Lia Cook (born 1942) is an American fiber artist noted for her work combining weaving with photography, painting, and digital technology.

[2] Lia Cook was born November 24, 1942, in Ventura, California[3] to James Paul Polese and Esther Miriam Homan.

[5] In 1967, Lia marries her first husband David Cook and they travel to Sweden together where she studies weaving from Northern Europe and the Soviet Union.

[2] Cook's work focuses on breaking theories of art, craft, science and technology by combining all aspects in her textiles.

Her work, Presence/Absence: Touches II, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign.