Crista Van Slyck Matteson
Represented by:
Duncan McClellan Gallery, St Petersburg, FL.
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA.
Education:
1982 – 1986
California College of Art, San Francisco, CA
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Textiles
2022-2023
Pratt Fine Art Center, Molyneaux Award for Women
currently using the Molyneaux Award to study Flame working and Collograph Print Making in Seattle, Wa
2018 – 2019
Pilchuck Glass School
Stanwood, WA
2015 – 2016
Gage Academy of Art, Figure Sculpting Atelier
Seattle, WA
1998 – 2011
Bronze and Glass Casting, Welding, Forging, Painting
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Exhibits:
2023
Spotlight Exhibition
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA
Glass Art Magazine: feature article in the Spring issue
The article will discuss what inspired me to create the first installation in my mini habitat series, titled Thornton Creek Watershed.
2022
Connections 2022: Glass From Every Angle
International glass exhibition.
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA.
Forces of Nature
Duncan McClellan Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL.
2021
You Are The Earth, Shunpike Store Fronts Installation
Amazon Headquarters, Seattle, Wa
Shelter: Artists respond to Covid
Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
American Craft: We The People
Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA
Habatat 50th Anniversary Exhibition
Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience
Artist’s Open Studio and Demonstrations, Seattle, WA
Altered Environments
Aljoya, Seattle, WA
2020
Kinship
Bender Gallery, Ashville, NC
Habatat Glass 48 International Invitational Glass Exhibition
Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
New Work from the Kinship Series
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
Museo Annual Garden Show
Museo Gallery, Langley, WA
Body and Soul
The Lakeshore, Seattle, WA
Slash and Burn
Fogue Gallery, Seattle, WA
2019
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Habatat’s Glass 47 International Award Winners
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
Habatat’s 47thAnnual International Invitational Glass Exhibition
Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
Mesa Contemporary Art Museum’s Annual Contemporary Craft Exhibit
Mesa Contemporary Art Museum, Mesa, AZ
Museo Gallery’s Annual Garden Show
Langley, Whidbey Island, WA
Art of the Garden, group exhibition
Schack Art Center Gallery, Everett, WA
2018
Mesa Contemporary Art Museum’s Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibit
Mesa Contemporary Art Museum, Mesa, AZ
By Hand, International Fine Craft Competition
Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA
2017
What Goes Bump In The Night
Vegas Clay Center, Las Vegas, NV
For the Love of Glass invitational group show of artists working in glass
Marietta Cobb Museum, Marietta, GA
Slash and Burn, Invitational a exhibit of artists who use cutting and fire in their art practice
Samamish City Hall, Samamish, WA
Northwest Designer Craftsmen
Koch Gallery, Vashon Island, WA
City Arts Magazine’s Awards Exhibition
Soul Repair, Seattle, WA
2016
Solo exhibit, Can you Smell The Rain?
