Dr. Beverly Cottman

Beverly Cottman is an interdisciplinary artist creating at the intersections of visual, literary and performance art.  As storyteller “Auntie Beverly” she tells folktales and fables from the African Diaspora. Beverly has performed in collective and collaborative productions at Pangea World Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts and the Avalon Theatre.  Her collage/assemblage and found object sculptures have been exhibited at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Obsidian Arts (Minneapolis), the ARC Gallery (Chicago) and Homewood Studios (Minneapolis).  Beverly shares her talent and outlook on literature and creativity as a teaching artist with the Givens Foundation for African American Literature Spirited Minds and Strong Souls Singing artists-in-the-schools program and the VocalEssence WITNESS program.