GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Blue Door Gallery, York, M.E.
Kennedy Gallery, Portsmouth, N.H.
Nahcotta, Portsmouth, N.H.
Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, Center Sandwich, N.H.
PHILANTHROPY
2019 - Present Board of Directors, Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, Portsmouth, N.H.
Chair, Visual Arts Advisory Committee.
2017-2018 Visual Arts Advisory Committee, Volunteer, Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, Portsmouth, N.H.
EDUCATION
University of New Hampshire, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Minor in History.
GRANTS & AWARDS
2014 Lens/cratch Fine Art Photography Daily
2013 - 2014 UNH Department of Art & Art History, Photography Fellow, Durham, N.H.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Unexpected Results, Kennedy Gallery, Portsmouth, N.H.
2023 Filaments, Blue Door Gallery, York, M.E.
2023 The Loft Gallery, Rollinsford, N.H.
2023 A Luminous Vision, The Press Room, Portsmouth, N.H.
2023 Postcards from Somewhere, Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, Rochester, N.H.
2022 Between Here and There, Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery
2014 A Family Portrait, Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, Center Sandwich, N.H.
2013 Green Stills, Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, Center Sandwich, N.H.
2012 Human Landscapes, Mocha Rizing, Center Sandwich, N.H.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Group Exhibition, Blue Door Gallery, York, M.E. (Opening September 14th)
2024 NFS: Not For Sale, University of New Hampshire Gallery of Art, Durham, N.H. (Opening August 26th)
2024 ARTPM 2024, Year 15, BUOY Gallery, Kittery, M.E.
2024 Nor'easterly 3, Katzman Contemporary Projects, Dover, N.H.
2024 ETA #35, Nachotta, Portsmouth, N.H.
2024 Next Gen, Cove Street Arts, Portland, M.E.
2024 Yours Truly, Blue Door Gallery, York, M.E.
2023 Holiday Show, Blue Door Gallery, York, M.E.
2023 A Little Something: Small Works Show, Kennedy Gallery, Portsmouth, N.H.
2023 UNH Fine Arts 50th Anniversary Alumni Show, Haas Family Gallery, PMAC, Portsmouth, N.H.
2023 Nor’easterly 2, Katzman Contemporary Projects, Dover, N.H.
2023 ARTPM 2023, Year 14, BUOY Gallery, Kittery, M.E.
2023 All Together Now, See/Saw Art, Manchester, N.H.
2022 ARTPM 2022, Year 13, BUOY Gallery, Kittery, M.E.
2022 Grand Opening, Drift Art House, Portsmouth, N.H.
2017 Lenscratch, 2017 Earth Day Exhibition
2014 Senior B.A. and B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
2013 Under the Knife: Collage Work, Alcove Gallery, University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
2013 Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, Center Sandwich, N.H.
2013 Selected Works, Collins Gallery, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, N.H.
2012 Figurative and The Abstract, Theresa Petrella Gallery, University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
2012 An Art Show Like No Other to Benefit Ophelia’s Place, Liverpool, N.Y.
2012 Summer Exhibition, The Community School, South Tamworth, N.H.
2012 Observation and Landscape, Theresa Petrella Gallery, University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
EXHIBITION CURATION
2019 ARToberWest (to Benefit the Tuition Aid Fund), Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, Portsmouth, N.H.
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2023 RMFA presents Postcards from Somewhere by Forrest Elliott
2022 Clover + Bee, Issue 4, Artist Spotlight
2022 Clover + Bee Magazine, Issue 4
2022 New Work by Forrest Elliott, Between Here & There on Exhibit, Laconia Daily Sun.
2020 The Next Chapter. View of The Week. Maine Homes by DownEast.
2019 Artful Living in a Swedish Country Style Rhode Island Victorian, Apartment Therapy, Home Tour.
2019 Experimental Work & Printing Techniques, Part IV, NIHILSENTI MENTALGIA
2016 Making and Giving, Alabama Chanin.
2015 Providence, R.I. City Guide, Design*Sponge.
2015 Our Tools, Ourselves: Christine Chitnis, Fringe Association.
2015 The Power of Handmade, Taproot Magazine, Issue 20 :: SHARE.
2014 A Desk with Delight, New England Diary, Robert Whitcomb
2013 Studio Visit Magazine, Volume Twenty-Four.
PUBLIC LECTURES
2023 An Artist's Life Panel, Great Bay Community College, Portsmouth, N.H.
PUBLIC & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Forrest’s work is held in extensive private collections throughout the United States and abroad, including, Balmain, NSW, Australia & Hong Kong, China.