CV – Tina Williams Brewer

TINA WILLIAMS BREWER

Lives and works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

EDUCATION

Columbus College of Art and Design, BA, 1971

EXHIBITIONS

2022

Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA, Tina Williams Brewer/ Cultivation: Journey of the Work, solo exhibition
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Museum, Featured Artist
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, Women of Visions, Group Exhibition

2021

University Art Gallery, Frick Building, University of Pittsburgh, Women of Visions: Celebrating 40 Years
Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ, Art in the Atrium/ The Social Fabric: Artistry in Fiber Arts, An Exhibition Homage to Viki Craig
Westmoreland Diversity Coalition and Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Diversity Billboard Project
Wells International Foundation, Paris, France/Houston, TX, COVID-19 PAGES
Wells International Foundation representative, Paris, France/Houston, TX, The Norval Sovereign African American Art Foundation Invitational
1-54 Contemporary Art Fair, NYC, stand-out selection by Omar Berrada, writer and editor, Marrakech
Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV, African American Artists from the Museum’s Permanent Collection
EXPO Chicago Curated Selection by Eric Shiner, Executive Director, Pioneer Works
Christies, Rockefeller Plaza, NYC, Knotted Ties, DeBuck Gallery
Untitled Art Fair, Miami Beach, chosen by Natasha Becker, curator of African Art, De young Museum
The Social Fabric: Black Artistry in Fiber Arts, An Exhibition in Homage to Viki Craig, Art in the Atrium (ATA) and Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ

2020

University Art Gallery, Frick Building, University of Pittsburgh, Three Artists/Three Women

2019

August Wilson Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Seats of Power, Women of Visions, Inc
Poetics In Diversity: Contemporary Art From Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Mexico, Guest artist, presented by Pittsburgh Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership, Energy Innovation Center, Covestro BrightSpace, Pittsburgh, PA

2018

Museum of African American Art, Dallas, TX, Rising from the Thicket, Solo Exhibition
Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institute, Chautauqua, NY, Summer Exhibition
Art Space Gallery, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA, THICKETS
Pittsburgh City County Building, Pittsburgh, PA, African Americans in Conversation

2017

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, Sankofa Soul, Women of Visions, Inc.

2016

Spinning Plate Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, Art Advocacy Speaks: Art for Social Change
Governor’s Residence, PA Council on the Arts, Harrisburg, PA, Threads: From Traditional to Today

2015

Cummings Art Gallery, Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA, Stitches, Contemporary Fiber Art
Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA, Coding, Mavuno Festival, Dignity: Renditions & Inspirations with William Double, Kaufmann Center, Pittsburgh PA

2014

709 Gallery, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh, PA, Fragments, Fractals: Write It, Print It, Sew It, solo exhibition

2013

August Wilson Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Three Artists’ Journeys To, Through and Beyond

2011

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Museum, Indiana, PA Extra: The Art of Tina Williams Brewer and Harris Shahn
HOME, installation by Tina Williams Brewer and Vanessa German, Greater Pittsburgh Coliseum
Common Ground, Affrilachia Where I’m From!, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Pittsburgh, PA

2010

It Happened: The Courier Was There, 100 Years of African American History: A Fiber Art Retrospective by Tina Williams Brewer with the Trolley Station Oral History Center; funded in part by Alcoa Foundation. Alcoa Corporate Lobby, Winter 2010; Senator John Heinz History Center, Spring – Summer 2010; August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Fall 2010 – Winter 2011; Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Winter 2011

2009

Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Seeing Jazz, Pittsburgh, PA
Westmoreland Community College, Youngwood, PA, Tina Williams Brewer, Solo Exhibition,
Celebration of Visual Tradition, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Traveling Exhibition from 2008 (also 2006, 04, 02, 00, 1998)
Penn State New Kensington, Women of Visions, Inc. Exhibition, (also 08, 07, 06, 05, 04)

2008

National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH, Quilting African American Women’s History: Our Challenges, Creativity and Champions (traveling)
FE Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, In the Making: 250 Years, 250 Artists
Kings Art Complex, Columbus, OH, Living Red, Women of Visions, Inc.,
Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, 98th Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Annual Exhibition, (also 2005)
August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Pittsburgh PA, SoulScapes, Women of Visions, Inc

2007

Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Art Within, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition, Carolyn Mazloomi, curator (traveling)

2006

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, Up Over Down Under, Fiber Arts Guild of Pittsburgh and Australian Textile Art and Surface Design (traveling)
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh, PA, Art for August, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust,
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, Migrations of the African Diaspora, Women of Visions, Inc
Huntington Art Museum, Huntington, WV, Retroactive, A Two Person Show
Three Rivers Arts Festival Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, Three Rivers Arts Festival Annual Exhibition
Invitational, Clay Center, Charleston, WV

2005

Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA, Mid Atlantic Art Exhibition
Society for Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA, Color: Ten African American Artists, (Traveling from 2005 – 2010)
American Bible Society, New York, NY, Threads of Faith, American Bible Society, New York, NY (traveling)
Three Rivers Arts Festival Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, Three Rivers Arts Festival Invitational
One Mellon Center Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, Living Red: Are You Feelin’ Me? Women of Visions, Inc.
African American Cultural Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Generations: Six African American Artists

