Martha Hauston

Martha Hauston is a mixed-media assemblage artist and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Massachusetts. Her art explores memory, inheritance, and what we carry with us over time, using found and familiar materials including vintage textiles, sewing patterns, drawers, paper, and thread.

Alongside her studio practice, Martha offers creative image work workshops and groups using collage, journaling, and reflective writing. Her approach provides structure for making something tangible while allowing images and associations to lead somewhere unexpected.

Martha’s background includes directing and curating exhibitions for UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center, teaching and curriculum development, and many years of clinical work. She holds an MA in Counseling Psychology from Lesley University, where she studied with art therapist Shaun McNiff, and an MEd in Creativity and Adult Learning from UMass Amherst.