VANCOUVER – Graffiti, normally a transitory art form, is the subject of a more permanent body of work created especially for exhibit at WSU Vancouver by local artist Leah Jackson.
Jackson took photographs of graffiti while traveling in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, France and the U.S. Some of the graffiti has since been painted over. She has displayed those photos on distressed surfaces such as rusted steel and weathered wood.
Jackson’s artwork is on display in the WSU Vancouver Library through Nov. 21.
Jackson is best known in Vancouver as an arts advocate and bicycle activist. She is one of the founding members of the Mosaic Arts Alliance and owner of both Angst Gallery at 1015 Main St., in downtown Vancouver, and the adjacent wine and art bar, Niche.
WSU Vancouver art galleries are open 8 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday. Admission is free.
For more information, contact Erin Dengerink Madarang at madarang@vancouver.wsu.edu or 360-546-9551.