Kami Watson (b. 1972, she/her) is an award winning, second-generation fiber and textile artist based in Huntsville, Alabama. Specializing in wet felting, she combines renewable fibers, hand dyed and reclaimed textiles, and other materials to create sculptural and flat works that blend personal narrative, connection to craft, sustainability, and storytelling.
Her first solo exhibition "Women's Work - Interrupted" was in 2024 at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, followed by her second solo exhibition "The Wind Knows Why" in 2025 at the Gadsden Museum of Art. She has also shown in selected group exhibitions both regionally and nationally.
Watson has juried into multiple fine craft guilds including Southern Highland Craft Guild, Piedmont Craftsmen, Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild, Craftsmen Guild of Mississippi, and Alabama Craft Guild. She is a juried studio artist at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, and an active member of the Alabama Women's Caucus for Art.
A Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, former AmeriCorps VISTA, and three-time deployed American Red Cross - Service to the Armed Forces mobile staffer (OEF/OIF), Watson brings a deep commitment to outreach into her creative practice. An experienced non-traditional teaching artist, she has led workshops at the John C. Campbell Folk School, Huntsville Museum of Art, Kennedy-Douglas Center for the Arts, Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, and the North Huntsville Public Library.
Watson is an Alabama State Council on the Arts Individual Craft Fellowship recipient and Verdant Fund grantee.
Her first solo exhibition "Women's Work - Interrupted" was in 2024 at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, followed by her second solo exhibition "The Wind Knows Why" in 2025 at the Gadsden Museum of Art. She has also shown in selected group exhibitions both regionally and nationally.
Watson has juried into multiple fine craft guilds including Southern Highland Craft Guild, Piedmont Craftsmen, Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild, Craftsmen Guild of Mississippi, and Alabama Craft Guild. She is a juried studio artist at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, and an active member of the Alabama Women's Caucus for Art.
A Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, former AmeriCorps VISTA, and three-time deployed American Red Cross - Service to the Armed Forces mobile staffer (OEF/OIF), Watson brings a deep commitment to outreach into her creative practice. An experienced non-traditional teaching artist, she has led workshops at the John C. Campbell Folk School, Huntsville Museum of Art, Kennedy-Douglas Center for the Arts, Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, and the North Huntsville Public Library.
Watson is an Alabama State Council on the Arts Individual Craft Fellowship recipient and Verdant Fund grantee.
