Stephanie Forrest

Stephanie Forrest is an artist whose lyrical drawings and paintings explore movement, light and fluid boundaries of the self. Her work is held in The Royal Collection and Government Art Collection and is shaped by art history.

Alumni
Tutor
2019

Role

Tutor, Drawing Year Alumna, 2019

Artist's website

Stephanie Forrest

Biography

Stephanie Forrest (b.1986) is an artist working across drawing, painting and print. At the core of her practice is a lyrical exploration of flow, movement and metamorphosis. Preferring fluid, unpredictable media and techniques, Forrest works predominantly with ink and watercolour on handmade papers, allowing the living nature of her materials to play a part in the making process. In recent years, her ink works have been made in response to dance and choreography as well as experiences of motherhood.

Before completing the Drawing Year, Forrest studied History of Art at the Courtauld Institue and has an MSc (with distinction) in Curating & Criticism from the University of Edinburgh. Following her time at the Royal Drawing School, she went on to develop her painting practice at Turps Banana, London, and began working as a tutor on both the RDS Young Artists and Public Programmes. Her work has been exhibited across the UK, including Christie’s, Mall Galleries, General Assembly and Windsor Castle. Her debut solo exhibition BACCHANALIA was staged at Blue Shop Gallery in 2021. She was awarded the ACS Drawing Prize in 2019 and has work in The Royal Collection and Government Art Collection.

Artwork

Untitled

Stephanie Forrest

Into the Waterfall, II

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Ancient Dancers

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Golden Calf

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The Dance (after Poussin)

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