Rochelle Brickner (b.San Antonio, TX, 1973) graduated with a BFA in Fiber from the Kansas City Art Institute in December 2015 and is currently a practicing Fiber Artist  in Kansas City. Much of her work investigates the harmony and discord between living organisms through the use of wool, cotton, silk, micro-greens, and handmade paper. Process plays an important part in which weaving, knitting, dyeing, heat fusing and felting techniques are used at discretion, utilizing natural fibers juxtaposed with synthetic fibers at times.  Her interest in articulating environmental awareness has not only been a theme in some of her most recent installations, but has also inspired her to lead several environmental art workshops for youth in Kansas City. 

Brickner has exhibited in several venues within the Kansas City Metropolitan area, inclusive of a solo show at Contours Hair Salon; as well as group shows at Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery, Little Miss Elegant Gallery, Leedy Voulkos Art Center, and Kemper at the Crossroads. 
Brickner is also known for making fine art and utilitarian textiles, and more specifically, features a line created by using up-cycled materials known as Repurpose Me. Repurpose Me has been featured in Ink Magazine, the Kansas City Star; and interviewed on 90.1, Kansas City public radio.
Some of Brickner's textiles can be found in Kansas City at World's Window in Brookside- Kansas City, Missouri.

robotextiles@gmail.com