A portrait and landscape painter who received special attention for his floral work, Adrian Brewer was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and raised between there and New York City as one of six sons of Rose Koempel Brewer and Nicholas Brewer, prominent late 19th-century portrait and landscape artist.

Throughout his life, Adrian was influenced by his father, and during his childhood, he was exposed to many visual artists as well as opera stars and prominent literary people.

Adrian Brewer attended the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul and also the University of Minnesota. During this time, he studied with Delle E Randall at the St. Paul Institute School of Art and at the Art Students League* in New York City. Bu...