Matisse Ruby is a Chilean (Mapuche)/Australian writer and director from Sydney Australia. Matisse graduated from the Australian Film and Television School with degrees in both Directing and Screenwriting.

Early in her career, Matisse began assisting on the development of works such as the AACTA Award Winning short Oscar Wilde’s The Nightingale and The Rose with Del Kathryn Barton and Warwick Thornton’s We Don’t Need A Map. Matisse has since served as Associate Producer on documentaries Blasko and Hannah Gadsby’s Nakedy Nudes, both for ABC TV.

Her strengths in story development led to a four-year collaboration with director Brendan Fletcher, significantly contributing to his film and TV endeavours. This includes the notable AMC+ Series Firebite (See Saw), she was also instrumental in the development of Taronga, which was selected for the inaugural IMPACT accelerator program.

Matisse's fusion of her artistic background and inherent storytelling skills shine in her directorial ventures. In 2021, she directed a series of films for the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s innovative Studiocast Season. These films garnered acclaim from major outlets like the Sydney Morning Herald/The Age and Limelight Magazine, utimately leading to a Directors Guild Award in 2022. Her latest film for the ACO The Four Seasons premierd at Palace Cinemas in 2025.