Olivia Van Oot

Olivia Van Oot is a wood­worker based in Port­land, Maine. She grad­u­ated from Maine College of Art & Design in the Wood­work­ing and Furni­ture Design program, complet­ing her Bach­e­lors in Fine Arts in May, 2024. Her work is a re-contex­tu­al­iza­tion of the histor­i­cal conno­ta­tions of Amer­i­can Pieced Quilt patterns, center­ing around qual­i­ties of gendered mate­r­ial and craft prac­tices. The objects she makes evoke a feeling of comfort, safety and home. Van Oot’s work is driven by this research as well as a love of process, using wood veneers and parquetry tech­niques she adorns furni­ture, cabi­nets, and objects of her creation. Van Oot was awarded the Windgate-Lamar fellow­ship in 2024. She co-owns Collated Craft along­side Spencer Cleary where they design and make furni­ture on a commission basis.