Bettina Matzkuhn

Bettina Matzkuhn learned to embroider as a child. She uses thread and fabric to explore stories about nature, geography and memory. Her work has taken many forms: embroidered sculptures, maps, interactive projects, and animation that incorporates textile processes. In the 1980s, her three animated films for the National Film Board of Canada –using textiles– garnered awards. She has participated in residencies in the Yukon, Saskatchewan, Banff Centre and Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland. She holds a BFA in Visual Arts and an MA in Liberal Studies from Simon Fraser University. Her work is exhibited across Canada and internationally, and held in public and private collections. She writes professionally on the arts, lectures, teaches and volunteers. To learn more about Bettina please check out her web page here.