A native of Connecticut now living in Pittsburgh, Mark saw his characters first printed each week in his hometown shoreline newspaper at the age of fifteen. His driven nature led him early on to become a distinguished brush inker for such comic book publications as Archie, Warner Brother's, and Disney. Before finding his whimsically steeped illustration style, Mark worked on some of the most notable syndicated comic strips. His influences have included Brad and Guy Gilchrist, Gill Fox, Ronald Searle, Ralph Steadman, Jim Henson, and Shel Silverstein to name a few.
Among Mark's expressive creations are his humorously awkward perspectives and high energy drawings in ink which present themselves in nationally distributed print and digital publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Wine & Spirits, Barrons, Major League Baseball, The New York Times and The Washington Post. Mark's focused perseverance and wellspring of creativity has parked his artwork on the cover of Newsweek, The American Conservative, Weekly Reader, Politics magazine, Strategic Finance, and GolfStyles among others.
Among Mark's expressive creations are his humorously awkward perspectives and high energy drawings in ink which present themselves in nationally distributed print and digital publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Wine & Spirits, Barrons, Major League Baseball, The New York Times and The Washington Post. Mark's focused perseverance and wellspring of creativity has parked his artwork on the cover of Newsweek, The American Conservative, Weekly Reader, Politics magazine, Strategic Finance, and GolfStyles among others.
In 2002, the National Cartoonists Society honored Mark Brewer with a Best Magazine Illustration Award at the Reuben Awards in Cancun, Mexico. He received this award from Mad Magazine's own award winning cartoonist, Sergio Aragones. In 2008 the Society of Professional Journalists honored Mark for his original magazine illustrations in San Diego Magazine. Mark Brewer is the past President of the Pittsburgh Society Of Illustrators (2009-2014). He is the author and illustrator of Brewology, An Illustrated Dictionary for Beer Lovers (Skyhorse Publishing). Mark writes and illustrates his column titled, What's Brewing? for TribLive and is a brewer at Four Seasons Brewing Co. in Latrobe, PA. His whimsical illustrations continue to entice art directors, designers and publishers who engage him with exciting new assignments.
Mark’s original works and prints are in private collections and have raised thousands of dollars for numerous charities.
