Jackie Brookner, American sculptor and educator (b. 1945)

Jackie Brookner (1945 – May 15, 2015) was an ecological artist, writer, and educator. She worked with ecologists, design professionals, engineers, communities, and policy-makers on water remediation/public art projects for parks, wetlands, rivers, and urban stormwater runoff. In these projects, local resources become the focal point of community collaboration and collective creative agency.Brookner lived in New York City and worked and lectured internationally.