Mary Lane

Mary Lane’s Artist Statement

I am influenced by tapestries from the past. That influence can be seen in my use of pattern and the use of weaving techniques associated with earlier weaving traditions. My most recent tapestries reference historical textiles more directly through the borrowing of patterns, motifs and/or details. The excerpts are collaged in Photoshop with each other and with drawings or photographs to produce a layered image in which the different components fuse into one image.

Mary Lane’s Biography

Mary Lane is an artist and art historian. She began weaving tapestry in 1976 and in 1982 became a founding member of the Scheuer Tapestry Studio in New York City. Her tapestries have been published and exhibited internationally and have been collected by both private and corporate art collections, including the IBM Corporation, the State of Maine, and Northland Investment Corporation. Her teaching experience includes Parsons School of Design, the University of Maine, and The Evergreen State College. Lane’s writing on contemporary textiles has been published widely. Speaking of her work she says, “My work in tapestry is both large and small scale. I enjoy the monumental work for its historical reference and its embracing warmth. Miniature work attracts me with its intimacy and relative freedom. Both kinds of work offer an expressive medium to develop my ideas.”