Art + DesigN + EDUCATION
JESS FORSTER IS A SUSTAINABLE TEXTILE ARTISt + EDUCATOR FROM RURAL NEW SOUTH WALES. SHE CREATES UNIQUE HANDMADE FELT OBJECTS, ARTWORKS + sculpture FROM LOCALLY SOURCED WOOL.
2018
2017
2016
2015
July
- 'Subterranean': Group Exhibition, Timeless Textiles Gallery, Newcastle NSW
June
- 'Kindred of the Dust': Solo Exhibition, Timeless Textiles Gallery, Newcastle NSW
May
- Feature Artist: Creators Nest, Co-Creative Space, Yass NSW
APril
- Runner-Up: Tumut Art Prize, Tumut NSW
march
- 'Dust & Gums': Solo Exhibition, The Corner Store Gallery, Orange NSW
February
- Feature Artist: The Window Gallery, Eastern Riverina Arts Offices, Wagga Wagga NSW
- 'Nesting': Solo Exhibition, Artists on Parade Gallery, Tumbarumba NSW
- 'Push the Medium': Group Exhibition, Curated by Alex Wisser, Narrandera Arts Centre, Narrandera NSW
November
- 'Land, Home, Country': Group Exhibition, Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith NSW
- Participant: Young Regional Artist Scholarship Professional Development, Sydney NSW
- Participant: Create NSW Policy Round Table Discussion, Sydney NSW
June
- 'Small Holdings': Group Exhibition, Timeless Textiles Gallery, Newcastle NSW
April
- Winner: Young Regional Artist Scholarship, Create NSW
- Winner: Tumut Art Prize, Tumut NSW
January
- Teacher: Design and Technology/Textiles, Rose Bay Secondary College, Sydney NSW
June
- Studio Assistant: Studio Claudy Jongstra, Spannum, The Netherlands
January
- Teacher: Visual Arts/Design and Technology, Tumbarumba High School, NSW
November
- Graduated: Bachelor of Design / Bachelor of Art Education,