Christy Matson (born 1979) is an American textile artist. A native of Seattle, Matson studied at the University of Washington and at the California College of the Arts. She has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; currently she lives and works in Los Angeles. Her pieces begin as drawings and watercolors, which are then transformed into woven works using a

Jacquard loom The Jacquard machine () is a device fitted to a loom that simplifies the process of manufacturing textiles with such complex patterns as brocade, damask and matelassé. The resulting ensemble of the loom and Jacquard machine is then called a Ja ...

. Matson was among the artists featured in the exhibit "40 Under 40: Craft Futures" at the

Renwick Gallery The Renwick Gallery is a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum located in Washington, D.C. that displays American craft and decorative arts from the 19th to 21st century. The gallery is housed in a National Historic Landmark building that ...

of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, and one of her pieces was subsequently accessioned by the museum.

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Matson website
1979 births Living people American textile artists Women textile artists 21st-century American artists 21st-century American women artists Artists from Seattle University of Washington alumni California College of the Arts alumni School of the Art Institute of Chicago faculty American women academics {{US-artist-stub