2004

Gallery of Fine Art, Pittsburgh, PA, Dreams and Legacies
Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA, Accomplishment 2wenty2
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, Common Threads

2003

Department of State’s Artists in Embassies Program, Connections Across Time and Space
Foreland Street Studio Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, Symmetry: Voices + Images, Women of Visions, Inc.
Avampato Discovery Museum, Charleston, WV, Appalachian Corridors, Juried Exhibition
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, PA, 120 Years of African American Quilters
Pennsylvania History Center, Harrisburg, PA, African American Quilters of Western Pennsylvania

2002

Apple Valley Museum, Victorville, CA, African Inspirations
Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA, Patterns in Time: Quilt Making in America
The State Museum, Harrisburg, PA, Art of the State
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, CO, Tina Williams Brewer, Solo exhibition
Westminster College, Wilmington, PA, Tina Williams Brewer, Solo exhibition
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, Beyond & Behind the Mask, Women of Visions, Inc
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, Eight Regional Artists of Western Pennsylvania
19th Carroll Harris Simms National Black Art Competition and Exhibition, Dallas, TX (Also 18th, 17th)

2001

Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art, Washington, DC, Spirits of the Cloth: Contemporary African American Artists, Carolyn Mazloomi, curator (traveling: 1999-2001)
Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA, Stop Asking, We Exist: 25 Contemporary African American Artists, (traveling: 2001-2006)
One Mellon Bank Center Bank Gallery at Steel Plaza, Pittsburgh, PA, Fiberarts International Regional Fiber Art Exhibition
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, Africa: One Continent, Many Worlds, Threads Unraveled, Stories Revealed, (traveling)
State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, Art of the State
Westminster College Art Gallery, Westminster, PA, Tina Brewer Story Quilts, Solo exhibition
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, CO, Tina Williams Brewer: An African American Perspective, Solo exhibition

2000

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, I Can Still Quilt Without My Glasses, PA, Cathleen Bailey, curator (traveling)
African American Craft National, Lexington, KY

1999

The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Group Exhibition, Golden Colorado, CO
African American Museum of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA Quilts: The Fabric of Spirit
Penn State University, Harrisburg, PA, Tina Williams Brewer Story Quilts, Solo exhibition

1998

Institute of Texan Culture, San Antonio, TX, Heritage of a Stolen People, African American Story Quilts by Tina Williams Brewer, Solo exhibition

1996

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, Of the Spirit, Women Artists of Color, Women of Visions, Inc

1994

Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH, Uncommon Beauty in Uncommon Objects, Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center (traveling)
African American Craft National, Louisville, KY

1993

Homewood Art Museum and University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, Hands of Praise

AWARDS & ACQUISITIONS

Selected artist for Pittsburgh International Airport / London Arts Activation, UK, 2019

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, purchase award, 2019

The Huntington Museum of Art, purchase award, 2019

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Governor’s Awards for the Arts, Artist of the Year, 2018

Carroll Harris Simms National Black Arts Award, 2016; Exhibition, 2018

Master Visual Artist, Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 2013

Tina Williams Brewer Day, declared by Pittsburgh City Council, Pittsburgh, PA, 2009

Lifetime Achievement Artist, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 2009

Service to the Arts Award, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Guild Council, 2008

New Pittsburgh Courier, 2008 Woman of Excellence Award

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Annual Exhibit, 2008, Buncher Foundation Award

Duquesne Light Award, Duquesne Light Company, 2006

Walter Gropus Master Artist Award, 2006

Outstanding Humanitarian Award Lincoln-Larimer Community Develop. Corp., 2005

Woman of the New Tribe Award, August Wilson Center, Pittsburgh PA, 2005

Woman of Distinction, Girl Scouts of Western, PA, 2004

Trailblazer Award, Renaissance Magazine, 2004

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship, 2001, 1998

The Fitz Award for the Advancement of Women, Pittsburgh, PA, 2000

Advancing Black Arts Initiative, Heinz Endowment and Pittsburgh Foundation, African Diaspora Residency, Artists Image Resource, Pittsburgh, PA, 2010

Celebrating Those Who Care, Artist of the Year, 1998 (Carnegie Mellon, Shady Lane, Office of Child Development)

Art of the State Best of Show Award, State Museum of Pennsylvania and Greater Harrisburg Arts Council, 1997

Mid-Atlantic Arts Grant, Clay Center, Charleston, WV

PUBLICATIONS / MEDIA

Eclectic Rhythms, The Artists of Huntington, West Virginia, 1871-Present by Geoffrey K. Fleming, published by The Huntington Museum of Art, August 2021

Threading Histories, Global Conversation, Dinga McCannon and Tina Williams Brewer in Conversation, May 2021

NATAAL, Knotted Ties, I-54, New York, published 05/16/2021,

https://nataal.com/knotted-ties

Artsy, The Ten Best Booths at Expo Chicago’s Online Edition, https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-10-best-booths-expo-chicagos-online-edition

