Gaïa Jacquet-Matisse

Gaïa Jacquet-Matisse (born April 12, 1993)[1][2] is a French-American socialite, model and designer, best known as the great-great-granddaughter of French painter Henri Matisse.[3][4]

Gaïa Jacquet-Matisse
Born
Gaïa Jacquet-Matisse

(1993-04-12) April 12, 1993
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Nationality
  • France
  • United States
Alma materNew York University
Occupation
  • designer
  • model
Years active2015–present
Parent(s)
RelativesPaul Matisse
(grandfather)
Pierre Matisse
(great-grandfather)
Henri Matisse
(great-great-grandfather)

Early life

Gaïa Jacquet-Matisse was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. She is the daughter of American contemporary artist Sophie Matisse and French pop artist Alain Jacquet.[5] She is the granddaughter of artist Paul Matisse, step great-granddaughter of artist Marcel Duchamp, and great-granddaughter of artist Pierre Matisse and Alexina Duchamp. Matisse attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School on the Upper East Side in Manhattan. After her father died from esophageal cancer[6] when she was fifteen years old, Matisse took to acting, and eventually decided to pursue a career in film.[7] Matisse graduated from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study with a degree in integrative performance and eastern psychology.[8][9]

Career

Jacquet-Matisse has had roles in the 2010 film Mumbai Chopra: Misadventures of an It Girl, the 2011 film My Butterfly, and the 2017 film Forgetting Sandy Glass.[10] In 2016 she walked the runway for Just Drew at New York Fashion Week.[11] In 2018, Matisse launched her own handmade accessories line called AïA.[12] In August 2018 Matisse modeled for Tiffany & Co.'s Paper Flowers collection by Reed Krakoff.[13] Jacquet-Matisse also works as a stylist and personal shopper.[12] She serves as the Vice-President of the Alain Jacquet Committee.[14]

Personal life

Jacquet-Matisse has been photographed at social events including New York Fashion Week and Art Basel with a variety of celebrity friends including EJ Johnson, Tiffany Trump, Kyra Kennedy, Andrew Warren, Reya Benitez, Ezra J. William, and Paris Hilton.[15][16]

References
  1. Sinclair, Charlotte (June 2003). "Harpers & Queen via artists website". official website, "Press" section. Harpers & Queen, London. pp. 127–128. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  2. Kazanjian, Dodie (March 2004). "Vogue via artists website". official website, "Press" section. Vogue. pp. 249~. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  3. Siegler, Mara (30 March 2016). "Gaïa Matisse doesn't care if you think she's just a 'blond with big boobs'". pagesix.com.
  4. "The 'Insta-famous' sons and daughters of New York's elite let me into their circle — here's what it was like". businessinsider.com.
  5. "The Great-Great-Granddaughter of Henri Matisse Is The Instagram Star of the Art World". maxim.com.
  6. Grimes, William (13 September 2008). "Alain Jacquet, Playful Pop Artist, Dies at 69" – via NYTimes.com.
  7. Petrarca, Emilia. "Coasting on a Name: The Gaia Matisse Story". wmagazine.com.
  8. Petrarca, Emilia. "Coasting on a Name: The Gaia Matisse Story". wmagazine.com.
  9. https://galoremag.com/gaia-matisse-alice-in-wonderland/
  10. "Gaia Matisse". imdb.com.
  11. https://www.wmagazine.com/story/tiffany-trump-andrew-warren-fashion-week
  12. {{cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/from-one-woman-to-another/mother-daughter-duo-sophie-gaia-jacquet-matisse-1681462
  13. https://vogue.globo.com/moda/joias/noticia/2018/08/paper-flowers-primeira-colecao-de-joias-de-reed-krakoff-para-tiffany-chega-ao-brasil.html
  14. {{cite web|url=http://www.alain-jacquet.fr
  15. Petrarca, Emilia. "ICYMI: A Trump, a Kennedy, and a Matisse Walked at Fashion Week — In the Same Show!". wmagazine.com.
  16. Munzenrieder, Kyle. "Jeremy Scott's Art Basel Party Out-Miami'ed Miami". wmagazine.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.