Christa Forrest
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology 1998-1999
University of Bridgeport, B.S. General Studies – 2001
Art Students League, New York, New York – 2011, 2012
Grand Central Academy, New York, New York – 2011
Studied with Master Pastelists: Frank Federico, Liz Haywood Sullivan, Dick McEvoy and Richard
McKinley, Christine Ivers
EXHIBITS AND AWARDS:
2010 Exhibits
Connecticut Pastel Society Members Show
Stamford Art Association, 11th Vivian & Stanley Reed Marine Show
Stamford Art Association, Strokes & Rhythms of Central & Latin America
2011 Exhibits
Connecticut Pastel Society Members Show
Greenwich Arts Council, Art to the Avenue
Duchess County Arts Council, Millbrook Winery Art in the Loft 2011
Westport Art About Town
Stamford Art Association, 12th Vivian & Stanley Reed Marine Show
Rye Arts Center, Vacation Locations
2012 Exhibits
Connecticut Pastel Society Member's Show
Solo Show at Reveal Hair Salon
Connecticut Pastel Society “Journey of Peers 2012”
2013 Exhibits and Awards
Connecticut Pastel Society Member's Show - received the Diane Townsend award for "Provence Light"
Connecticut Pastel Society 2013 Renaissance Juried Show
Catherine Lorillard 2014 Juried Show
2017 Exhibits
Lyndhurst Fine Art Festival, Juried Art Show, Tarrytown NY September 2017
Stamford Art Festival, Juried Art Show – Stamford CT, July 2017
Westport Fine Arts Festival – Juried Art Show – Westport, CT, July 2017
Norwalk Arts Festival – Juried Art Show, Norwalk CT, June 2017
White Plains Fine Arts Show – Juried Art Show, White Plains, NY, June 2017
Northhampton Art Show – Juried Art Show, Northhampton MA, May 2017
Power and Presence, Solo Show – Sidewalk Art Gallery, Norwalk CT, April 2017
Marlborough Arts Festival - Juried Art Show, Marlborough MA, March 2017
Emergence of the Creative Soul – Solo Show, Mayors Gallery Stamford CT, January 2017
2018 Exhibits
The Emerging Goddess – Solo Show, Loft Artists Association, Stamford CT, March 2018
Bring a Friend to the LAA – Group Show, Loft Artists Association, Stamford CT, April 2018
2019 Exhibits
Rittenhouse Square Outdoor Art Festrival, Juried Art Show, Philadelphia, PA, September 2019
Westport Fine Arts Festival – Juried Art Show, Westport, CT, July 2019
Bruce Museum Outdoor Art Show – Juried Art Show, Greenwich, CT, October 2019
Saratoga Springs Fine Art Festival – Juried Art Show, Saratoga, NY, May 2019
2020 Exhibits
Black Lives Matter Stamford Artists Street Mural installation – July 2020
Nakupenda Exhibit – City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport CT March 2020
Amplified Voices – Beechwood Art Gallery, Westport, CT, June 2020
She is Rising - Carriage Barn Arts, LIVE Girl, New Canaan, CT. June 2020
2021 Exhibits
She is Rising - Carriage Barn Arts, LIVE Girl, New Canaan, CT. June 2021
2023 Exhibits
Mujers 2023 Show - 33 Contemporary
Woman in Translation: Gender and the Process of Creation - Fairfield University Art Museum
Published American Art Collector, August issue “Beautiful Faces”
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
“Introduction to Pastel” course at Stamford Adult Education, Wilton Adult Education, Westport Adult
Education and Lifetime Learners of Norwalk Community College
Pinot’s Palette Stamford, CT – instructor/Manager
Ridgefield Guild of Artists – Ridgefield CT - Art Instructor
Online Creative Art Instructor and Coach – Creative Souls Art