Georgia Gerber
Georgia Gerber, born 1955, grew up in Chester County, Pennsylvania, studied sculpture and bronze casting at Bucknell University, and then moved west to attend Graduate School at the University of Washington and begin her professional career. She lives on rural Whidbey Island, Washington, where she operates her own studio and foundry with the assistance of two women artisans and her husband. She primarily works with life size animal and human figures, often incorporating architectural or abstract elements into the design. A career emphasis has been the creation of accessible public artwork that encourages viewer interaction. Her works have become landmarks in Seattle, most notably Rachel The Pig, who has become the iconic symbol of the Pike Place Public Market.
Rachel the Pig, the Mascot of the Pike Place Market since 1986, collects on average $10,000 each year in donations for the Market.
Selected List of Public Sculpture
City Hall, Bothell, Washington 2017
NW Maritime Center, Port Townsend, Washington 2011
Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA 2007
Streetscape Downtown Renovation, Wichita, Kansas 1997 - 2000
Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, Washington 2004, 1997, 1993
Brown's Ferry Park, Tualatin, Oregon 1997
University Village, Seattle, Washington 2006, 1995
University of Washington/Huskey Stadium, Seattle, Washington 1995
Maritime Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1995
Wholey Fish and Meat Market, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1993
Mt. St. Helens Commemorative, Weyerhaeuser Co. 1991
Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon 1990
The High Desert Museum, Bend, Oregon 1989
Cornerstone Development, Tacoma, Washington 1987
Pioneer Courthouse, Portland Oregon 1986
Pike Place Market Foundation, Seattle, Washington 1986
Grand Northern Building, Anchorage, Alaska 1983
“I like my sculpture to invite an interaction with its audience. This is often meant to be a direct physical interaction, but always I strive to engage the viewer’s imagination. I tend to present an incomplete visual narrative; a story is suggested, a feeling evoked, and the viewers find themselves providing details.”