Andrea Brewster: SLENDER THREAD
May 28, 2021 – July 3, 2021
Andrea Brewster’s work from her Slender Thread series explores the nature of fragility and transience through the medium of paper thread and a variety of techniques including looping, knotting and weaving. These biomorphic forms were inspired by Brewster’s reflection on the fragility of life and our individual vulnerability. She states, “As we were all reminded this past year, it takes only one pivotal moment/event/virus to shift the delicate balance and that ultimately, our life hangs by just a slender thread.”
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Andrea Brewster
Andrea Brewster is a multidisciplinary artist who investigates the intersection of nature, fiber art, and technology through intricate forms and layered textures. Brewster earned a B.A. in Sculpture from Pomona College and an M.F.A. in New Genres from the San Francisco Art Institute. A 1993 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant recipient, she has exhibited widely in the San Francisco Bay Area, with solo shows at Mercury 20, The Lab, and Southern Exposure, as well as group exhibitions at Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, The Oakland Museum, and the Peninsula Museum. Her work has been featured in fiber art exhibitions in Ireland and the U.S. She participated in the Djerassi Resident Artist Program, and presented at the Doily Free Zone Contemporary Lace Symposium. In 2025, her AI work appeared at Load Gallery, Barcelona, and in the book “Neo Botanica.” She has been a member of Mercury 20 Gallery since 2020.