Haiying Wu's 2024 Work at SPSCC
SPSCC served as the space where Haiying Wu completed the full-scale clay statue from March to October 2024, providing public visiting hours during that time.
Billy Frank Jr. was a Nisqually tribal member who fought tirelessly to ensure that the U.S. government would honor the promises made in the treaties with Washington tribes. He was arrested more than 50 times for exercising his treaty right to fish. His perseverance paved the way for the “Boldt Decision”, which affirmed the right of Washington treaty tribes to take up to half of the harvestable salmon in western Washington, reaffirmed tribal treaty reserved rights, and established the tribes as comanagers of the salmon resource.
Born in China, Haiying Wu attended the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. He worked as a sculptor creating public artworks in Chengdu. After emigrating to the United States, Mr. Wu earned his Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from the University of Washington, Seattle.