Shift Gallery, Seattle, WA
The Contemporary Figure,Invitational Sculpture Exhibition
Sculpture Northwest, Bellingham, WA
Then and Now
Shift Gallery, Seattle, WA
Best of Gage Academy
Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA
2015
Solo exhibit, Finding Humor in the Dark
Shift Gallery, Seattle, WA
Northwest Designer Craftsmen at North Wind
North Wind Art Center, Port Townsend, WA
2014
Reaching Beyond: 60 Years of Northwest Designer Craftsmen
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
Solo exhibit, It Just Grew That Way
Shift Gallery, Seattle, WA
Schack Gallery’s 19thJuried Art Exhibit
Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
KAC 2014 Artists Exhibition
Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA
2009-2014
Pratt Annual Juried Art Auction
Seattle, WA
2013
Art of the Garden
Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
2012
New Works: Glass and Ceramic Sculpture
Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon, WA
Solo Exhibit, Hidden, Then Seen
Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
Earth and Fire: Materials and Methods, a ceramic and glass show during the Glass Art Society International Conference
Pratt Gallery at the Tashiro Kaplan Building, Seattle, WA
2011
Glass Art Society Student Show
Pratt Fine Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Wax Poetic, Invitational show of artists working in Encaustics
Nicholas Berg Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Solo Exhibit, Encaustic Sculpture and Painting
Northwest Encaustics, Seattle, WA
2009-2011
Kent Summer Art Exhibit
Centennial Center Gallery at City Hall, Kent, WA
2010
Poncho Scholarship Recipients, group Exhibition
Pratt Art Gallery at the Tashiro Kaplan Building, Seattle, WA
Solo Exhibit, Hidden, Then Seen
Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
2009
Annual Juried Art Exhibition and Environmental Art
The Gallery at Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA
Free Range
Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon Island, WA
2007
Solo Exhibit, Art and Dirt
University Unitarian Church, Chapel Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006
Solo Exhibit, My Utopia
Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA
Awards
2023 Molyneaux Award for Women, Pratt Fine Art Center, WA
2019 Collectors Choice Award, Habatat’s 47thInterenational Glass, MI
2018 Juror’s Award, Mesa Contemporary Art Museum Crafts Exhibit, AZ
2017 City Arts Magazine’s Exhibition, 3rd place award, Seattle, WA
2016 Best of Gage, 3rd place Sculpture Award, Gage Academy, Seattle, WA
2015 Gage Academy of Art’s Atelier Merit Scholarship Award,Seattle, WA
2014 Juror’s Grand Prize, Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
2011 Shirley Merit Glass Scholarship Award, Pratt Art Center, Seattle, WA
2011 Juror’s Choice Award, Pratt Fine Art Center Annual Auction Seattle, WA
2009 Poncho Artist in Residence Merit Scholarship, Pratt Arts Center, Seattle
2009 Juror’s Choice Award, Annual Fine Art Exhibit, TCC Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2009 Juror’s Choice Award, Environmental Exhibit, TCC Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2008 Mayor’s Purchase Award, Centennial Center City Hall, Kent, WA
Related Professional Experience:
2018 Corning Museum of Glass, Assistant Instructorfor 2 week
Workshop teaching Kiln Cast Glass, Corning, New York
2016 Pratt Fine Art Center,Assistant Instructorfor workshop,
Teaching Kiln Cast glass, Seattle, WA
1988 – 2000 Crista Ann, limited edition Home Decor
Designed and produced my own line of mixed media
Chandeliers, picture frames, mirrors, light switch plates
Sold nationwide and in Canada
1988 – 1990 Production Manager for Silk Works
Hand silk screened and painted silk upholstery fabrics
Oakland, CA
1986-1989 Head of Crafts Department at Berkeley Repertory Theater
Constructed hats, shoes, jewelry, masks, and custom dyed fabrics
Berkeley Repertory Theater, Berkeley, CA
1986-1989 Freelance Costume Accessories
Santa Cruz Shakespeare Festival, Santa Cruz, CA
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA
San Jose Repertory Theatre, San Jose, CA
Palo Alto Children’s Theatre, Palo Alto, CA
Publications:
2023 Glass Art Magazine, Spring Issue, feature article will discuss what inspired me to create the first installation in my mini habitat series, titled Thornton Creek Watershed.
2021 Glass Art Magazine, March issue, feature article, Crista Matteson: Cast Glass and So Much More
2020/2021 Flow Magazine, 16th and 17th Annual Issue of Women In Glass
2018 Ceramics Monthly, March Issue, sculpture featured in Exposure
2014 Reaching Beyond: NWDC at 60 Exhibition Catalog, Whatcom County Light Catcher Museum
2007 Charlie and Mary Jane painting reproduced on T-Shirts and Tote Bags sold to promote The Phinney Farmer’s Market.
Podcasts:
Sept. 8 2021 Talking Out Your Glass With Shawn Wagner
Professional Affiliations:
2012-2018 Northwest Designer Craftsmen
Served as a board member for one year and was part of the Hospitality Committee.
2011-2016 Pratt Studio Renter: Cold Shop and Metals Shop, Pratt Art Center, Seattle, WA
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