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China, detail of wall hanging
silk woven with wefts of gold leaf on paper
photo by B. Molloy
collection of L. Kavaljian
Fes, (short, cylindrical headgear)
Turkman peoples, Keles and Surkun areas of Turkey
photo by B. Molloy
collection of V. Z. Rivers
Kameez, (woman's upper body garment), Pakistan
rupeli (silver tinsel and glue work) on hand spun cotton
photo by B. Molloy
collection of V.Z. Rivers
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
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Victoria Rivers was born in Louisville, KY, and educated with BFA, MACT, SCT degrees
in studio arts, art history, and higher education studies from Murray State University,
KY. She has been a Professor in the Design Program in the Department of
Environmental Design at the University of California, Davis, since 1980.
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Selected Publications
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The Shining Cloth: Dress and Adornment that Glitter, Thames and Hudson,
London and New York, 1999
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"Textiles from the Royal Family of Kutch", Hali, London, Sept./Oct, 1999.
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"Culture Cut Apart? Rural Indian Embroideries and Commodization", Marg, Bombay,
Vol. 49, No.3, March, 1998, Bombay, India, Pages 70-77.
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"Splendid Patterns", Surface Design Journal, Vol.22, No.2, Winter, 1998, USA.
Pages 20-22 and 56-57.
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"The Dark Side of the Shine", The Costume Society of America 25th Anniversary
Annual Meetings and Symposium Abstracts: Metals in Dress and Adornment,
May 27-May 31, 1998, USA. Page 17.
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The Language of the Needle: Textile Arts of Rural India, The Museum for
Textiles, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1997.
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"Cutting Apart Culture: Commoditization of Indian Embroideries", 1997
Proceedings: Juried Papers, 15th Annual Ars Textrina Converence on Textiles,
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA. Pages 21-22.
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Chapter on Victoria Rivers, The Surface Designer's Art: Contemporary Fabric
Printers, Painters, and Dyers, edited by Nancy Orban, Lark Books, USA. Pages
82-89, Summer, 1993
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"Shining Cloths of India", American Craft, February/March, 1993, Vol.53, No.1,
USA. Pp. 36-39
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Selected Papers, Lectures, Workshops since 1990
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Curator and lecture, "Follow the Sun: Tracing Fertility Motifs in Textiles from Central
Asia to the Indus", Churchill County Library, Churchill County Arts Commission, Fallon,
Nevada, Sept., 1998.
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Paper presented, "The Dark Side of the Shine: A Maharani's Life and Dress", The
Costume Society of America National Conference, Pasadena, CA, May,1998
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Curator, lecture and docent training, "Language of the Needle: Rural Indian
Embroidery", and lecture on "Discardation and Commoditization of Rural Embroideries",
The Museum for Textiles, Toronto, Canada, Dec. 12-13, 1997.
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Invited program speaker, "What the Textiles Tell", Costume Society of America
Regional Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, Oct. 1997.
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Invited program speaker, "Re-creating Culture", Surface Design Association National
Conference, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, May/June, 1997.
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Invitation symposium paper, "What the Textiles Tell", at Re-Presenting Women in the
Arts in India Workshop, sponsored by The Center for South Asia Studies, University of
California, Berkeley, CA, April, 1997.
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ABOUT THE SHINING CLOTH: DRESS AND ADORNMENT THAT
GLITTERS:
The Shining Cloth presents an overview of sumptuous, culturally diverse uses of
embellishment with glittering substances. This stunning survey of creative uses of
light-reflecting materials is accompanied by substantive text that explores the textiles'
meanings and cultural contexts. Sections include: silks and surface treatments; gold;
silver and other metals; sequins; beads; minerals; seeds and fibers; beetle elytra; and
iridescent feathers. With 287 color illustrations and 192 pages, end notes, notes to
captions, and extensive bibliography. The book's official release date is October 25,
1999.
RESEARCH ABSTRACT
Victoria Rivers' research focuses on textiles and dress of Asia, with
special attention to "endangered" surface embellishment processes and
light-reflecting materials. She also works with commoditization or
creative re-use of "traditional" textiles.
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