Sandra Brewster
Sandra Brewster | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 |
| Nationality (legal) | Canadian |
| Education | York University University of Toronto |
Sandra Brewster is a Canadian visual artist based in Toronto.
Early life
Brewster was born to a Guyanese immigrant family and grew up in Pickering, Ontario.[1] She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts at York University and is completing her Master of Visual Studies at University of Toronto.[1]
Career
Brewster's early works focus on traditional portraiture. She later transitioned her work towards metallic sculptures. Her artworks were exhibited in Canada, the US, the Caribbeans and South Africa.[2] She was an artist-in-residence in Brazil, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago and South Africa. Her work was published in numerous magazines, including Caribbean Beat and The Walrus.[3]
One of her prominent work was Smiths. The drawing contains African individuals with their skin covered in a phone book style entry containing a long list of individuals named Smith. It illustrates different personalities, desires, and personal stories of these individuals were all combined and treated as if they are related which removes all of the individuality.[4] The drawing developed into a series of paintings that illustrate the impact of gun violence on young black men in Toronto.[1]
Brewster's work was included in an exhibition about displacement at the Scarborough Arts’ Bluffs Gallery curated by Alyssa Fearon with artists Nadijah Robinson and Curtia Wright.[5]
Awards
She was the awarded the title of Artist in Education by the Ontario Arts Council in 2009.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Sandra Brewster". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ a b "Sandra Brewster Bio".
- ^ "Sandra Brewster". The Patch Project.
- ^ Laughlin, Nicholas (May–June 2013). "The shape of a name: Guyanese-Canadian artist Sandra Brewster". The Caribbean Beat Magazine.
- ^ InsideToronto.com. "Childhood curiosity about Kingston Road motels inspired 'No Vacancy'". www.insidetoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.