Larraine Seiden

Throughout her work Larraine Seiden uses the language of textiles, which has traditionally marked the tension of creating time and space in women's lives. The processes of collage and assemblage, much like a quilter's piecing, let her harness the rhythms of interruption and constraint into something whole and sublime. Seiden grew up in the middle of Pennsylvania during the 1970's and 80's where the only art she saw was the fine craft of quilts. At home, the women she knew sewed and knitted, marking time with their stitching. She drew a lot and became a painter, but her eye never strayed far from the intuitive formalism found in the textile arts of Pennsylvania and later, from around the world.

Seiden received her Masters in Art and Design Education from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York and a Bachelor's of Art (Studio) from California State University at Hayward (now East Bay). Her work is in corporate collections including at Cushman/Wakefield in Minneapolis, Sutter Health's Van Ness Hospital in San Francisco and North Berkeley Wealth Management.