Kaye Forster

Kaye Forster

Gold Coast, South East Queensland, Australia

About Kaye Forster

‘Beauty awakens the soul to act’ Dante Alighieri. For many years my art has explored the interconnection between our consumer ideology and fragile ecologies. During this time, I have drawn upon scientific, philosophical and literary research; traditional art practices such as sculpture, painting, and drawing as well as vintage and modern photographic processes to highlight our natural world’s plight, resilience, and beauty. The artworks in each series synergize –often in sculptural form - recycled consumer elements; glass, metals, plastics, papers; feathers, dead insects, saps, water and botanicals, all sourced from human compromised, ancient wetlands, waterways, and forests. Threads of metaphoric content connect each series and consider the long-term impact of urban development within those ecosystems. While art pieces sometimes lament our consumer-conditioned Western values; for example, the work, One Earth, Our Earth, I am predominately driven and profoundly inspired by our human potential - and a rapidly emerging caring and willingness- to cooperatively innovate environmental solutions. Thus my work considers, anticipates; dissolves existing boundaries, and celebrates! Kaye E Forster

Education:

MVA (Master of Visual Arts), from Monash University Australia.
BA (Art), with High Distinction, from Curtin University, Western Australia.
Certificate of Arts, from Massey University, New Zealand.
Photographic Processes (The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia).

Events:

CV Kaye Forster 2019

2019: Guest artist, Creative Connections, Gadarte Gallery, Florence, Italy
2017: Finalist, two works selected, for the Inaugural Art Piece Gallery 30 x 30 Art Prize, NSW, Australia
2016: Winner: People's Choice, Christmas Exhibition, Anthea Polson Art, Queensland Australia
2016: Two works shortlisted for the APA, Australian Photography Award
2015: Selected as one of 35 Australian artists for the Western Australia Exhibition, Cooperative 2015 (a special event to raise funds for young emerging artists).
2015: Finalist in 'The Collective' Perth Centre for Photography
2013: Finalist in the Josephine Ulrick, Win Schubert Photography Award, Australia
2012: Finalist in the Perth ‘Uncover' Photographic award with ‘Into the Light’, a multimedia series.
2011: Finalist in the Perth ‘Uncover' Photographic award with ‘Deep Woods’ a multimedia series.
2010: A fourteen-page feature article of Kaye's photographic works in the British based Silvershotz Photographic Journal.

Exhibitions: I am currently working toward a solo exhibition, ‘Once and Future Forest’.
Selected, previous exhibitions and awards are documented in Events.
Other exhibitions include:
2010: The Degree Exhibition, Curtin University
2007 A multi-media installation, for the exhibition, ‘Into the Light’, Massey University, Manawatu Campus, New Zealand.
Collections: Mater Collection (Brisbane) and other private collections in Australia, New Zealand, New York, Honolulu, and France.

Exhibitions:

Exhibitions: I am currently working toward a solo exhibition entitled, ‘Once and Future Forest’.

Selected, previous exhibitions and awards are documented in 'Events'.
Other exhibitions include:
2010: The Degree Exhibition, Curtin University
2007 A multi-media installation, for the exhibition, ‘Into the Light’, Massey University, Manawatu Campus, New Zealand.