street South 47°40′33″N122°12′24″W / 47.6759°N 122.2066°W | Bronze fountain | [13] | |
Matador | Micajah Bienvenu | Corner 3rd Street and 10th Ave 47°40′58″N122°12′14″W / 47.6829°N 122.2039°W | [13] | |||
Ontar | Anthony Howe | Juanita Village 47°42′16″N122°12′39″W / 47.7045°N 122.2107°W | Stainless steel, copper and fiberglass | [13] | ||
Rac-o-Lom | Anthony Howe | Juanita Village 47°42′16″N122°12′39″W / 47.7045°N 122.2107°W | Stainless steel and fiberglass | [13] | ||
Reverb | Anthony Howe | Lake Street South 47°40′27″N122°12′22″W / 47.6741°N 122.2061°W | Stainless steel | [13] | ||
Gesture #1 | John Hoge | Carillon Woods Park 47°39′26″N122°11′56″W / 47.6573°N 122.1988°W | Basalt | [13] | ||
The Gossips | Louise McDowell | Peter Kirk Park 47°40′37″N122°12′03″W / 47.6770°N 122.2009°W | Bronze | [13] | ||
Last Gift | Dennis Brown | ca. 2003 | 88 Kirkland Avenue 47°40′31″N122°12′25″W / 47.6754°N 122.2070°W | Concrete | [13] | |
Nesting | Rosie Sandifer | Park Lane 47°40′34″N122°12′22″W / 47.6761°N 122.2062°W | Bronze | [13] Relocated 2015? | ||
Of Grace | Leo Osborne | Park Lane 47°40′34″N122°12′22″W / 47.6761°N 122.2062°W | Bronze | [13] | ||
Fountain and post-tensioned obelisk | John Hoge | 2003 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology Technology Center (outside) 47°42′19″N122°10′05″W / 47.7052°N 122.1680°W | Granite | [7] [16] | |
The Natural | Gary Price | ca. 2002 | Peter Kirk Park ballfield 47°40′38″N122°12′11″W / 47.6771°N 122.2031°W | Bronze | [13] | |
Social Intricacy/The Beach | Carolyn Law | ca. 2011 | Kirkland Transit Center 47°40′35″N122°12′12″W / 47.6763°N 122.2032°W | Granite | [17] | |
Rainwater fountain | John Hoge | ca. 2006 | Ben Franklin Elementary 47°39′44″N122°10′23″W / 47.6621°N 122.173°W | Basalt | [18] [19] | |
Patination | Julie Speidel | 11250 Kirkland Way 47°40′44″N122°11′18″W / 47.6789°N 122.1882°W | [13] | |||
Vessel Grouping fountain | John Hoge | 2010 | Kirkland Avenue and Lake Street 47°40′31″N122°12′23″W / 47.6754°N 122.2063°W | Red and black granite glacial erratic boulders | [20] Cully Ewing credited as assistant on plaque | |
Sun Signs; July | Sharon Bender | 1989 | Kirkland Public Library (garden) 47°40′32″N122°12′09″W / 47.6756°N 122.2026°W | Bronze on granite base | 102 inches (2,600 mm) tall | [20] |
Oceanic (mural) | Dayton Claudio | 2005 | Kirkland Public Library (exterior south wall) 47°40′33″N122°12′11″W / 47.6758°N 122.2030°W | Cast epoxy/fiberglass | Artist sued United States to display piece that was offensive to Senator Jesse Helms. [21] [20] | |
Pump-to-gram (two-dimensional illustration) | W. Scott Trimble | 2014 | Metro pump station 3rd Street and Park Lane 47°40′35″N122°12′13″W / 47.6765°N 122.2037°W | Powder‐coated and painted steel and aluminum, cast glass | [20] | |
Sidewalk stepping stones | Benson Shaw | 2014 | Central Way pedestrian bulbs at Lake Street and Main Street 47°40′35″N122°12′25″W / 47.6765°N 122.2069°W 47°40′37″N122°12′18″W / 47.6770°N 122.2050°W | Glass, ceramic and metal mosaic | [20] | |
Birdhouses | Piper O'Neill | 2008 | Kirkland Avenue and Main Street 47°40′32″N122°12′18″W / 47.6755°N 122.2051°W | Etched steel with laser‐cut figures | Artist also created SIFF's Golden Space Needle Award. [20] | |
The Spikes | Merrily Dicks | 2017 (installed) | Cross Kirkland Corridor at NE 85th Street 47°40′46″N122°11′24″W / 47.6794°N 122.1901°W | Railroad spikes reclaimed from former BNSF line | Three 6–8 ft (1.8–2.4 m) columns rising from 4 ft × 4 ft (1.2 m × 1.2 m) metal base [22] | First installation on Cross Kirkland Corridor trail; sculpture created by Lake Washington Institute of Technology welding student [23] [24] |
Crane in its Vigilance | Matt Babcock | 2016 | Kirkland Justice Center | Bronze and glass fiber reinforced concrete. | 17'H x 11'W x 5'D. Weight 2800 lbs | [25] |