Victoria van der Laan 'Middle Ground'
Middle Ground, pieced and quilted cotton fabric, 23 x 17 inches, 2021.
Artist Statement
Tracing my ancestry through a long line of women who made beautiful and useful things with needle and thread, my work is rooted in tradition while reaching toward innovation. My current work is an abstract interpretation of the traditional art and craft of quilt-making, exploring geometry, nature, and feminism. The painstaking handwork of my forebears never far from my mind as I work, I am committed to elevating the concept of Women's Work and acknowledging its importance in the art world.
Artist Bio
Victoria van der Laan is a visual artist working in Albany, NY. Not a formally trained artist, she developed her artistic sensibility over a lifetime working with fabric and fibers. In 2019 Victoria had her first two-person exhibit at the Roxbury Arts Group, participated in the Catskill Center's Platte Clove Residency in 2018 and 2019, and was chosen for the 2020 Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency. Her work has been included in the 2019 and 2020 Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region Exhibitions, 2020 Quilts=Art=Quilts at the Schweinfurth Art Center, and the 2020 Mohawk Hudson Regional Invitational at Albany Center Gallery.
Middle Ground, pieced and quilted cotton fabric, 23 x 17 inches, 2021.
Artist Statement
Tracing my ancestry through a long line of women who made beautiful and useful things with needle and thread, my work is rooted in tradition while reaching toward innovation. My current work is an abstract interpretation of the traditional art and craft of quilt-making, exploring geometry, nature, and feminism. The painstaking handwork of my forebears never far from my mind as I work, I am committed to elevating the concept of Women's Work and acknowledging its importance in the art world.
Artist Bio
Victoria van der Laan is a visual artist working in Albany, NY. Not a formally trained artist, she developed her artistic sensibility over a lifetime working with fabric and fibers. In 2019 Victoria had her first two-person exhibit at the Roxbury Arts Group, participated in the Catskill Center's Platte Clove Residency in 2018 and 2019, and was chosen for the 2020 Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency. Her work has been included in the 2019 and 2020 Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region Exhibitions, 2020 Quilts=Art=Quilts at the Schweinfurth Art Center, and the 2020 Mohawk Hudson Regional Invitational at Albany Center Gallery.
Middle Ground, pieced and quilted cotton fabric, 23 x 17 inches, 2021.
Artist Statement
Tracing my ancestry through a long line of women who made beautiful and useful things with needle and thread, my work is rooted in tradition while reaching toward innovation. My current work is an abstract interpretation of the traditional art and craft of quilt-making, exploring geometry, nature, and feminism. The painstaking handwork of my forebears never far from my mind as I work, I am committed to elevating the concept of Women's Work and acknowledging its importance in the art world.
Artist Bio
Victoria van der Laan is a visual artist working in Albany, NY. Not a formally trained artist, she developed her artistic sensibility over a lifetime working with fabric and fibers. In 2019 Victoria had her first two-person exhibit at the Roxbury Arts Group, participated in the Catskill Center's Platte Clove Residency in 2018 and 2019, and was chosen for the 2020 Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency. Her work has been included in the 2019 and 2020 Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region Exhibitions, 2020 Quilts=Art=Quilts at the Schweinfurth Art Center, and the 2020 Mohawk Hudson Regional Invitational at Albany Center Gallery.