Luci Jockel

Luci Jockel is an artist located in Baltimore, MD. She currently holds the position as Metalsmithing and Jewelry Lecturer/Coordinator at Towson University. Luci received her Master of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Jewelry and Metalsmithing, 2016, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), 2014. Recently, Luci has been honored with the 2019 American Craft Council Emerging Voices Award as a Shortlist Artist. Her work has been exhibited at various venues, including the ACC Conference 2019, Schmuck 2018 Munich Fair, New York City Jewelry Week, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference 2018, and Galerie Marzee's Marzee International Graduate Show 2016 where she received the Marzee International Graduate Prize. Her work has been featured in “New Brooches” by Nicolas Estrada, Metalsmith's “Exhibition in Print” 2017, and American Craft Magazine. She maintains a studio practice in South Philadelphia as a part of the JV Collective, a national group of jewelry artists.

The animal remains utilized in Luci's work are ethically acquired and are found by herself or donated to her. Her work seeks to give a voice to the deceased beings in the hopes of building an interconnectivity between human and animal.