BrittMarie Eksell grew up in Stockholm, Sweden, and moved to the US in 1975 to study textile design at Pratt Institute. She built a career crafting large-scale tapestries for public spaces while also teaching painting and weaving. Inspired by the power of creative expression, she earned an MA in art therapy and a PhD in health psychology and went on to work in cancer hospitals, creating spaces for emotional expression and healing. After spending 35 years in the US, she now resides in Scotland.