Courtney Mattison

Internationally recognized artist and ocean advocate, Courtney Mattison, hand-crafts intricate and large-scale ceramic sculptural works that visualize climate change through the fragile beauty of marine life. Her background in marine conservation science informs her work, which has been commissioned for permanent collections including those of the U.S. State Department’s Office of Art in Embassies in Indonesia and Destination by Hyatt’s Seabird Resort in Oceanside, California. Her exhibition history includes solo shows at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, the New Bedford Whaling Museum, and ICA San Diego/North, where she was Artist in Residence. Curated group exhibitions include “Iris Van Herpen. Sculpting the Senses” at MAD Paris, “Fragile Earth” at the Brandywine Museum of Art and “Beijing 2022” at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence in China. In 2020, the United Nations Postal Administration published Mattison’s work on a stamp to commemorate Earth Day. Born in 1985, Mattison received an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree in marine ecology and ceramic sculpture from Skidmore College in 2008 and a Master of Arts degree in environmental studies from Brown University with thesis coursework at the Rhode Island School of De...

2011 Master of Arts half scholarship, Brown University, Providence, RI. Environmental Studies: Art for Marine Conservation. Included thesis co-advisor and coursework at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

2008 Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY. Marine Biology and Ceramic Sculpture

Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses. 29 Nov 2023 – 28 Apr 2024 • Musée des Arts Décoratifs • Paris, France

Intricate Oceans: Coral in Contemporary Art. 23 Sep 2023 – 24 Mar 2024 • Coastal Discovery Museum • Hilton Head Island, SC, USA

Beijing 2022. May 2022 – Present • US Ambassador’s Residence • Art in Embassies • US Department of State • Beijing, China

2023–24 Climate Awakening: Crafting A Sustainable Future • Contemporary Craft • Pittsburgh, PA, USA

2023 Wayfinding • Craft Contemporary • Los Angeles, CA, USA

2023 Solo show • Courtney Mattison: UNDERCURRENT • Minnesota Marine Art Museum • Winona, MN, USA

2022–23 Fragile Earth: The Naturalist Impulse in Contemporary Art • Brandywine Museum of Art • Chadds Ford, PA, USA

2022 The Great Wave: Contemporary Art About The Ocean • Santa Clara University • Santa Clara, CA, USA

2022 Anatomy of Beauty • Vacheron Constantin Flagship Boutique • New York, NY, USA

2021–22 Solo show • Turn the Tide: Courtney Mattison • New Bedford Whaling Museum • New Bedford, MA, USA

2022 Water, Earth & Fire • Palos Verdes Art Center • Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA

2021 Solo show • Turn the Tide: Courtney Mattison • Highfield Hall and Gardens • F...