Laura Vickerson facts for kids

Laura Vickerson (born in 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian artist. She creates art using different materials and often designs her pieces for specific locations.

Laura Vickerson is known for using everyday items that people have thrown away. She uses these items to make us think about how trends change, how much we buy, and our connection to objects. From 1989 until she retired in 2020, Vickerson taught art at the Alberta College of Art and Design. She is now a Professor Emeritus there.

Where Her Art Has Been Seen

Laura Vickerson's art has been shown in many places. These include the Biennale du Lin in Quebec and the 5th Istanbul Biennial. Her work has also been displayed at the Textile Museum of Canada, the Surrey Art Gallery, the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, and the Oakville Galleries.

Amazing Artworks

Air (2018)

In 2018, Laura Vickerson was part of an art show called "Fabrications." This show was at the Kelowna Art Gallery. Her artwork, named "Air," invited visitors to lie down without shoes. They would lie under a huge canopy made of cream-colored, see-through used clothes. Laura sewed these clothes together. She then hung them almost 10 feet above the floor.

Fairy Tales and Factories (1999)

"Fairy Tales and Factories" was a special art piece Laura Vickerson made for a show in England. It was her first art show in the United Kingdom. The artwork was a giant cape. It was 4 meters wide and 21 meters long.

This amazing cape was made from hundreds of thousands of rose petals. Each petal was carefully pinned onto a sheer fabric called organza. Laura created the cape at Farfield Mill. This mill used to make linen for 169 years before it closed. She worked with a local women's group called the Sedbergh Stitchers. While the art was on display, you could hear recordings of conversations. These were with the women who helped make the cape and people connected to the old mill building.