Fiber
Weaving
Floor to ceiling weavings in a loose, open structure that should not hold, and yet it does.
A metaphor for the slipperiness of time and the provisional nature of all we know.
Weaving, watercolor and performance that hold many moments at once. Time as a thread, the shoreline as a loom.

Biography
Olivia Claire Luke is a fiber artist and weaver based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Weaving is the core of her practice, and it shapes everything she makes, even her watercolor paintings.
She is autistic and often finds words difficult. Weaving is the language she trusts. Through it she visualizes theories of hyperspace: time dilation, relativity, every moment existing at once, and our place in the universe.
Born in Norfolk and raised in New Mexico, she has been an artist for as long as she can remember, following her mother, a crafter, and her grandmother, also an artist. Mostly blind and losing her sight with age, she has spent her life whitewater kayaking and mountain biking. Her studio is entirely outdoors.
She holds an MFA from James Madison University. She is inspired by Lenore Tawney, Marcel Duchamp, and Cecilia Vicuña.
Six strands that run through every piece, from the loom to the shoreline.

Fiber
Floor to ceiling weavings in a loose, open structure that should not hold, and yet it does.
A metaphor for the slipperiness of time and the provisional nature of all we know.

Painting
Paintings that hold multiple moments at once, like a time lapse laid onto paper.
Pigments are foraged and handmade from earth, giving each piece a true sense of place.

Ritual
Weave, Unweave places sticks and feathers at the shoreline and lets the waves draw through them.
A ritual for the present moment, and a way of grieving the past as it washes away.

Theory
Time dilation, relativity, and time as a line we walk on, with every moment existing at once.
The work tries to show what it looks like when a dimension is added.

Space
Light, shadow and water moving through a room, so the viewer can step inside the work.
Making what is ephemeral, tangible.

Natural Materials
Dirt, sticks, feathers and natural pigments. The studio itself is entirely outdoors.
A lifetime outside, from summer camps to whitewater kayaking and mountain biking.
Portfolio
Curriculum Vitae
For curators, collectors and commissions. Exhibitions, acquisitions and site specific work are welcome.
Get in touch
oliviacluke19@gmail.comWeaving, Watercolor & Performance
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Get in Touch
For exhibitions, acquisitions, commissions and studio visits, reach Olivia directly or use the form. Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.