Brie Schettle (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist working at the intersection of art and ecology with a background in painting, printmaking, installation, photography, and video. Schettle holds an MFA in Visual Arts from Boise State University and a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has exhibited work both nationally and internationally and participated in several artist-in-residence programs, including La Porte Peinte in Noyers sur Serein, France, and the Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughan, Ireland. Schettle completed her third residency and first fellowship in 2020 at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology. She was awarded a grant in 2021 from the Alexa Rose Foundation to create a series of ecological microscopic photos and prints. In January 2024, Schettle was awarded the Western Association of Graduate Schools and ProQuest Award for Distinguished Master’s Thesis/Capstone Project in the Creative, Visual, and Performing Arts. She has exhibited work throughout Boise, Idaho including the Neri Gallery, Blue Galleries, Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, and the Stein Luminary at Boise State University. In March 2024, she exhibited a collection of cyanotype prints in Navigating the Sagebrush Sea, an immersive art and science exhibition at the Keith and Catherine Stein Luminary. In addition to her studio practice, Schettle has a background in teaching, curating, and previously working for numerous nonprofits and art centers including the Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Schettle looks forward to creating a new series of work during the 2025 artist residency at PLAYA. Photo credit: Trey Broomfield.