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Exhibitors, https://www.1-54.com/new-york/artists/williams-brewer-tina/

The Art Newspaper, an online and print publication that covers the international art world, was founded in 1990 by Umberto Allemandi and Anna Somers Cocks on the original concept of Il Giornale dell’Arte, founded 1983, May 7, 2021
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/05/07/unable-to-run-in-its-usual-format-1-54-contemporary-african-art-fair-moves-into-christies-for-bijou-showcase

TSA Contemporary Art Magazine focused on contemporary art from Africa and the African diaspora, May 21, 2021
https://thesoleadventurer.com/1-54-new-yorks-curated-section-focuses-on-textile-practices/

DeBuck Gallery, NYC and Saint Paul De Vence, France, March 1, 2019 https://www.debuckgallery.com/announcing-representation-of-tina-williams-brewer/

Wells International Foundation, Featured Artist, Tina Williams Brewer https://wellsinternationalfoundation.org/covid-19-pages-featured-artist-tina-williams-brewer/

Tribune Review, March 1, 2019
https://triblive.com/local/fox-chapel/fabric-artist-tina-williams-brewer-evokes-emotion-conversation-with-quilts/

THE GLASSBLOCK, June 7, 2016
http://theglassblock.com/2016/06/07/security-blanket-tina-williams-brewer/

Pennsylvania Folklore: Woven Together, PBS documentary, produced by WPSU Penn State, (one of four featured artists) February 2018

100 Years of African American History: A Fiber Art Retrospective, exhibition catalog, self-publication, 2010

Guided by the Ancestors, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts catalog, 2009

Designing Home Lifestyles, Gallery Feature, by Janice Milliner, 2009

“Bravo!” The Meadville Tribune Magazine, feature article, 2009

International Review of African American Art, Vol 21, Number 4, 2008

Celebration of Visual Traditions: New Work of Diverse Pennsylvania Artists, PA Council on the Arts & Penn State University, 2008 (also 06, 04, 02, 00, 1998)

Textural Rhythms: Quilting the Jazz Tradition, by Carolyn Mazloomi, 2007

U.S. Department of State 2006 Desk Diary, Regional Program Office

Celebration of Visual Traditions, PA Council on the Arts & Penn State University, 2006

Threads of Faith: Recent Works from the Women of Color Quilters Network, by Carolyn Mazloomi and Patricia C. Pongracz, 2004

“Ancient Symbols, New Meanings: A Modern Quilter Explores Old Images” Quilting Quarterly, 2003

Spirit of the Cloth: Contemporary African American Quilts, by Carolyn Mazloomi, Preface by Faith Ringgold, 1998

Pennsylvania: A History of the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1998

Uncommon Beauty in Common Objects, Ornament Magazine, by Anne L. Ross, 1994

Uncommon Beauty in Common Objects: The Legacy of African American Craft Art, National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, Ohio, 1993

RESIDENCIES / WORKSHOPS

Artist-in-Residence, Pittsburgh Linden, Sunnyside, and Beechwood Elementary School, 2019

Lecture and Workshop, Gettysburg, PA, 2019

Artist-in-Residence, Pittsburgh Woodland Hill Middle School, 2018

Artist-in-Residence, Pittsburgh Linden Elementary School, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

Artist-in-Residence, Advancing the Black Arts Initiative Grant, Sweetwater Arts Center, 2015

Black Arts Initiative, supported by The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation, Artist Image Resource (AIR), Pittsburgh, PA, 2011

HOME, two artist cooperative, large-scale installation (The Andy Warhol Museum, Homewood Artist Residency), Greater Pittsburgh Coliseum, Pittsburgh, PA 2011

Artist-in-Residence, Pittsburgh Public Schools, in conjunction with Fiberart International 2010 and 2007

Issues in Education, African Art & Culture, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh PA

Individual Artist Fellowship Panel, Ohio Arts Council

One-Person Show and Lecture, Westminster College, Wilmington, PA

The National League of American Women, Pittsburgh, PA, 2002

The Ties that Bind, panel discussion, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 2004

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Organizational Development Conference, 1998

Oakland Catholic High School Symposium for Young Women

Historical Society of PA, Stitch Me a Story: The Origins of the Story Quilt, Workshop

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Conference, Minority Arts Program, Lecture

Society for Contemporary Craft / Museum/School Partnership (14 years)

Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise (PACE), Cultural Enrichment Program (3 years)

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Columbine Quilt Guild, Guest Speaker, Denver, CO

Open Space Gallery, Celebrating Visual Tradition: Part III, Open Space Gallery, Allentown, PA, Workshop and Lecture

West Overton Museum, Greensburg, PA, Presentation

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, 1993–present, Emeritus Board Member

Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Board Member

Women of Visions, Inc., 1986–present, president 2016 to 2018

Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, 1985–present

Senator John Heinz History Center, Advisory Board, 1994

Trolley Station Oral History Center, 1993–present