Sarina Brewer
Sarina Brewer is a Minneapolis-based American artist known for her chimeric taxidermy sculptures (combining anatomies of different species of animals).[1] Brewer is one of the individuals responsible for the formation of the genre of Rogue Taxidermy,[2] a variety of mixed media art.[3] She is one of the founders of the Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists (MART),[1][4][5] an international collective of artists who use taxidermy-related materials (both organic and synthetic[3]) as the common thread to unite their respective styles of mixed-media sculpture.[6] The pioneering[7] work of Brewer and her fellow co-founders gained worldwide attention[7][8] in 2005 after they appeared on the front page of the New York Times art section[1] following their inaugural gallery exhibition. The article featured Brewer's taxidermy sculpture titled “Goth Griffin”.[6]An enthusiastic response from other artists after the exhibition led to the formation of the collective.[9] Immense public interest in the genre gave rise to an art movement.[8][9] Taxidermy art [a term used interchangeably with Rogue Taxidermy[8]] is a trend that started in Minnesota with the work of Brewer and fellow MART co-founders[8] and now has an international following.[2][8]
Ms. Brewer's work has received international recognition.[10][11] She has participated in exhibitions across the United States. Her work has been included in Midwestern, West Coast, East Coast, and European venues.[12] The Lubeznik Center for the Arts[13] and ArtStart[7] are among the Midwestern venues where her work has appeared.
Ms. Brewer holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.[2] A primary directive throughout her career has been the humane sourcing of her animal materials.[10] No animals are killed for the specific purpose of making her art.[12]Her work is made from recycled animal components.[14] Her animal materials are salvaged from ethical sources such as natural deaths,[11][12] and she is noted as a trendsetter in this arena.[10][15] MART's no-harm-no-waste approach was one of the genre's founding elements[16] and the use of ethically sourced materials has since become a tenet associated with the art movement.[16] Brewer is regarded as an influential figure within the genre,[10][15] which has been noted for being largely female-driven,[17][18] and she is acknowledged for playing a role in the shaping of it aesthetically as well as ethically.[10][15]
Exhibitions
- 2016 The L.A. Art Show (Los Angeles Art Show), Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles CA
- 2016 BeinArt Collective Copro Gallery, Santa Monica CA
- 2016 The Hunt ~The Prey ~The Spirit, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City IN
- 2016 Hearsay, LosJoCos Gallery, Los Angeles CA
- 2016 Conjoined VI, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica CA
- 2015 Myths & Legends, Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH), Lancaster CA
- 2015 Vibrant Matters, Instinct Gallery, Minneapolis MN
- 2015 Animal Dreams ArtStart Arts & Cultural Center, Rhinelander WI
- 2015 Conjoined V, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica CA
- 2014 Third Biennial Taxidermy Art Exhibition, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles CA
- 2014 Fruitful and Multiplying: The Overpopulation Exhibit, Inez Greenberg Gallery, Bloomington MN
- 2014 Hearsay: Artists Reveal Urban Legends, Begovich Gallery, Fullerton CA
- 2014 Til Death, Left Hand Black Gallery, San Diego CA
- 2013 BeinArt Collective Group Exhibition, Copro Gallery, Fullerton CA
- 2013 God's Sketchbook for Creation, Instinct Gallery, Minneapolis MN
- 2013 Animal Skins: Visual Surfaces, Haas Fine Arts Center Foster Gallery, Eau Claire WI
- 2013 Creature Feature, Left Hand Black Gallery, San Diego CA
- 2013 Conjoined III, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica CA
- 2012 The Rogue Taxidermy Biennial, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles CA
- 2012 Fortune Favors the Bold, Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park NJ
- 2012 Anomalies, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica CA
- 2010 Rogue Taxidermy Kunstkammer, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles CA
- 2009 Art Bloc, Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park NJ
- 2006 Alive Inside: The Lure & Lore of the Sideshow, Robert Ringel Gallery, West Lafayette IN
