Brooke Marks-Swanson
b. Mishawaka, Indiana, 1978

Brooke Marks-Swanson speaks of connection and observation through a universal language of textile and metal wearable art jewelry. She received her MFA rom the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, and a BFA  from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Her works have been show nationally and internationally in over 130 exhibitions. In 2021, Brooke’s work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, was included in the 2012 Cheongiu Craft Biennale, South Korea. Her work is in the permanent collection of The Mint Museum, The Dallas Museum of Art, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Contemporary Craft,  Muzeum w Walbrzychu, Walbrzych, Poland, and Espace Solidor, Place du Château, Cagnes-sur-mer, France.