Olivia Lane Fred

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Olivia Fred believes art is a way to engage with the beauty of creation and invites others to share in that experience. As an artist and community builder, they offer a range of creative services, including custom commissions, workshops, and collaborative community projects. Whether you're looking for a one-of-a-kind piece or a meaningful creative experience, they'd love to hear from you. Click the button below to get in touch.

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Artist Bio

"As I submerge my head under the water, I surrender to something bigger than myself. The comforting silence and rhythmic movement of the waves engulf me. No longer able to hold my breath, I break the water’s surface and am greeted with the bright warmth of the sun and the voices of loved ones." These moments of surrender, awe, and connection continue to shape the way she experiences and creates art.

Olivia Lane Frederiksen is a textile artist, community builder, educator, and lover of the sea. Working with fiber, reclaimed textiles, natural dyes, found objects, and paint, Olivia creates work exploring faith, nature, community, and the beauty of creation. Her practice includes batik, quilting, felting, embroidery, crochet, and textile collage, using materials that carry memory, connection, and care.

Through installations, liturgical commissions, workshops, and collaborative projects, Olivia uses art as a way to bring people together and create moments of wonder. She sees textiles as a reflection of human connection—individual threads woven together to create something stronger and more beautiful. Whether creating a ceremonial piece or a community artwork, Olivia invites others to slow down, notice beauty, and rediscover the joy of making something meaningful together.

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EDUCATION

2021–2025 BFA, Sculpture and Extended Media
Minor in Craft and Material Studies (Fibers Concentration)
DaVinci Program Certificate
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

2019–2021 High School Diploma, Visual Arts Program
University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC

EXHIBITIONS

2025Christ is Risen! (Batik Banner), St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Wilmington, NC

2025 Buddy's Stole (Fabric Collage Stole), Trinity Center, Salter Path, NC

2025 Fisher of Men (Commissioned Bishop Stoles), Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina, New Bern, NC

2025 Beauty in Creation (Batik Banner), Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina, New Bern, NC

2024 SRISA Exhibition, San Gallo Gallery, Florence, Italy

2023 Senior Thesis Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

2023 MURRMUR Collaborative Project, Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, VA

2022 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA

2022 Piles Exhibition, DePillars Gallery, Richmond, VA

COMMUNITY ART PROJECTS

2024 Executive Director, Fish Bowl RVA, Richmond, VA

2024 Arts Coordinator, Church of the Servant Parish Retreat, Richmond, VA

2023–2025 Program Counselor & Peer Leader, Camp Trinity, Salter Path, NC

AWARDS

2024 Kauno Lehto Scholarship Fund, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Wilmington, NC

2023 Kauno Lehto Scholarship Fund, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Wilmington, NC

2022 Kauno Lehto Scholarship Fund, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Wilmington, NC

2021–2025 VCUarts Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

2019 Visual Arts Academic Scholarship, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC

CHURCH FORMATION & LITURGICAL COMMISSIONS

2026 Beauty in Creation — Batik banner commissioned for Bishop Rob Skirving, Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina, New Bern, NC

2026 Fisher of Men — Commissioned liturgical stoles for the outgoing and incoming Bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina, New Bern, NC

2026 Christ is Risen! — Batik banner commissioned for St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Wilmington, NC

2025 Buddy's Stole — Fabric collage stole commissioned for Trinity Center, Salter Path, NC