Laura Petrovich-Cheney’s sculptural assemblages repurpose salvaged wood into vibrant geometric compositions. Petrovich-Cheney's work explores transformation, resilience, and memory through salvaged wood and quilt-inspired forms.
Her work has been widely exhibited including at the Fuller Craft Museum, Boston Children’s Museum, New England Quilt Museum, and Berea College. Her work is held in public collections including Temple University Hospital, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, and the James A. Michener Art Museum. The artist participated in several residencies including Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME, Assets for Artists/Mass MoCA Artist U Cohort, Center for Emerging Visual Artists New Courtland Fellow, Philadelphia, PA, Society of Arts and Crafts, Artist in Residency, Boston, MA, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, The Arctic Circle Residency, Svalbard, Norway, and received grants from The Dodge Foundation and Society of Arts and Crafts Innovation. Petrovich-Cheney earned her MFA from Moore College of Art & Design and her MS from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. The artist lives and works in MA.