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EDUCATION

  • 2003–01
    Master of Fine Arts in Painting, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
  • 2001–97
    Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

EMPLOYMENT

  • 2006–Present
    Associate Professor of Art, Arizona State University, AZ
  • 2016–Present
    Associate Director of the School of Art, Arizona State University, AZ
  • 2013–2016
    Assistant Director of the School of Art, Arizona State University, AZ
  • 2003–2006
    Assistant Professor of Art, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

  • Gebert Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ
  • The Sugarman-Peterson Gallery, LLC, Santa Fe, NM

CREATIVE PROJECTS

2015–Present

Creative Push, a multi-media art and oral history project about birth

Creative Push is an audio archive of birth stories and original art based on the stories. I was awarded the Institute of Humanities Research and Herberger Institute of Design and Art Seed Grant to develop this project. To learn more about Creative Push, visit http://creativepush.org

2018

10 Artists/2000 Speculums, a group exhibition curated by Lauren O’Connel. The charitable wing of MomDoc, a women’s health clinic, donated 2000 speculums to Creative Push. Funding provided by a Herberger Institute of Design and Art Project Grant.

2017

Our Creation Stories, a short film focusing on the birth stories of five Native American women. The film was viewed at the Heard Museum as part of Mother’s Day festivities, to an audience of almost 400. I conducted the audio interviews and produced the film. To see the trailer, visit : http://heard.org/event/our-creation-stories/

EXHIBITIONS

2018

  • 10 Artists/2000 Speculums, Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ

2017

  • When Push Comes to Shove: Women in Power, invitational, Scottsdale Contemporary Art Museum, Scottsdale, AZ
  • Chaos Theory, Legend City, Phoenix, AZ

2016              

  • Sleepers Redux, Solo Exhibition, Jamie Brooks Fine Art, Costa Mesa, CA
  • L+D, Solo Exhibition, Community Services Building, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
  • BIRTH!, L+D artworks accompanied dance performance, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ
  • Creative Push, Reproductive Health Arizona: Maternal and Infant Mortality, Beus Center for Law and Society, Phoenix, AZ
  • Creative Push, ASU Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ

2015               

  • Top Creatives, Four-Person Group Exhibition, Sugarman-Peterson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2014               

  • Distance, Three-Person Exhibition, Eric Fischl Gallery, Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ
  • TEXT, Gebert Contemporary Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
  • Summer Group Show, Gebert Contemporary Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

2013              

  • Life Lessons, Solo Exhibition, Sugarman-Peterson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
  • Sweet and Subversive: Contemporary Feminist Craft, ARC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • Third Wave Painters and Printmakers, Night Gallery, Tempe, AZ
  • Summer Group Show, Gebert Contemporary Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
  • Collectors Choice, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA

2012               

  • Self and Sex Series: What A Young Woman Ought To Know, Solo Exhibition, Galleri Urbane, Dallas/Marfa, TX
  • Narrative Fragments, Quidley & Company Fine Art Gallery, Boston, MA
  • Director’s Choice, Galleri Urbane, Dallas/Marfa, TX

2011               

  • How To Grow Rightly, Solo Exhibition, Glasgow Goodkind Gallery, Glasgow, MT
  • Stories Inside, Two-Person Exhibition with Terry Strickland, The Peterson-Cody Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
  • Green and Red, The Peterson-Cody Gallery, LLC, Santa Fe, NM
  • Body Language, Hillsboro Walters Cultural Arts Center, Hillsboro, OR
  • International Juried Exhibition, Ferencvarosi Prince Gallery, AIR/HMC 9×12, Budapest, Hungary
  • Next, Galleri Urbane, Dallas, TX
  • Kinsey Institute 2011 Juried Exhibition, School of Fine Art Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

