Gaïa Jacquet-Matisse
Gaïa Jacquet-Matisse (born April 12, 1993) is a French-American socialite, actor, model and designer, best known as the step great-granddaughter of artist Marcel Duchamp and the great-great-granddaughter of French painter Henri Matisse. 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. 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. She is the great-great-granddaughter of  artist Henri Matisse. She attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School on the Upper East Side in Manhattan. After her father died from esophageal cancer when she was fifteen years old, Matisse took to acting, and eventually decided to pursue a career in film. Matisse graduated from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study with a degree in integrative performance and eastern psychology. 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". In 2016, she walked the runway for Just  Drew at New York Fashion Week. In 2018, Matisse launched her own handmade accessories line named AïA. In August 2018 Matisse modeled for Tiffany & Company's Paper Flowers collection by Reed Krakoff. Jacquet-Matisse also works as a stylist, a personal shopper, and serves as the vice president of the Alain Jacquet Committee. Personal life. Jacquet-Matisse has been photographed at social events including New York Fashion Week and Art Basel with a variety of friends, including EJ Johnson, Tiffany Trump, Kyra Kennedy, Andrew Warren, Reya Benitez, Ezra J. William, and Paris Hilton.