Christina Hattler is an interdisciplinary artist whose studio practice (est. in 2023) centers overlooked materials and experimental craft. Traditional methods such as natural dyeing, meticulous hand-pleating, embroidery, and weaving anchor her research-driven approach. Drawing on feminist perspectives, ritual, and myth. Her sculptural works explore motherhood, transformation, memory, and the connections between humans and the natural and supernatural, inviting viewers to question the familiar and imagine other possibilities.

Since relocating from New York to Mexico in 2006, Hattler has worked closely with renowned artisans in what she calls a “living residency,” positioning textiles as sites of inquiry, cultural continuity, and material research. Mexico and Miami, places where vibrant cultural lineages intertwine with mysticism and spirituality, continue to shape her practice.

Hattler is the founder of Mexchic (est. 2006), a craft-focused brand creating handmade wearable textile art and objects collected internationally. Trained in fashion design at Pratt Institute, she teaches workshops on creativity and natural dyeing.

Her work with Mexchic has been exhibited internationally, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art Monterrey, CONARTE (2023), and MUAC, UNAM, Mexico City (2022). Christina Hattler currently lives and works in Oaxaca, Mexico.

CHRISTINA HATTLER

Born in Miami, Florida

Lives and works in Oaxaca, Mexico

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023 

Una Modernidad Hecha a Mano. Diseño artesanal en Mexico, 1951-2022. Museum of Contemporary Art Monterey, CONARTE, Nuevo Leon Mexico. Mexchic

3 Climates, Mano Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Mexchic

2022

Una Modernidad Hecha a Mano. Diseño artesanal en Mexico, 1951-2022. University Museum of Contemporary Art, MUAC UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico. Mexchic

2019

Insomnio, Galería Manuel García, Oaxaca, Mexico. Mexchic

2017

Hilos Y Entramados, Prácticas Colaborativos en el diseño Mexicano, Galería International CEART Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Mexchic

Design Week Mexico, INEDITO, Museo Tamayo, Mexico City. Mexchic

2016

Hilos Y Entramados, Prácticas Colaborativos en el diseño Mexicano, Centro Cultural Clavijero Morelia, Mexico. Mexchic

GROUP CATALOGS

2023 “Una Modernidad Hecha a Mano. Diseño artesanal en Mexico, 1951-2022.” VV AA, 2023, Editorial RM Exhibition Catalog MUAC UNAM. Mexchic

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

2024 Paige Harte Rivera, Inner-views Christina Hattler

2024 Punk Rock Pochote, Thread Caravan, Christina Hattler

2024 Oaxacan Indigo, Mexchic, Christina Hattler

2023 Thread of Opportunity: Manual for Exploring of Pochote by Silvia Dinneth Espinoza Vela, Parsons Thesis

2018 Architectural Digest Mexico, Gran Diseño, Serpiente Emplumado, Mexchic, July 7, 2018

Related Work

2006-2025 Founder/designer of Mexchic creating craft-forward pieces at the intersection of art & design

2024 Creation of the Mexican Fibershed group, Telarañas, for sharing events, information,

resources for fiber/craft focused artisans, designers and artists.

2020-2023 Pro bono community outreach work teaching and collaborating with fiber and textile social impact non-for profit, Khadi Oaxaca and biologist Margaret Macsems.

1999-2006 One of a kind artisanally realised luxury garments by Christina Hattler Studio

EDUCATION

2006-2025 Artist-initiated residency & studio practice in Mexico, working in collaboration with and learning from master artisans, deeply researching and working with local undervalued fiber and dye materials.

2020 - 2025 Thread Caravan / Texere Craft Residency, Oaxaca various courses

2020 - 2025 Maiwa School of Textiles, various courses 

1998 - 1999 Florida International University, Photography

1997 - 1998 Fashion Institute of Technology Set Design, Styling 

1994 - 1997 Fashion Design, Pratt Institute

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Textile Society of America

Surface Design Association