2010               

  • Acting Out: Prescribed Lessons, Solo Exhibition, A.E. England Gallery, Phoenix, AZ Curator: Lauren O’Connell, curatorial coordinator, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
  • Shape of Us, Indiana State University Terre Haute Art Gallery, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN Joint traveling exhibition with the Kinsey Art Institute.
  • International Painting and Mixed Media Competition”, Lessedra Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 28th Annual Juried Exhibition, Pleiades Gallery of Contemporary Art, Inc, New York, NY
  • American Women Artists 2010 National Juried Competition, Southwest Gallery, Dallas, TX   
  • Fresh Paint, The Peterson-Cody Gallery, LLC, Santa Fe, NM
  • National Art Encounter, The Von Leibig Art Center, Naples, FL
  • 5th National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
  • Spring Juried Exhibition, Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL
  • 3rd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA
  • WomanMade, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
  • 2010   National Juried Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
  • Art at the X2010, Xavier University Art Gallery, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
  • QX.net Nude 2010, Lexington Art League, Loudoun House, Lexington, KY
  • Wide Open, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
  • SOLOS Westport Arts Center Member Exhibition”, Westport Art Center, Westport, CT
  • 5th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Katharine Butler Gallery, Sarasota, FL

2009               

  • Playthings, Solo Exhibition, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • Unpolished, The Chocolate Factory, Phoenix, AZ
  • Beyond Toys, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA
  • National Juried Figurative Painting and Drawing Competition, Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA
  • Dimensions, Associated Artists Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
  • Continuum, George Segal Gallery and Studio Montclair, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
  • In Person: A Celebration of the Human Form, Duke Gallery, Community Arts Center, Wallingford, PA
  • Vast 41st Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
  • Americas 2009: All Media, Hartnett Hall Gallery, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND

2008               

  • Her Mark, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 5th Annual VMRC Juried Art Exhibition, Park Gables Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA
  • 21st National Juried Art Exhibition, South Cobbs Arts Alliance, Mable House Art Center, Mabelton, GA
  • Positive/Negative Twenty-Three Juried Exhibition, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
  • 21st Annual Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI
  • 73rd Annual National Exhibition, Gallery A, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY

2007                

  • Toys, Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, AZ
  • The Power of Suggestion, Infusion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • Dream a Little Dream, The Hive Gallery and Studios, Los Angeles, CA
  • In the Flesh, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
  • Physical Presence, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
  • Bold Expressions: 52nd International Open Juried Art Exhibition, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, CA
  • 49th Juried International Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute Museum of Living Artists, San Diego, CA
  • Positive/Negative Twenty-Two Juried Exhibition, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
  • Artists’ Showplace 2007 National Juried Exhibition, Artist Showplace Gallery, Dallas, TX
  • 24th Juried Open Exhibition, Visual Arts Alliance Gallery, Houston, TX
  • Juried Open Exhibition, Topanga Canyon Gallery, Topanga, CA
  • California Open Exhibition, TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
  • Open Painting Juried Exhibition, Providence Art Club Art, Providence, RI
  • North Valley Art League’s 23rd Annual National Show, Carter House Gallery, Redding, CA

2006                

  • National Juried Exhibition, Long Beach Art Center, Long Beach, CA

2005               

  • The Looking-Glass Self, The Columbia Club, Indianapolis, IN
  • The Devil’s in the Details, Prima Gallery, Bloomington, IN

2004               

  • A Celebration of Women in the Arts, Bodner Art Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
  • Self-Portraits, The Gallery, Bloomington, IN
  • What I Did Last Summer, Prima Gallery, Bloomington, IN
  • A Celebration of Women in the Arts, painting exhibition, Bodner Arts Building, DePauw University, Indianapolis, IN
  • Women Painting Women, Abercrombie Gallery, Shearman Fine Arts Center, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
  • 47th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY

GRANTS, AWARDS, HONORS and ARTIST RESIDENCIES

2016               

  • Project Grant, Herberger Institute of Design and Art, Arizona State University

2015               

  • Arizona Commission on the Arts Artistic Research and Development Grant
  • Seed Grant, Institute of Humanities Research and Herberger Institute of Design and Art, Arizona State University

2011                

  • Ucross Foundation Residency Program, awarded expenses paid, Ucross, WY
  • Best of Show, Next, Galleri Urbane, Dallas, TX, www.galleriurbane.com
  • 2nd Place, International Painting and Mixed Media Competition, Lessedra Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

