Bettina Matzkuhn creates stories about ecology, weather, and geography in her textile work. Using embroidery, paint, and fabric collage, she values the familiar and versatile language of textiles. Matzkuhn holds a BFA in Visual Arts and an MA in Liberal Studies from Simon Fraser University, and is the recipient of Canada Council and British Columbia Arts Council Grants. Her animated films using textiles garnered awards and served as a training ground. She has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Canada, as well as in Korea and the United States. Her work is found in national public collections such as the Surrey Art Gallery, Cambridge Art Galleries and the Weldon Map Library at Western University. She lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the unceded homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ / sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) nations, where she writes professionally on the arts, teaches, and volunteers.