De Buck Gallery would like to congratulate artist Tina Williams Brewer for winning the Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement award for Pittsburgh-based artists. Williams-Brewer was selected from 225 nominations and 70 artists to receive $50,000. Theater Director Adil Mansoor was also selected as a winner.
Brewer began making her vibrant stories quilts about four decades ago. The works in fabric evoking women and children, spirituality and Black culture have been exhibited nationally and even overseas.
“Pittsburgh had such a strong connection to culture,” said Brewer, who has lived in Homewood-Brushton for a half-century. “It made me want to dig in and understand my African roots.”
She started quilting as an adult, about 45 years ago, with pieces that incorporated photography as well as reclaimed fabric.
