Sallie Hackett Brown has developed as an artist through a lifetime of exposure to creative professionals in diverse fields, including design, theater, and fine arts. Raised in an environment rich with artistic influences, she learned to communicate and shape individual visions, guided by interactions with teachers, designers, writers, and theater professionals.
Early in her career, Sallie worked in the museum shops of the Albright Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York, and the Detroit Institute of Fine Arts. Additionally, she assisted with costume design at the Studio Arena Theater in Buffalo, further enriching her connection to the visual and performing arts. Following college, Sallie worked as a photographic model and mannequin for the international couture market, immersing herself in the world of fashion and design.
Beginning in 1975, Sallie embarked on a career as a fabric sculptor, a venture that evolved into creating assemblage constructions. Currently, she works with wood and metal, exploring the intersection of materials and forms. In addition to her personal artistic endeavors, Sallie served as a craft development consultant for organizations such as Save the Children, Aid to Artisans, and the United Nations High Command for Refugees. She specialized in product design and display, presenting her work at prestigious events like the International Gift Show, World Bank, United Nations, US Press Club Washington, the Jordanian Embassy, and Save the Children Headquarters.
As a gallery manager for the Weiss-Pollack Gallery, with showrooms in Connecticut and Chelsea, New York, Sallie played a significant role in showcasing art at renowned venues like SOFA (New York & Chicago) and Palm Beach Contemporary. She also spent six years working in sales for Restoration Hardware, gaining further insights into art and design. Sallie’s education includes an accelerated program in art education at the State University of New York at Buffalo, as well as additional studies at the New School for Social Research (watercolor, film, and ceramics), the Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven (non-loom weaving), the Guilford Crafts Center (ceramics), and F.I.T. in New York (pattern-making).
Early in her career, Sallie worked in the museum shops of the Albright Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York, and the Detroit Institute of Fine Arts. Additionally, she assisted with costume design at the Studio Arena Theater in Buffalo, further enriching her connection to the visual and performing arts. Following college, Sallie worked as a photographic model and mannequin for the international couture market, immersing herself in the world of fashion and design.
Beginning in 1975, Sallie embarked on a career as a fabric sculptor, a venture that evolved into creating assemblage constructions. Currently, she works with wood and metal, exploring the intersection of materials and forms. In addition to her personal artistic endeavors, Sallie served as a craft development consultant for organizations such as Save the Children, Aid to Artisans, and the United Nations High Command for Refugees. She specialized in product design and display, presenting her work at prestigious events like the International Gift Show, World Bank, United Nations, US Press Club Washington, the Jordanian Embassy, and Save the Children Headquarters.
As a gallery manager for the Weiss-Pollack Gallery, with showrooms in Connecticut and Chelsea, New York, Sallie played a significant role in showcasing art at renowned venues like SOFA (New York & Chicago) and Palm Beach Contemporary. She also spent six years working in sales for Restoration Hardware, gaining further insights into art and design. Sallie’s education includes an accelerated program in art education at the State University of New York at Buffalo, as well as additional studies at the New School for Social Research (watercolor, film, and ceramics), the Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven (non-loom weaving), the Guilford Crafts Center (ceramics), and F.I.T. in New York (pattern-making).
Sallie Hacket Brown
Artist