# List of public art in Kirkland, Washington

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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 |
| The Storyteller | Richard Beyer | 1987 (installed) | 5808 Lake Washington Blvd NE 47°39′37″N 122°12′22″W﻿ / ﻿47.6602°N 122.2062°W﻿ / 47.6602; -122.2062﻿ (The Storyteller) | Cast aluminum | 8.5 x 18 x 8 ft. | |
| The Homecoming | Stanley Bleifeld | 1992 | Marina Park 47°40′29″N 122°12′29″W﻿ / ﻿47.6748°N 122.2081°W﻿ / 47.6748; -122.2081﻿ (The Homecoming) | Bronze | | |
| Centennial Fountain | James Herbert FitzGerald | 1972 | Marina Park 47°40′32″N 122°12′31″W﻿ / ﻿47.6755°N 122.2085°W﻿ / 47.6755; -122.2085﻿ (Centennial Fountain) | Bronze | 13 ft. x 41 in. x 46 in | |
| The Water Bearers | Glenna Goodacre | 1994 (dedicated) | David Brink Park 47°40′16″N 122°12′21″W﻿ / ﻿47.6711°N 122.2059°W﻿ / 47.6711; -122.2059﻿ (The Water Bearers) | Bronze | 8 x 19 x 19 ft. | |
| Puddle Jumpers | Glenna Goodacre | 1989 | Marina Park 47°40′33″N 122°12′32″W﻿ / ﻿47.6757°N 122.2088°W﻿ / 47.6757; -122.2088﻿ (Puddle Jumpers) | Bronze | 68 in. x 12 ft. x 41 in. | |
| Changing Workplace, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow | John Hoge and Richard Beyer | ca. 1985 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology East Building (outside) 47°42′16″N 122°10′03″W﻿ / ﻿47.7045°N 122.1676°W﻿ / 47.7045; -122.1676﻿ (Changing Workplace, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow) | Granite | 84 x 144 x 84 in. | |
| The First Romance | Monyo Mihailescu-Nasturel | 1992 (dedicated) | Houghton Beach Park 47°39′37″N 122°12′24″W﻿ / ﻿47.6602°N 122.2067°W﻿ / 47.6602; -122.2067﻿ (The First Romance) | Bronze | 48 x 52 x 48 in. | |
| Leap Frogging | Monyo Mihailescu-Nasturel | 1991 | Marsh Park 47°39′54″N 122°12′26″W﻿ / ﻿47.6651°N 122.2073°W﻿ / 47.6651; -122.2073﻿ (Leap Frogging) | Bronze | 53 x 69 x 44 in. | |
| Mountain Comrades | Dan Ostermiller | 1989 | Corner Kirkland Avenue and State Street 47°40′31″N 122°12′13″W﻿ / ﻿47.6754°N 122.2037°W﻿ / 47.6754; -122.2037﻿ (Mountain Comrades) | Bronze | 12 x 60 x 68 in. | |
| Close Quarters | Dan Ostermiller | 1990 | Corner Central Way and Lake Street 47°40′35″N 122°12′26″W﻿ / ﻿47.6764°N 122.2073°W﻿ / 47.6764; -122.2073﻿ (Close Quarters) | Bronze | 62 x 77 x 52 in. | |
| Winter | Peter Skinner | | Houghton Beach Park 47°39′34″N 122°12′26″W﻿ / ﻿47.6594°N 122.2071°W﻿ / 47.6594; -122.2071﻿ (Winter) | Finnish granite | Sculpture: 72 x 30 x 48 in.; Base: approx. 22 x 45 x 70 in. | |
| Spring | Peter Skinner | | Houghton Beach Park 47°39′40″N 122°12′24″W﻿ / ﻿47.6610°N 122.2067°W﻿ / 47.6610; -122.2067﻿ (Spring) | Finnish granite | | |
| Wind Gyro #2 | Bob Becker | | Forbes Creek Fire Station 47°41′43″N 122°12′35″W﻿ / ﻿47.6954°N 122.2098°W﻿ / 47.6954; -122.2098﻿ (Wind Gyro #2) | | | |
| Betty Lou | Lisa Sheets | ca. 1994 | Banner Bank, Kirkland Ave. and Main Street 47°40′33″N 122°12′17″W﻿ / ﻿47.6758°N 122.2048°W﻿ / 47.6758; -122.2048﻿ (Betty Lou) | Bronze | | |
