Nita Forrest

Nita Forrest (1926–1996) was a Canadian painter.[1][2]

Nita Forrest
Born1926 (1926)
Quesnel, British Columbia
Died1996 (aged 69–70)
Victoria, British Columbia

Forrest was born in Quesnel, British Columbia,[1][3] and while she was mostly self-taught, Forrest studied with Herbert Siebner and was influenced by both Maxwell Bates and Richard Ciccimarra.[3]

Forrest directed the Print Gallery from when she founded it in 1968 until 1972.[3]

Forrest had a joint exhibit with Vicky Husband at the Art Gallery in Burnaby, British Columbia in 1980.[4] For a time, Forrest was a member of The Victoria Limners Society (a group that has included Maxwell Bates, Walter Dexter, Elza Mayhew, Myfanwy Pavelic, and Carole Sabiston among others).[5]

Forrest's work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[1] and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria[6]

References
  1. "Forrest, Nita". Le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. "Nita Forrest, 1926 - 1996". Feckless. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  3. "Legacy Artists". Victoria Visual Arts Legacy Society. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. Siebner, Herbert (1980). "Two from Victoria: Nita Forrest, Vicky Husband [paintings]". WorldCat. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. "The Limners - Forrest 'Untitled (lingerie model)'". Wallace Galleries. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  6. "Nita Forrest". Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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