FiberScene - Artists, Victoria Z. Rivers

Victoria Z. Rivers
http://victoriazrivers.ucdavis.edu

JUNGLE FEVER
1996
3' x 4'
dyes, pigments, surface additives
photo: B. Molloy
NFS

MAHARAJA
1996
21" X 17"
discharge, pigments, surface additives
photo: B. Molloy
NFS

RAINFOREST MOSAIC detail
1997
6.5' x 30"
dyes, pigments, surface additives
photo: B. Molloy
NFS

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION



Victoria Rivers was born in Louisville, KY, and educated with BFA, MACT, SCT degrees in studio arts, art history, and higher education studies from Murray State University, KY. She has been a Professor in the Design Program in the Department of Environmental Design at the University of California, Davis, since 1980. Selected Exhibitions
1996	One Person Exhibition, Artfibers Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1993	"State of the Art: Contemporary Fiber," Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
1992	"National Influence: a National Textile Review," Rochester Institute of Technology, Switzer Gallery, Rochester, New York
1991	"Ten Year Anniversary Exhibition," Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, CA
1990	"Crossovers--Contemporary Fibers," Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
Selected Pupblications, Papers, Letures, Workshops
1999	THE SHINING CLOTH: DRESS AND ADORNMENT THAT GLITTER, Thames and Hudson, London and New York
Victoria has written, lectured and conducted workshops extensively in her field. See her Research Page for details.

ARTIST STATEMENT
My work focuses on endangered and disappearing textile traditions in Asia. I write about and publish research findings and produce and exhibit art work inspired by my research. As a Professor in Textile Arts at the University of California, Davis, I am pursuing my passion for non-western textiles in ways that contribute to a synergy between these various disciplines.

I am continually inspired by the innovation and skill of artisans who created beautiful objects, and by the ways these fabrics expressed their souls and social roles within their cultures. This life-long love has culminated in the publication of my book entitled The Shining Cloth: Dress and Adornment that Glitters. This work examines the visual culture and social and ritual contexts of glimmering textiles from around the world.

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