Nik Forrest (born 1964) is a visual and media artist who lives in Montreal. Born in Edinburgh, their practice includes drawing, installation and sound art. They completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Saskatchewan in 1985 and a master's degree in open media from Concordia University in 1995.
Forrest is best known for their short experimental videos. They have participated in international artist residencies including the CALQ residency in Buenos Aires, Argentina and The Canada Council studio at Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris. Their work is included in collections at The National Gallery of Canada, The Saskatchewan Arts Board and Concordia University.
Forrest directed the film My Heart the Rock Star in 2001 as part of a collaborative video series with artists Annie Martin and Nelson Henricks titled "My Heart." This was a reflective piece focusing on childhood memory and gender fluctuation. Forrest has worked on sound and video performances including work on Leibig12 in collaboration with audio artist Nancy Tobin in Berlin in 2014.
Expositions Selected solo and group exhibitions: 2019 - Où sommes-nous, Kunsthalle Mulhouse, Mulhouse, France 2018 - Où sommes-nous, Oboro, Montréal, Canada 2018 - Transformables (V), Latitude 53, Edmonton, Canada 2018 - Contaminations, Eastern Bloc, Montréal, Canada 2016 - Transformables, Eastern Bloc, Montréal, Canada 2016 - Sounds Like, PAVED Arts, Saskatoon, Canada 2015 - Pictures For Listening, Vox, Montreal, Canada 2012 - Flip/Bend, La Centrale, Montreal, Canada 2009 - Observations, Part 2, SBC Galerie d'art contemporain, Montréal, Canada 2009 - Observations, Part 1, SBC Galerie d'art contemporain, Montréal, Canada 2005 - Ectoplasmes, Société des arts technologiques, Montréal, Canada 2004 - Video Heroes: Music Videos by Artists, Cambridge Galleries, Ontario, Canada 2003 - Placing Spaces, Spacing Places, MSVU Art Gallery, Halifax, Canada 2002 - Drift, Galerie Powerhouse, Montréal, Canada, collaboration with Jackie Gallant 1999 - Stravaig/Errance, Videographe Gallery, Montreal, Canada 1998 - Video d'Ecossee, Articule Gallery, Montreal, Canada 1995 - Noise Box / Temporary Room, Optica Gallery, Montreal and AKA Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
See also Redfern, Christine. “Radioactive Video Stars” Montreal Mirror, Vol. 19 No. 24, 2003. Interview with Forrest by Mél Hogan. Samples of Forrest's work at GROUPE INTERVENTION VIDÉO
References
External links https://nikforrest.org/