Tina Williams Brewer

Tina Williams Brewer is an internationally known quilting artist, recognized for story quilts that explore African American history from a personal perspective.[1] Brewer was born in Huntington, West Virginia.[2] She graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design.[1] Brewer started quilting in 1986.[3] She is currently based in Pittsburgh, PA and has served on the boards of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.[1] She is a member of Fiber Arts Guild of Pittsburgh, and the Women of Visions organization. She has been a long-time participant residency programs of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh.

Williams’ story quilts have been exhibited internationally via the “Art in Embassies” program of the U.S. Department of State.[4] Her quilts are displayed at the US Embassy in Ghana.[5] Her work was included in that program’s exhibitions in Accra (2003), Khartoum (2009), and Dhaka (2011). Brewer describes her design process as using the concept of the mandala.[3] Friday, June 12, 2009 was proclaimed "Tina Willilams Brewer Day" by Pittsburgh City Council.[6]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 Shaw, Kurt (17 June 2009). "Artist Uses Quilts to Convey Stories and Build Cultural Connections". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Retrieved 30 March 2016 – via EBSCO. (subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "Exhibit Tells Stories Through Quilts". The Beaver County Times. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2016 – via EBSCO. (subscription required (help)).
  3. 1 2 Shaw, Kurt (7 September 2014). "Homewood Artist's 'Fragments' Looks at Cultures in Our World". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Retrieved 30 March 2016 – via EBSCO. (subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "Tina Williams Brewer". U.S. Department of State. U.s. Department of State. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Women of Excellence are the Living Legacy". New Pittsburgh Courier. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2016 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
  6. ↑ Johnson, Denise C. (17 June 2009). "Guided by Ancestors, Admired by All". New Pittsburgh Courier. Retrieved 30 March 2016 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
  7. ↑ Bullard, Andrea (11 June 2009). "Fabric artist Tina Williams receives one of the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts' rare Lifetime Achievement Awards". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Thomas, Mary (1 July 2009). "Award Covers Quilt Artist Tina Williams Brewer Distinguished Career". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

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