Bio

Arielle Brackett is a metalsmith and mixed media artist based in Portland, Oregon. She received her BFA in metals at the Oregon College of Art and Craft in 2017. She teaches metalsmithing and fiber arts classes at Multnomah Art Center, Ninety Twenty Studios, Wildcraft and Sitka Center. Brackett was awarded best in metals at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts in Littleton, Colorado and the Art Center of Estes Park in Estes Park, Colorado and Juror’s Choice Award in Jewelry from CraftForms 2021. She has shown nationally and internationally. She has participated twice in Romania and once in  New York City Jewelry Week. 

Brackett has shown nationally at; the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, Baltimore Jewelry Center in Baltimore, Maryland, Society of Arts and Crafts in Boston, Massachusetts, Gallery Twenty Fifty Two in Chicago, Illinois, Ann Marie Garden in Solomons, Maryland, Portland Winter Light Festival, Portland, Oregon, Wayne Art Center in Wayne, Pennsylvania, Danaca Design Gallery in Seattle, Washington, InLiquid Gallery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pocosin Art Center in Columbia, North Carolina, Patterson-Appleton Art Center in Denton, Texas, Edwardsville Art Center in Edwardsville, Illinois, Left Bank Annex in Portland, Oregon, Ton Pottery Gallery in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and The Art Center of Estes Park in Estes Park, Colorado.

Brackett has shown work internationally at; Craft Council of British Columbia in Vancouver BC, Canada, Arcub Gabroveni in Bucharest, Romania, National Library of Romania in Bucharest, Romania, Winzavod Contemporary Art Center in Moscow, Russia, and at the Museum of Stone-cutting and Jewelry Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

She received two scholarships to paint in Le Barroux, France and Grand Junction, Colorado. In May 2016, Brackett was granted a full ride scholarship to attend a two-week glass workshop at the Penland School of Craft. In the summer of 2021, Brackett received a scholarship to participate in a collaborative project called Frogwood and was granted another full ride scholarship to participate again in May 2023. In February 2023, Brackett will be a resident artist at Sou’wester Art. 

Brackett has been published in numerous books, magazines and online platforms. In 2018, she was published in Jams 2018, which showcases her installation piece called, People Don’t  See the Weight. She was recently published in a book called How Art Heals, by Andra Stanton. She has participated in multiple runway shows including, Shift in Portland, Oregon and Exhibition in Motion in Chicago in 2019 and online in 2021. 

As a practicing craftswomen, she has continued to challenge herself through large installations, small scale sculpture and jewelry. Aside from her studio practice, Brackett is building her art community. She is a founding member of a Portland based art collective, New New Collective. She is excited to continue to share knowledge, build community, gain skills, collaborate, learn, make, create and grow. Her enthusiasm for artistry motivates her to be a diligent, invested, and a dedicated maker.