Bio

Alexandria Masse (she/her) (b. 2000) is an artist who works with textiles and fibres to construct soft sculptures and wearable art. Masse holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Textiles/Fashion with a Minor in Art History from NSCAD University. She was born and raised in Wawiiatanong ("Windsor, ON, Canada"). After graduating, she received the Fluevog Emerging Artist Grant and used it to build Abigail, the massive 10-foot-wide crochet spider sculpture. Since then, she has participated in multiple residencies, the most recent one being the RBC Emerging Artist Residency at AWE. All the while, she was building an online presence and showing her work to millions of people around the world.

Masse is fascinated by how a material can be manipulated and uses sewing, knitting and crochet to make whimsical sculptures. She channels the subconscious through her work by taking in her lived experiences and using that drive to create work that flows dimensionally. She is inspired by subject matter ranging from being a second-generation immigrant to the insects in her backyard. She establishes connections between childhood memories and relates them to present-day experiences.

Working within the preconceived notion of craft, she weaves through the intersectionality of feminism and her East Asian heritage. Driving new ways to cherish and reclaim her culture within her work. As a woman working with fibre, she constantly finds herself challenging the preconceived notion of textiles, fibre and craft. Masse unpacks what that means internally while utilizing crochet, knitting, and sewing to connect and continue the matriarchal traditions of craft in her family.

(Photo by Ashley Cline)