Allen Brewer

Allen Brewer is an Adjunct Assistant Professor and Illustration Minor Area Head at Otis College of Art and Design. He holds a BFA in Illustration from the College of Visual Arts (1997) and an MFA in Art from CalArts (2016). His teaching spans 21 years across institutions like MCAD, Chaffey College, and CalArts.

• Education:
  • BFA Illustration, College of Visual Arts (1997)
  • MFA Art, CalArts (2016)

Brewer’s artistic practice emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, incorporating non-Western traditions, folk art, found objects, and phenomenological concepts. He prioritizes guiding students through personalized creative paths while drawing from a family legacy of illustrators and educators dating to the early 20th century.

Clients & Collaborations: Target, United Airlines, Smithsonian, Washington Post, Earthshare, American Girl, Microsoft, CNN, Merck.