Stevenski Brewster has lived in multiple cities in California and in Manhattan, but his art has been best received in his new hometown of Augusta.
“My work has been called ‘fantasy’ and ‘cavalier,’” said Brewster, also known as “Ski,” whose works will be part of the Maximalism exhibition at the 600 Broad Gallery in September. An artist reception will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 3 at the gallery.
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In art circles, those two words aren’t necessarily complimentary. They were often used to reject his style but that doesn’t dissuade Brewster.
Brewster grew up in California. His father was of the Cherokee nation and his mother was descended from a family of engineers and shipbuilders.
At 16, he sold his first piece on canvas.
“I was a graffiti artist until then,” said Brewster.
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In the early 2000s he moved to New York. The builder in his genes has come out through his talent for working with wood, and he’s used that skill to create income. He’s built his own art studios in several locations.
Brewster’s style is big and bold. There’s often chaos in the mix, but it all has meaning to it, he said.
He had a studio in Manhattan for several years, but life in the city began to wear on him. He wanted to be somewhere with space to move freely. His travels led him to Augusta, and he started selling his paintings at the flea market.
“I was told by multiple people that he had a booth at the flea market and that we needed to get him out of the flea market and into the gallery down here. The show has some pretty incredible stuff,” said Regina Brejda who owns 4P Studios and books artists for the 600 Broad Gallery.
The 600 Broad Gallery is one of the stops on the Sept. 3 gallery crawl, which starts at the Westobou Gallery. My Mind Is Butterflies, an exhibition of the works of Juliana Lupacchino, also known as Julu, a Savannah-based artist who likes color and texture, is on display at the gallery.
She will speak at 4 p.m. Friday at the gallery and at 5:15 p.m. a gallery crawl begins with Sykes playing tour guide aboard the Jessye Norman School of the Arts’ bus.
Other stops include the art gallery at Augusta and Co., the Ann and Ellis Johnson Gallery of Art the Jessye Norman School, the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art and the Morris Museum of Art.
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Coming up is a reception for Danielle LoMonaco from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at the 40 Studios Gallery, 3927 Roberts Rd. LoMonaco is a jewelry artist.
Also the artwork of Sally Balestrieri is on display at the Space Gallery through September. A closing reception will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26.
At the Sacred Heart Cultural Center, a new art exhibition is scheduled to open Sept. 9.
The artwork of Jill Stafford and Betty Perry will be from Sept. 9 to Oct. 29 with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 21.
Charmain Z. Brackett is the Features Editor for The Augusta Press. Reach her at charmain@theaugustapress.com.
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