Victoria van der Laan, "Time Piece"
2024
Found vintage patchwork, vintage velvet, batting, chain, PVC tubing
29 x 26”
This artist offers their work on an equitable pricing scale. Please select the price on the scale that best aligns with your financial situation.
ARTIST STATEMENT
As a generationally-taught textile artist I honor the knowledge and tradition I learned from my Grandmothers in my sewn paintings and other textile pieces, echoing the work of my ancestors while innovating new possibilities for the form. The painstaking handwork of my forebears never far from my mind as I work, I am committed to revealing the inextricable connection between the traditions of Women's Work and fine art. The submitted work, Timepiece, is the first piece in a new series exploring time/history/accountability, materiality, and minimalism and marks a shift toward sculptural work.
ARTIST BIO
Victoria van der Laan is a self/generationally-taught textile artist working in Albany, NY. Victoria's heritage is in quilt-making and her work is rooted within a lineage of needlewomen. She has been awarded multiple residencies including the Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency, Millay Arts Core Residency, and Weir Farm Residency. In 2021 both The Albany Institute of History and Art in Albany, NY and The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, NY acquired pieces of Victoria's work for their permanent collections. In 2023 Victoria received her first public art commission from Opalka Gallery and Albany Public Library and her large-scale textile installation piece, Dream Work, currently hangs at the Pine Hills Library in Albany, NY. Passionate about equitable access to art, Victoria offers an ongoing series of textile sketches with a pay-what-you-can model on Instagram and has recently shifted to a sliding scale pricing model for all of her work.
2024
Found vintage patchwork, vintage velvet, batting, chain, PVC tubing
29 x 26”
This artist offers their work on an equitable pricing scale. Please select the price on the scale that best aligns with your financial situation.
ARTIST STATEMENT
As a generationally-taught textile artist I honor the knowledge and tradition I learned from my Grandmothers in my sewn paintings and other textile pieces, echoing the work of my ancestors while innovating new possibilities for the form. The painstaking handwork of my forebears never far from my mind as I work, I am committed to revealing the inextricable connection between the traditions of Women's Work and fine art. The submitted work, Timepiece, is the first piece in a new series exploring time/history/accountability, materiality, and minimalism and marks a shift toward sculptural work.
ARTIST BIO
Victoria van der Laan is a self/generationally-taught textile artist working in Albany, NY. Victoria's heritage is in quilt-making and her work is rooted within a lineage of needlewomen. She has been awarded multiple residencies including the Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency, Millay Arts Core Residency, and Weir Farm Residency. In 2021 both The Albany Institute of History and Art in Albany, NY and The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, NY acquired pieces of Victoria's work for their permanent collections. In 2023 Victoria received her first public art commission from Opalka Gallery and Albany Public Library and her large-scale textile installation piece, Dream Work, currently hangs at the Pine Hills Library in Albany, NY. Passionate about equitable access to art, Victoria offers an ongoing series of textile sketches with a pay-what-you-can model on Instagram and has recently shifted to a sliding scale pricing model for all of her work.
2024
Found vintage patchwork, vintage velvet, batting, chain, PVC tubing
29 x 26”
This artist offers their work on an equitable pricing scale. Please select the price on the scale that best aligns with your financial situation.
ARTIST STATEMENT
As a generationally-taught textile artist I honor the knowledge and tradition I learned from my Grandmothers in my sewn paintings and other textile pieces, echoing the work of my ancestors while innovating new possibilities for the form. The painstaking handwork of my forebears never far from my mind as I work, I am committed to revealing the inextricable connection between the traditions of Women's Work and fine art. The submitted work, Timepiece, is the first piece in a new series exploring time/history/accountability, materiality, and minimalism and marks a shift toward sculptural work.
ARTIST BIO
Victoria van der Laan is a self/generationally-taught textile artist working in Albany, NY. Victoria's heritage is in quilt-making and her work is rooted within a lineage of needlewomen. She has been awarded multiple residencies including the Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency, Millay Arts Core Residency, and Weir Farm Residency. In 2021 both The Albany Institute of History and Art in Albany, NY and The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, NY acquired pieces of Victoria's work for their permanent collections. In 2023 Victoria received her first public art commission from Opalka Gallery and Albany Public Library and her large-scale textile installation piece, Dream Work, currently hangs at the Pine Hills Library in Albany, NY. Passionate about equitable access to art, Victoria offers an ongoing series of textile sketches with a pay-what-you-can model on Instagram and has recently shifted to a sliding scale pricing model for all of her work.