Bryn Jackson is an artist, curator, and cultural advisor based in Indianapolis whose practice — grounded in ecological justice and institutional accountability — positions nature as a medium to confront complex histories and foster connectivity. As an interdisciplinary artist, he unites sculpture, photography, time-based media, arts administration, community engagement, and habitat design to produce works that promote environmental restoration and collective healing.
Bryn received a BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work is nationally recognized and has been supported by the Arts Council of Indianapolis, Lilly Endowment Inc., Central Indiana Community Foundation, Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, Herbert Simon Family Foundation, Arts Midwest, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Bryn is a 2023 recipient of a Power Plant Grant, awarded by Big Car Collaborative and funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts’ Regional Regranting Program. He was an inaugural member of The Association of Art Museum Curators’ Professional Alliance for Curators of Color. He is an Artist & Public Life Resident with Big Car Collaborative, a Community Ambassador for Indiana Repertory Theatre, and a member of the Artists at Work 2025-26 cohort. Bryn currently serves on the Board of Directors and as Chair of the Collections Council for the Eiteljorg Museum and on the Board of Directors for Step-Up Inc.