| Carousel | Richard Beyer | ca. 1995 | Downtown library 47°40′33″N 122°12′11″W﻿ / ﻿47.6757°N 122.2030°W﻿ / 47.6757; -122.2030﻿ (Carousel) | Cast aluminum | | |
| Bounding Mule Deer | Dan Ostermiller | | Lake Washington Blvd and Lakeview Drive 47°39′26″N 122°12′18″W﻿ / ﻿47.6571°N 122.2049°W﻿ / 47.6571; -122.2049﻿ (Bounding Mule Deer) | Bronze | | |
| Circulations | Christine Bourdette | | Totem Lake freeway station47°42′54″N 122°11′10″W﻿ / ﻿47.7150°N 122.1862°W﻿ / 47.7150; -122.1862﻿ (Circulations) | Steel and granite | | |
| Cow and Coyote | Brad Rule | ca. 2002 | Corner of Central Way and Lake Street South 47°40′36″N 122°12′26″W﻿ / ﻿47.6767°N 122.2073°W﻿ / 47.6767; -122.2073﻿ (Cow and Coyote) | Bronze | | Traditionally dressed in whimsical costumes on holidays by city residents since 2011 |
| The Fisherman | Richard Beyer | ca. 1998 | Waverly Beach Park 47°41′11″N 122°12′57″W﻿ / ﻿47.6864°N 122.2157°W﻿ / 47.6864; -122.2157﻿ (The Fisherman) | Cast aluminum | | |
| Gateway | Wayne Chabre | | City of Kirkland Annex Building, 302 1st Street 47°40′39″N 122°12′29″W﻿ / ﻿47.6774°N 122.2081°W﻿ / 47.6774; -122.2081﻿ (Gateway) | Copper | | |
| Giving Back | Kate Martin | ca. 2002 | Park Lane and Lake Street South 47°40′33″N 122°12′24″W﻿ / ﻿47.6759°N 122.2066°W﻿ / 47.6759; -122.2066﻿ (Giving Back) | Bronze fountain | | |
| Matador | Micajah Bienvenu | | Corner 3rd Street and 10th Ave 47°40′58″N 122°12′14″W﻿ / ﻿47.6829°N 122.2039°W﻿ / 47.6829; -122.2039﻿ (Matador) | | | |
| Ontar | Anthony Howe | | Juanita Village 47°42′16″N 122°12′39″W﻿ / ﻿47.7045°N 122.2107°W﻿ / 47.7045; -122.2107﻿ (Ontar) | Stainless steel, copper and fiberglass | | |
| Rac-o-Lom | Anthony Howe | | Juanita Village 47°42′16″N 122°12′39″W﻿ / ﻿47.7045°N 122.2107°W﻿ / 47.7045; -122.2107﻿ (Rac-o-Lom) | Stainless steel and fiberglass | | |
| Reverb | Anthony Howe | | Lake Street South 47°40′27″N 122°12′22″W﻿ / ﻿47.6741°N 122.2061°W﻿ / 47.6741; -122.2061﻿ (Reverb) | Stainless steel | | |
| Gesture #1 | John Hoge | | Carillon Woods Park 47°39′26″N 122°11′56″W﻿ / ﻿47.6573°N 122.1988°W﻿ / 47.6573; -122.1988﻿ (Gesture #1) | Basalt | | |
| The Gossips | Louise McDowell | | Peter Kirk Park 47°40′37″N 122°12′03″W﻿ / ﻿47.6770°N 122.2009°W﻿ / 47.6770; -122.2009﻿ (The Gossips) | Bronze | | |
| Last Gift | Dennis Brown | ca. 2003 | 88 Kirkland Avenue 47°40′31″N 122°12′25″W﻿ / ﻿47.6754°N 122.2070°W﻿ / 47.6754; -122.2070﻿ (Last Gift) | Concrete | | |
| Nesting | Rosie Sandifer | | Park Lane 47°40′34″N 122°12′22″W﻿ / ﻿47.6761°N 122.2062°W﻿ / 47.6761; -122.2062﻿ (Nesting) | Bronze | | Relocated 2015? |
| Of Grace | Leo Osborne | | Park Lane 47°40′34″N 122°12′22″W﻿ / ﻿47.6761°N 122.2062°W﻿ / 47.6761; -122.2062﻿ (Of Grace) | Bronze | | |
| Fountain and post-tensioned obelisk | John Hoge | 2003 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology Technology Center (outside) 47°42′19″N 122°10′05″W﻿ / ﻿47.7052°N 122.1680°W﻿ / 47.7052; -122.1680﻿ (Fountain and post-tensioned obelisk) | Granite | | |
