About the Artist

Val Brewer is a quilter and fabric artist who lives on the Big Island of Hawaii with her husband Bill Zwick, their two basset hounds, and one dog of many breeds.

Dr. Brewer was a practicing clinical psychologist for 20 years before retiring and becoming a full-time artist. She is a graduate of Wellesley College (B.A.) and the University of Rhode Island (Ph.D.) and studied painting at Rhode Island School of Design.