Quick Facts
Biography
Laura Vickerson (born 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian artist who works in mixed media using natural materials, for example flower petals and fabric, in a site-specific situation.
She has exhibited at the 5th Istanbul Biennial in 1997, Textile Museum of Canada, Surrey Art Gallery, the Southern Alberta Art Gallery and the Oakville Galleries, Ontario. Vickerson is currently a professor in Fiber, Alberta College of Art and Design.
Works
Fairy Tales and Factories was a site specific work created by Laura Vickerson for Locus+ in Newcastle upon Tyne, England and exhibited March 26-April 9, 1999. It was her first show in the UK. The installation consisted of a cape, 4 metres wide and 21 metres long, created from hundreds of thousands of rose petals pinned to organza. The garment was made on-site at Farfield Mill, which closed after 169 years of linen production, in collaboration with a local women's group, the Sedbergh Stitchers. Conversations with them and people connected to the building were recorded and played during the show.