New Auburn Airport Mural Honors Women Aviation Pioneers

Myron Curry’s artwork celebrates historic achievements of Joann Osterud and Kimberly Scott Ford.

Meg Godlewski

Friday, April 03, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET

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A mural to honor influential women aviators (Kimberly Scott Ford, left, and Joann Osterud) goes up at Auburn Municipal Airport near Seattle. [Credit: Meg Godlewski]

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A new mural at Auburn Municipal Airport, created by local artist Myron Curry, honors two pioneering women aviators: Joann Osterud, a world-record holding aerobatic pilot and early airline captain, and Kimberly Scott Ford, the first African American woman to fly the C-17 and a current Alaska Airlines pilot.
This mural is part of a larger, ongoing project at the airport that celebrates diverse local aviation history and influential figures, aiming to inspire future generations in aviation.

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The latest mural to be painted at Auburn Municipal Airport (S50) south of Seattle features two local women with tens of thousands of hours in the cockpit between them, including military flying, airlines, and competitive aerobatics.

The new mural, which features Joann Osterud and Kimberly Scott Ford, at the nontowered airport is the work of local artist Myron Curry, whose designs appear in several locations around Seattle, including several others at Auburn. Curry’s murals are located on the airside of the T-hangars—and they are simply larger than life.