- 2006 The Artists of Juxtapoz, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis MN
- 2006 Cryptozoology: Out of Time Out of Place, Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston ME
- 2006 Fabulous Sea Monsters, fr:Océanopolis, Brittany France
- 2005 Man & Beast: Part II of Regional Collections, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron OH
- 2005 Rogue Taxidermists: The Iowa Invitational, Mills Gallery, Pella IA
- 2005 Art-a-Whirl, NEMAA California Arts Building, Minneapolis MN
- 2005 Alive Inside: The Lure and Lore of the Sideshow, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston SC
- 2004 Wunderkabinet of Ichthyological Curiosities, Natural History Museum of Geneva, Switzerland
- 2004 Rogue Taxidermy Inaugural, Creative Electric Gallery, Minneapolis MN
Notable Collections
- Natural History Museum of Geneva, Switzerland [19]
- fr:Océanopolis Culture & Science Center, Brest France[19]
- Mark Parker, Nike CEO. Nike World Headquarters, Portland, Oregon[2]
- Guillermo del Toro, film producer and director. Los Angeles, California[3]
- Richard Garriott, astronaut and digital gaming magnate. Britannia Manor, Austin, Texas
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Topcik, Joel (3 January 2005). "Head of Goat, Tail of Fish, More Than a Touch of Weirdness". Art & Design. The New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Rivera, Erica (8 April 2016). "Crave Profile: Sarina Brewer and Rogue Taxidermy". CraveOnline. CraveOnlineLLC. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 Lundy, Patricia (16 February 2016). "The Renaissance of Handcrafts and Fine Arts Celebrates Dark Culture". Dirge magazine. Dirge Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ Voon, Claire (14 October 2014). "Women Are Dominating the Rogue Taxidermy Scene". Vice (magazine). Retrieved 25 October 2016 – via vice.com.
- ↑ Chin, Richard (16 October 2014). "Caution: Rogue taxidermy is in season". TwinCities.com (St. Paul Pioneer Press). Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- 1 2 Karsyn, Ally (25 June 2015). "The right stuff: Spirit Lake taxidermist pins down beauty". Life. Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Animal Dreams at ArtStart". starjournalnow.com (Star Journal). Multi Media Channels. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ode, Kim (15 October 2014). "Rogue taxidermy, at the crossroads of art and wildlife". Variety section. Star Tribune. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- 1 2 Robert Marbury (23 September 2014). Taxidermy Art. Artisan. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-57965-640-9.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Grey, Jones (30 April 2015). "Artist Interview: Sarina Brewer". Sinical Magazine. Sinical Magazine LLC. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- 1 2 McDonald, Kate (22 April 2016). "Rogue Taxidermy Sculptor Sarina Brewer". Minnesota Original. PBS via Twin Cities Public Television. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 Skinner, Quinton (15 October 2014). "Artist Sarina Brewer Expresses Herself Through Taxidermy". Lifestyle: People & Profiles. Minnesota Monthly Magazine. Retrieved 2 November 2016 – via MinnesotaMonthly.com.
- ↑ Cain, John (25 September 2016). "Celebrate 75 year with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra". Eye on the Arts. nwi.com (The Times of Northwest Indiana). Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ David Carrier; Joachim Pissarro (14 October 2013). Wild Art. Phaidon Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-7148-6567-6. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 Robert Marbury (23 September 2014). Taxidermy Art. Artisan. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-57965-640-9.
- 1 2 Langston, Erica (30 March 2016). "When Taxidermy Goes Rogue". Audubon. National Audubon Society. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ Alexis Turner (2013). Taxidermy. Thames & Hudson. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-500-51670-6.
- ↑ Niittynen, Miranda (2015). "Animal Magic; Sculpting Queer Encounters through Rogue Taxidermy Art". Gender Forum Internet Journal for Gender Studies. Vol. 55: pp.1,3. ISSN 1613-1878. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- 1 2 Butzler, Jeanie (12 September 2013), Animal Skins; Visual Surfaces, exhibition catalog: University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, p. 29