ABOUT
Rebecca Braziel is an American visual artist known for assemblage paintings and sculptures, and interactive collaborative installations. She is continually exploring new materials and ways of working in her native Savannah, Georgia and has exhibited nationally and internationally. Rebecca’s work invites audiences to connect with themes of taking up space, coping with trauma, healing, engaging with nature, and connection to community.
Rebecca graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a B.F.A. in Fibers in 2008. In 2013 she moved to Houston and completed a six-month residency at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, acted as member of Box13 Artspace, received the Houston Individual Artist Grant, and exhibited at venues such as Lawndale Art Center, Galveston Arts Center, and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. A return to Savannah in 2020 led to her acting as Alumni Mentor for the Savannah College of Art and Design and Community Artist Educator for SCAD MOA. In 2021 she received the On:VIEW Residency at Arts Southeast in Savannah and has since established a dedicated public-facing studio practice in their Studio 14. Through her studio she offers monthly programming that includes exhibitions, workshops, interactive art, and collaborations. Dedicated to engaging and animating a diverse public, Rebecca received the Starlandia Community Grant in 2024. Rebecca thoughtfully and critically creates art objects and experiences that are not easily categorized, offering on the categories of fine art, painting, fiber, and craft.
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REBECCA BRAZIEL
EDUCATION:
2008 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude, Savannah College of Art and Design
EXHIBITIONS
2025
Eclectic, University of South Carolina Beaufort Sea Island Center Gallery, Beaufort, SC
Adrift X Collision, Savannah Cultural Arts Center, Savannah, GA
2024
LOOK!, Arts Southeast, Savannah, GA
2023
Materia Prima, Arts Southeast, Savannah, GA
Protégé, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2022
ON::VIEW REVUE, Arts Southeast, Savannah, GA
2021
SCAD Open Studio Virtual Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2020
Weaving and Writing Together, Kinder Foundation Education Center, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX
Celebration of Texas Art, Assistance League of Houston, Houston, TX
2019
Staff Show, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX
2018
Other Edens, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
In Residence, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Furtherlance, Member Artists, Box13 Artspace, Houston, TX
Climb and Cover, Solo show, Sawyer Yards, Houston, TX
Celebration of TEXAS ART, Assistance League of Houston, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
2017
Scene Shift/Side Piece Selected Works, BLUEorange Contemporary, Houston, TX
The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
Solo Show, Gray Contemporary Gallery, Houston, TX
Celebration of TEXAS ART, Assistance League of Houston, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
2016
Objectively Speaking, Hunter Gather Project, Houston, TX
Texas Biggest 10 for Art, Katy Contemporary Art Museum, Katy, TX
2015 Green Valentine, group show, G Gallery, Houston, TX
2014
Nature Centered, small group show, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
Draped Up & Dripped Out, Houston Contemporary Artists, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Cliff Gallery, Dallas, TX
2013 No Dead Artists, Juried show, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2012 Creative Collective, Invitational, Recreate Cooperative Gallery, Savannah, GA
2010 SCAD Generation, Juried Show, SCAD Gallery, Central’s Art District, Hong Kong
2009 Stitch Spectacular, Juried Show, Dimensions Gallery, Savannah, GA
2008
Telfair Art Fair, Juried show, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, GA
Uncommon Thread Wearable Art Show, Juried show, Louisiana State Museum, LA
Surtex, Juried show, Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
RESIDENCIES AND GRANTS
2025 Ships of the Sea Museum Residency, Savannah, GA
2024 Starlandia Foundation Community Grant, Savannah, GA
2021 ON::View Residency at Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA
2017 Individual Artist Grant by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance
2016 Artist Residency at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
COLLECTIONS
Susan Young
Jaci Day
Dan and Mina Graur
The Savannah College of Art and Design
TEACHING
2017-2021, Teaching Artist, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX
2017-2020, Teaching Artist, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2014-2015, Workshop Instructor, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
2012-2013, Art Teacher, L.J. Alleman Arts Academy, Lafayette, LA