Pictoria Vark
Pictoria Vark | |
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At Treefort Music Fest in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Victoria Park |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Labels | Get Better Records |
| Website | victoriaparkbass |
Victoria Park, known professionally as Pictoria Vark, is an American singer-songwriter.
Early life and education
Vark grew up in the state of New Jersey,[1][2][3] where she lived in Bergen County.[4] She is of Korean descent.[4] She took piano lessons at the age of four[2][3] and played guitar in the fifth grade.[5] When she was the age of nineteen,[6] her family unexpectedly moved to the state of Wyoming.[2] She attended Grinnell College in Iowa,[2] where she earned a degree in French.[4]
Musical career
Vark wrote and performed music beginning in high school,[2] although she did not feel that she was a musician until she was in college.[5] Vark's stage name is a spoonerism of her full name of Victoria Park.[3] She and musician Ella Williams, known by her stage name Squirrel Flower, met while attending Grinnell College[7] and began touring together.[2] She has worked as a touring bassist for Squirrel Flower for several years following and the rock band Pinkshift in 2022.[2][3][7] She released her debut extended play, self-titled, in 2018.[2][7] She later signed with the independent record label Get Better Records.[2] She released her debut album, The Parts I Dread,[8] on April 8, 2022.[5][7][9] Her second album, Nothing Sticks,[10] released on March 21, 2025.[11]
Personal life
During the period when she recorded and released The Parts I Dread, Vark lived in Iowa City, Iowa.[2][4][7] She later moved to Chicago.[4][11] She has worked in various non-performing roles within the music industry.[2][5]
Discography
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Parts I Dread | |
| Nothing Sticks |
References
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (March 21, 2025). "Start Your Indie-Rock Spring Off Right With Pictoria Vark's 'Nothing Sticks'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Pappis, Konstantinos (April 19, 2022). "Artist Spotlight: Pictoria Vark". Our Culture Mag. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Sheffield, Rob (February 3, 2023). "Pictoria Vark Is Heading Into Parts Unknown, And Finding Herself As She Goes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Kim, Jae-Ha (January 30, 2024). "Go away with … Pictoria Vark". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Severs, Sophie (May 16, 2023). "Interview with Pictoria Vark: Making Peace with the Past & Looking to the Future". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
- ^ Jocelyn, Hannah (April 11, 2022). "Pictoria Vark: The Parts I Dread". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Pham, Lucius (April 6, 2022). "Pictoria Vark and The Parts She Dreads". Iowa Public Radio. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
- ^ Parnell, Annie (February 23, 2023). "Pictoria Vark on platonic love songs and 'The Parts I Dread'". VPM. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
- ^ a b c Prettyman-Beauchamp, Sophie (May 12, 2022). "Interview: Pictoria Vark Opens Up a World of Possibility with Debut 'The Parts I Dread'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
- ^ a b c Lesuer, Mike (January 30, 2025). "Pictoria Vark Reflects on the Finite Nature of Things with New LP, Shares "San Diego" Single". FLOOD. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Severs, Sophie (January 30, 2025). "'Nothing Sticks': Pictoria Vark on Savoring the Moments That Count". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved March 29, 2025.