Frank Boyden’s work can be found in museums and galleries near and far, from the Museum of Contemporary Craft Collection to the Pushkin Museum of Moscow, Russia. His influential works in ceramics, sculpture, and printmaking celebrate the natural and ecological through organic and faunal iconography. His cast bronze outdoor sculptures include the Vietnam War Memorial overlooking the ocean in Newport, OR, the William Stafford Memorial Standing Stones on the Willamette in Lake Oswego, OR, and works at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, the Oregon State Hospital, at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.
In 1970, he founded the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology in Otis, Oregon.
Works by Frank Boyden
Frank Boyden and Tom Coleman, Boyden/Coleman Vessel, 1968; stoneware
Photo by Dan Kvitka
Frank Boyden, Crane Bowl, 1981; ceramic
Photo by Hannah Finegold
Frank Boyden, Crane Bowl (detail), 1981; ceramic
Photo by Hannah Finegold
Frank Boyden, Skeleton Fish Forms, 1984; stoneware
Photo by Dan Kvitka
Frank Boyden, Swirling fish design, date unknown; ceramic
Photo by Hannah Finegold
Frank Boyden, Tea Bowl, date unknown; ceramic
Photo by Hannah Finegold
Frank Boyden, Tea Bowl, 2003; ceramic
Photo by Hannah Finegold
Frank Boyden, Tea Bowl, 2003; ceramic
Photo by Hannah Finegold
Frank Boyden, Tea Bowl, 2003; ceramic
Photo by Hannah Finegold
Frank Boyden, Tea Bowl, 2003; ceramic
Photo by Hannah Finegold
Frank Boyden, Tea Bowl, 2003; ceramic
Photo by Hannah Finegold
Frank Boyden, Tea Bowl, 2003; ceramic
Photo by Hannah Finegold
Frank Boyden, Tea Bowl, 2003; ceramic
Photo by Hannah Finegold
Frank Boyden, Tea Bowl, 2003; ceramic
Photo by Hannah Finegold
Frank Boyden, Xs and Arrows Vase, date unknown; ceramic
Photo by Hannah Finegold
Frank Boyden and Vladimir Tsivin, Torso Vase, date unknown; ceramic
Photo by Hannah Finegold
Frank Boyden and Sakazume Katsuyuki, Anagama Commemorative Plate, 1984; anagama-fired ceramic