| The Natural | Gary Price | ca. 2002 | Peter Kirk Park ballfield 47°40′38″N 122°12′11″W﻿ / ﻿47.6771°N 122.2031°W﻿ / 47.6771; -122.2031﻿ (The Natural) | Bronze | | |
| Social Intricacy/The Beach | Carolyn Law | ca. 2011 | Kirkland Transit Center 47°40′35″N 122°12′12″W﻿ / ﻿47.6763°N 122.2032°W﻿ / 47.6763; -122.2032﻿ (Social Intricacy/The Beach) | Granite | | |
| Rainwater fountain | John Hoge | ca. 2006 | Ben Franklin Elementary 47°39′44″N 122°10′23″W﻿ / ﻿47.6621°N 122.173°W﻿ / 47.6621; -122.173﻿ (Rainwater fountain) | Basalt | | |
| Patination | Julie Speidel | | 11250 Kirkland Way 47°40′44″N 122°11′18″W﻿ / ﻿47.6789°N 122.1882°W﻿ / 47.6789; -122.1882﻿ (Patination) | | | |
| Vessel Grouping fountain | John Hoge | 2010 | Kirkland Avenue and Lake Street 47°40′31″N 122°12′23″W﻿ / ﻿47.6754°N 122.2063°W﻿ / 47.6754; -122.2063﻿ (Vessel Grouping) | Red and black granite glacial erratic boulders | | Cully Ewing credited as assistant on plaque |
| Sun Signs; July | Sharon Bender | 1989 | Kirkland Public Library (garden) 47°40′32″N 122°12′09″W﻿ / ﻿47.6756°N 122.2026°W﻿ / 47.6756; -122.2026﻿ (Sun Signs; July) | Bronze on granite base | 102 inches (2,600 mm) tall | |
| Oceanic (mural) | Dayton Claudio | 2005 | Kirkland Public Library (exterior south wall) 47°40′33″N 122°12′11″W﻿ / ﻿47.6758°N 122.2030°W﻿ / 47.6758; -122.2030﻿ (Oceanic) | Cast epoxy/fiberglass | | Artist sued United States to display piece that was offensive to Senator Jesse Helms. |
| Pump-to-gram (two-dimensional illustration) | W. Scott Trimble | 2014 | Metro pump station 3rd Street and Park Lane 47°40′35″N 122°12′13″W﻿ / ﻿47.6765°N 122.2037°W﻿ / 47.6765; -122.2037﻿ (Pump-to-gram) | Powder‐coated and painted steel and aluminum, cast glass | | |
| Sidewalk stepping stones | Benson Shaw | 2014 | Central Way pedestrian bulbs at Lake Street and Main Street 47°40′35″N 122°12′25″W﻿ / ﻿47.6765°N 122.2069°W﻿ / 47.6765; -122.2069﻿ (Stepping stones)47°40′37″N 122°12′18″W﻿ / ﻿47.6770°N 122.2050°W﻿ / 47.6770; -122.2050﻿ (Stepping stones) | Glass, ceramic and metal mosaic | | |
| Birdhouses | Piper O'Neill | 2008 | Kirkland Avenue and Main Street 47°40′32″N 122°12′18″W﻿ / ﻿47.6755°N 122.2051°W﻿ / 47.6755; -122.2051﻿ (Birdhouses) | Etched steel with laser‐cut figures | | Artist also created SIFF's Golden Space Needle Award. |
| The Spikes | Merrily Dicks | 2017 (installed) | Cross Kirkland Corridor at NE 85th Street 47°40′46″N 122°11′24″W﻿ / ﻿47.6794°N 122.1901°W﻿ / 47.6794; -122.1901﻿ (The Spikes) | 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 | First installation on Cross Kirkland Corridor trail; sculpture created by Lake Washington Institute of Technology welding student |
| Crane in its Vigilance | Matt Babcock | 2016 | Kirkland Justice Center 47°42′24″N 122°11′05″W﻿ / ﻿47.706581°N 122.184781°W﻿ / 47.706581; -122.184781﻿ (Crane in its Vigilance) | Bronze and glass fiber reinforced concrete. | 17'H x 11'W x 5'D. Weight 2800 lbs | |