EDUCATION
2016 to 2017
Landmarks 2017, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
2012 to 2016
Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga ON
Advanced diploma, Art and Art History, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
The Scales That Fall From Our Eyes, Tangled Art + Disability, Toronto ON (upcoming)
2022
SenseAbility, THEMUSEUM, Kitchener ON
2019
The Net, Open Field Gallery at Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke ON
2017
Double Sighted, Hamilton Public Library, Central and Turner Park Branch, Hamilton ON
2016
The Artwork of Olivia Brouwer, Mills Hardware, Hamilton ON
The Blind Will See, The DeFacto Gallery, Hamilton ON
Inkblot, Sheridan College Annie Smith Building, Oakville ON
2015
Devotional Emblems, Hamilton Public Library, Turner Park Branch, Hamilton ON
Cartography, Hamilton Public Library, Turner Park Branch, Hamilton ON
Blur, Dundas Museum and Archives, Dundas ON
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
avere cura, Tangled Arts + Disability, Toronto ON
Juried Show of Fine Arts 2022, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga ON
Off Hours, Centre[3], Hamilton ON
The Scales That Fall From Our Eyes, Centre[3], Hamilton ON
2021
#IAmStillAnArtist, Industry – Hamilton Based Performance Makers, Hamilton ON
SHOW.21, Cambridge Art Galleries – Idea Exchange, Cambridge ON
Salt Spring National Art Prize Finalists’ Exhibition, Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island BC
Window Activations, Hamilton Artist’s Inc., Hamilton ON
Scale, an online exhibition hosted by Toronto Six Hundred (T6), Toronto ON
Silent Stories, a virtual exhibition hosted by the We Are Not Invisible Organization, Pittsburgh PA
2020
Liminal: Interstices Between and Betwixt, hosted by Toronto Six Hundred (T6), Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto ON
2019
Tele-Tales, hosted by Emerging Young Artists, Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto ON
Swarm, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton ON
2018
De/Attachment, hosted by Emerging Young Artists, Narwhal Contemporary Gallery, Toronto ON
2017
Landmarks 2017, Rouge National Urban Park, Scarborough ON
Vantage Point, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
2016
Split Vision, Red Door Gallery, Georgetown ON
Eight / Four, Gallery 50, Toronto ON
Shelley Peterson Student Exhibition, Art Museum at the University of Toronto, Toronto ON
Frequently Answered Questions, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga ON
2015
The Middle Child, Women’s Art Association of Canada, Toronto ON
Annual Art Sale at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton ON
Trinity Arts Fund, Trinity College, Toronto ON
AWARDS & GRANTS
2022
Ontario Arts Council: Visual Arts Creation Projects for Out of Body series
Canada Council for the Arts: Explore and Create Grant for Soft-Spoken series
Curator’s Choice Award for the Annual Juried Show, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga ON
Micro Grant, Hamilton Artists Inc. and Factory Media Centre, Hamilton ON
2021
Canada Council for the Arts: Arts Across Canada Travel Grant
Top Five Finalist for the JRG Emerging Artist Grant, Halifax NS
Finalist for the Salt Spring National Art Prize, Salt Spring Island BC
The City of Hamilton Creator Award, Hamilton ON
Women’s Art Association of Hamilton Bursary Award, Hamilton ON
2016
Faculty Award in Painting, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
Faculty Award in Print Making, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
Winning Emerging Artist for Magnotta Winery Art Competition, Vaughan ON
2015
Roger Jowett Memorial Award, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
Above Ground Award, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
Open Studio Award, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
2014
Painting 2 Award, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
2013
Paper Place Award, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
D.L. Stevenson & Sons Faculty Award, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
PUBLICATIONS
2022
Beatriz Baleeiro, Olivia Brouwer’s art is for everyone to see-and touch, The Hamilton Spectator
2021
Serena Habib, Contact Kits to follow a contactless year, The Silhouette
Brittany Myburgh, Interview on Scale | Olivia Brouwer, for The Six Hundred (T6) online exhibition, Scale
Anna Cipollone, In Conversation with Olivia Brouwer, Invest in Style
2016
Regina Haggo, Serious attraction to abstraction pays off, The Hamilton Spectator
Robert Fones, The Art and Art History BUFF Book, Sheridan College
2015
Robert Fones, The Art and Art History BUFF Book, Sheridan College
Debra Downey, “Young artist Olivia Brouwer hosts first solo show at Dundas museum”, The Glanbrook Gazette
2014
Robert Fones, The Art and Art History BUFF Book, Sheridan College
2013
Robert Fones, The Art and Art History BUFF Book, Sheridan College
MEDIA
2022
DesignTO virtual panel talk on ‘Non-Sighted Modes of Beholding Art’, Toronto ON
2021
Art Waves: episode 429, interviewed by Bernadette Rule from 101.5 the Hawk, Hamilton ON
Backstage Pass: featured artist for August, interviewed by Laura Ellis from Cable 14, Hamilton ON
Hamilton Arts Awards, interviewed by Emily Tayler from CHCH Evening News on June 15th, Hamilton ON
City of Hamilton Arts Awards podcast, interviewed by Gavin Stephens, premiered on June 11th, Hamilton ON
WORKSHOPS & ARTIST TALKS
2022
Artists’ Connection 7 – Sense of Self workshop, local Elementary schools in collaboration with Dundas Valley School of Art, Hamilton ON (upcoming)
Artist talk on SenseAbility: The Scales That Fall From Our Eyes, THE MUSEUM, Kitchener ON
2021
Virtual Artist Talk for The Cotton Factory Artist Residency, Hamilton Arts Council, Hamilton ON
RESIDENCIES
2022
Femme Folks Fest Artist Residency, Visitor & Heritage Information Centre, Waterloo ON
2021
December 2020 – September 2021 – Artist in Residence, Cotton Factory, Hamilton ON
October 2020 – March 2021 – Emerging Artist Residency, Centre[3], Hamilton ON