Tribute To Mother Earth by Youn Ja Johnson
Youn Ja Johnson attended UNM where she earned a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Master of Fine Arts from the UNM Department of Art and Art History. She has also taught classes in the UNM departments of Philosophy and Religious Studies. Designed to honor her own grandmother, all grandmothers, and Mother Earth, she generously donated this work to UNM in 1992. The University added the fountain and the seasonal plantings later, making "Tribute to Mother Earth" a piece of hydraulic art, art that incorprates water as part of its expression.