Pickett attended Lowell High School in San Francisco and earned her Masters of Fine Arts in Dance from Hollins University in 2011.

She was an original cast member in many of Forsythe’s seminal works throughout her career, including her speaking role, Agnes, in Impressing the Czar in 2005.

From 2003-2007, she collaborated as an actress and choreographer with video artists such as Eve Sussman,[7] Toni Dove, and Laurie Simmons.

[12] The following are some of the repertoires where Pickett's choreography is included: In addition, she choreographed Les Troyens for the Chicago Lyric Opera,[32] and an evening-length, musical with multimedia, Voices of the Amazon.

[33] In 2020, Pickett's choreography pivoted to a series of five films[34][35] created and rehearsed entirely in private living spaces on Zoom.