Brian Fleetwood is a Santa Fe-based jewelry artist and citizen of the Mvskoke Nation of Oklahoma whose work draws upon scientific themes of ecology, biology, and taxonomy. Through collaborative processes and an exploration of materials not typical to jewelry, Fleetwood creates colorful wearable objects that seem to be growing on the wearer like flora or fauna. The artist’s designs, rooted in Mvskoke teachings about the relationships between living things, reflect the diversity of forms found in nature and invite us to adorn ourselves with its beauty. Fleetwood holds an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, and is currently teaching at the Institute of American Indian Arts.
