Gallery Talk with Maris Van Vlack 

JOIN US for a gallery walkthrough and discussion with textile artist @marisvanvlack
Tuesday, April 7, 5pm Pearlstein Gallery URBN Annex.

In her multifaceted practice, Van Vlack investigates the impacts of war and weather on landscapes from her family’s history. Her unique layering techniques mirror the cycles of accumulation, entropy, and regeneration on the built environment over time.

In her gallery talk, Vlack will provide insight into her inspirations, the development of her process, and her multimedia practice. She will break down her process involving warp printing, double weave, jacquard, and surface knitting, and how she integrates these varied techniques into a single textile, as well as how architecture, geology, travel, and memory have influenced her work.

Maris Van Vlack is an interdisciplinary artist from Massachusetts. She received a BFA in Textiles from the Rhode Island School of Design with a concentration in Drawing. Maris has exhibited in the USA and Europe, including shows at the U. S. Capitol Building (Washington, DC), NADA New York (New York, NY), the RISD Museum (Providence, RI), the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), the Icelandic Textile Center (Blönduós, Iceland), and FOG Art Fair (San Francisco, CA). She has exhibited solo shows at Superhouse (New York, NY), Bromfield Gallery (Boston, MA), and Gallery 263 (Cambridge, MA). Maris is a recipient of the Kennedy Center’s VSA Emerging Artist Award 2024, the St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award, and the RISD Textile Department Award for Innovation in the Textiles Field. Her work has been published by the Boston Globe, Interior Design Magazine, Google Arts & Culture, Dwell Magazine, Miami Living Weekly, and Warp + Weft Magazine.