Benita Brewer is an Assistant Professor teaching visual design and multimedia at Indiana-University Purdue-University Fort Wayne (IPFW). She received a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) from Indiana University and a MFA (Master of Fine Arts) in Electronic Art from the University of Cincinnati. Previous to teaching, Benita began her career in Indianapolis, Indiana as a graphic designer and manager, developing educational CD-Roms for the medical and agriculture markets. She than worked as the art director for CMG Worldwide and as a web developer for Ambassador Solutions. During that time she produced advertisements and websites for the estates of Marilyn Monroe, Malcolm X, Vince Lombardi, Buddy Holly, and Oscar Wilde. Indianapolis clients included Lilly & Company, The Pratt Corporation, Clarion Health, and Pearson Publishing.

Benita’s art work is often serial, exploring an idea through multiple images. The imagery is created digitally with original photographs and scanning pieces from nature or drawings made with traditional tools. In 2006, Benita received an Indiana Arts Commission Individual Artists' Grant and a Purdue University Faculty Research grant. Since then, her work has been exhibited nationally.