Mariet Braakman grew up in The Netherlands where she received her formal education resulting in a BA in Education and a BA in Fine Arts. There she worked as a High School art teacher and also taught a special arts program for children and adults.
In 1983 she immigrated with her family to the United States. The opportunity to live in the USA after having lived in France, Brazil and The Netherlands, combined with an extensive international travel experience, made her extremely aware of the geological differences in nature.
Especially because of her growing up in a country below-sea-level she became intrigued by mountainous landscapes. Her voyages to China and Japan deepened her reasoning to bring back memories, resulting in her body of work in which images formed through the mind are deconstructed into new landscapes.
Mariet Braakman passed away on November 19, 2021 in her art studio in Kensington, California.