Allyson Rousseau is a Fibre Artist and Designer currently based out of Pictou, Nova Scotia.
Allyson has created over 200 custom pieces for homes in Canada, the US, Australia, Italy, France, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, Israel, South Korea, and the UK. She thoroughly enjoys collaborating with clients on new ideas, and designing pieces that will suit a particular space or aesthetic.
Allyson has created over 200 custom pieces for homes in Canada, the US, Australia, Italy, France, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, Israel, South Korea, and the UK. She thoroughly enjoys collaborating with clients on new ideas, and designing pieces that will suit a particular space or aesthetic.
She published her first book in March of 2023 titled Contemporary Weaving: Bold Colour, Texture & Design on the Frame Loom.
Select Exhibitions
Select Exhibitions
2024 Shift Change [group show], Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Art Musuem, La Conner, Washington
2023 Weaving the North [group show], North Suburban Center for the Arts, Fridley, MN
2019 MAOW [group show], LaVallée, Brussels, BE
2018-2019 Warp [duo show], Studio Sixty Six, Ottawa, ON
2018 Chromatic [group show], Bref Gallery & Boutique, Montréal, QC
2018 Foundations|Futures [group show], Studio Sixty Six, Ottawa, ON
2017 Suspended Shapes [solo show], Strange Matter, Lansing, MI
2016-2017 (Inter)woven [group show], The Ottawa Art Gallery Annex, City Hall, Ottawa, ON
2016 Unholy Objects [group show], Studio Sixty Six, Ottawa, ON
2014 Something inBetween: Wall Drawings [group show], Alexander Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON
Select Publications
2019 MAOW [group show], LaVallée, Brussels, BE
2018-2019 Warp [duo show], Studio Sixty Six, Ottawa, ON
2018 Chromatic [group show], Bref Gallery & Boutique, Montréal, QC
2018 Foundations|Futures [group show], Studio Sixty Six, Ottawa, ON
2017 Suspended Shapes [solo show], Strange Matter, Lansing, MI
2016-2017 (Inter)woven [group show], The Ottawa Art Gallery Annex, City Hall, Ottawa, ON
2016 Unholy Objects [group show], Studio Sixty Six, Ottawa, ON
2014 Something inBetween: Wall Drawings [group show], Alexander Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON
Select Publications
2023 Rousseau, A. Contemporary Weaving: Bold Colour, Texture & Design on the Frame Loom
2020 Gingko Press Inc. Woven Together: Weavers & Their Stories, Guangzhou, China
2019 Brigitte Magazine, Issue 25, Germany
2019 MAOW Book, 3rd Edition, Brussels, BE
2019 In Her Studio Magazine, Issue 3, Laguna Hills, CA
2018 Treggiden, K. Weaving: Contemporary Makers on the Loom, Antwerp, BE
2018 Mollie Makes Magazine, Issue 96, London, UK
2018 Casa e Jardim Magazine, June, Brazil
2018 UPPERCASE Magazine, Issue 37, Calgary, AB
2017 Lunch Lady Magazine, Issue 8, Australia
2017 KOEL Magazine, Issue 3, Singapore
2015 Maison et Demeure Magazine, August, Montreal, QC
2015 House & Home Magazine, July, Toronto, ON
2014 Herd Magazine, Issue 6, Ottawa, ON
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, 2014
2020 Gingko Press Inc. Woven Together: Weavers & Their Stories, Guangzhou, China
2019 Brigitte Magazine, Issue 25, Germany
2019 MAOW Book, 3rd Edition, Brussels, BE
2019 In Her Studio Magazine, Issue 3, Laguna Hills, CA
2018 Treggiden, K. Weaving: Contemporary Makers on the Loom, Antwerp, BE
2018 Mollie Makes Magazine, Issue 96, London, UK
2018 Casa e Jardim Magazine, June, Brazil
2018 UPPERCASE Magazine, Issue 37, Calgary, AB
2017 Lunch Lady Magazine, Issue 8, Australia
2017 KOEL Magazine, Issue 3, Singapore
2015 Maison et Demeure Magazine, August, Montreal, QC
2015 House & Home Magazine, July, Toronto, ON
2014 Herd Magazine, Issue 6, Ottawa, ON
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, 2014