Maris Van Vlack
marisrvanvlack@gmail.com
Education
2023 Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI
B.F.A. in Textiles, Honors
Student Department Representative
Concentration in Drawing
2023 Brown University, Providence, RI
Geology Course and Various Literary Arts Courses
2018 RISD Continuing Education Program, Providence, RI
Art School Prep Certificate and 2D-Design certificate
Solo Exhibitions
2024 The Blue of Distance, Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA
2023 Fiberscapes, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA
Group Exhibitions
2024 VSA Program Exhibition, The Kennedy Center (Hall of States), Washington, D.C. (forthcoming)
Superhouse: Ellen Pong and Maris Van Vlack, NADA New York, New York, NY
Rayburn Foyer Emerging Artist Reception, United States Capitol Building, Reston, VA
VSA Emerging Artist Show, Volkswagen Group of America, Reston, VA
Topographies, Center for the Arts at the Armory, Somerville, MA
2023 New Voices, New Visions, St. Botolph Club, Boston, MA
The View from Mars, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA
Common Threads, Icelandic Textile Center, Blönduós, Iceland
Night Vision, Warner Gallery, Millbrook, NY
New Contemporaries, RISD Museum, Providence, RI
Global Design Graduate Show in Collaboration with GUCCI, Arts Thread (virtual exhibition)
Senior Invitational, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
Creative License, Art Fluent (virtual exhibition)
Blanket Statement, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
Splash!, Donkey Mill Arts Center, Holualoa, HI
End of Year Group Show, Brown Hillel Center, Providence, RI
Go Thither, Gelman Gallery, Providence, RI
2022 The Nest, Museum of American Bird Art, Canton, MA
Residual Hauntings, Gelman Gallery, Providence, RI
Flower Show, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
2021 Textiles Triennial Exhibition, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
Textiles Selections 2021, Waterman Gallery, Providence RI
Recognition
2024 Kennedy Center VSA Emerging Young Artists Award
2023 St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award
2023 Society of Arts & Crafts Innovation Jumpstarter Grant
2023 Global Design Graduate Show 2023 in Collaboration with GUCCI Winner, Fine Arts Category
2023 Dorothy Waxman International Textile Design Prize Finalist
2023 RISD Textile Department Award for Innovation in the Textiles Field
Professional Experience
2023-present Textile Designer, Merida Studio, Fall River, MA
2023 Industrial Knitting Programming Assistant, Malaika Temba Studio, New York, NY
2022-2023 Teaching Assistant: Spatial Dynamics and Drawing Studios, RISD Experimental and Foundation Studies Department, Providence, RI
2022 Graduate Student Weaving Tutor, RISD Textiles Department, Providence, RI
2021-2022 Design Intern Reporting to the Creative Director, Merida Studio, Fall River, MA
Residencies
2023 Icelandic Textile Center Ós Residency, Blönduós, Iceland
2020 Museum of American Bird Art Residency, Canton, MA
Artist Talks
2023 Gallery 263, Fiberscapes: Meet the Artist
Selected Publications
2024 Bromfield Gallery SOLO Show Artists, The Boston Globe
2024 Maris Van Vlack’s Fiber Landscapes, Cambridge Day
2023 Fine Art/Photography/Craft Winners 2023, Google Arts & Culture
2023 Field Notes: Maris Van Vlack, Warp and Weft Magazine
2023 Fiberscapes: A Solo Exhibition by Maris Van Vlack, Gallery 263
2022 Summer Internships Offer New Perspectives, RISD Website
2020 Maris Van Vlack: RISD Student and MABA Intern, Mass Audubon Website