2010                

  • 1st Prize Fresh Paint Award, Peterson-Cody Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
  • Honorable Mention, Spring Juried Exhibition, Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL
  • Jurors Award, 5th National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2009               

  • Soho Salon Cash Award and The Ampersand Award, Vast 41st Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX

2007                

  • Third Place Award, Open Painting Juried Exhibition, Providence Art Club Art, Providence, RI
  • First Place, 24th Juried Open Exhibition, Visual Arts Alliance Gallery, Houston, TX
  • Honorable Mention, Bold Expressions: 52nd International Open Juried Art Exhibition, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, CA

2002                

  • Dedalaus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

PUBLICATIONS and REVIEWS

2016               

  • New Times, When Push Comes To Shove: Women in Power review, by Lynn Trimble
  • New Times, SMOCA Celebrates a New Season of Art, by Michelle Sasonov
  • The Arts Beacon, L+D Exhibition review, online, by Courtney Richter
  • Java Magazine, L+D exhibition review, online and in print, by Jenna Duncan
  • ASU Now: Access, Excellence, Impact, Deliverance from Stigma, by Emma Greguska
  • Downtown Devil,Artist and ASU Professor tackles tough side of birth with ‘Creative Push’, by Erick Fowler
  • The State Press, Step Gallery’s ‘Creative Push’ puts mothers back into the childbearing experience, by Celina Jimenez

2015              

  • American Art Collector Magazine, Exhibition Article
  • Hayden’s Ferry, Issue 56, Art Reproduced

2013                

  • Pasatiempo May 3, 2013, Exhibitionism: A peek at what’s showing around town “Life Lessons”
  • American Art Collector Magazine: Issue 91, Solo exhibition announcement, “Life Lessons”
  • American Art Collector Magazine: Issue 91, The Art Lover’s Guide to Collecting Fine Art in Sante Fe and Vicinity

2012                

  • Arts and Culture Magazine: The State of the Arts in North Texas, Exhibition review, “Role Play: Forrest Solis taps into gender ID in her paintings”, March 2012 issue,
  • D Magazine, online exhibition review, “Art Review: A Difference of Perspective: Forrest Solis: Self and Sex Series: What a young woman ought to know” by Ben Lima, March 6, 2012
  • Narrative Fragments, Online exhibition catalogue, Quidley & Company Fine Art Gallery, Boston, MA
  • Modern Dallas, Online exhibition review, by Todd Camplin
  • Explore Art: Phoenix: Arizona Artist Profile: Forrest Solis, Online interview, by Deborah Ross

2011                

  • Re-Thinking the Faculty Exhibition 2011, Online biography and interview with artist, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
  • ‘Body Language’ and Protective Custody’, Exhibition review, by The Hillsboro Argus
  • Good Evening Glasgow, Newspaper article, “Phoenix Artist’s Exhibit Featured at Goodkind”, Glasgow, MT
  • Art Slant Santa Fe, Artist feature page, “Solis and Strickland”, Sante Fe, NM

2010                

  • QX.net Nude 2010, Full-color E-catalogue and paperback, Lexington Art League, Loudoun House, Lexington, KY
  • American Art Collector Magazine: Issue 62, Solo exhibition review, “Split Perspective” by Michelle Borgwardt
  • The Sacramento Bee, Exhibition review, “Axis Gallery 5th National Juried Exhibition” by Victoria Dalkey
  • Midtown Monthly, August Artist Pick by Tim Foster, August 2010
  • Phoenix New Times, Exhibition review and interview with artist, “Forrest Solis Takes on Children’s Lesson Books in Acting Out: Prescribed Lessons” by Jessica VanZalen, September 30, 2010,
  • Indiana Statesmen, Exhibition review, “Kinsey Institute Exhibit: For Mature Audiences Only”, by Terressa Robinson, September 23, 2010
  • Java Magazine: Issue 184, Preview of solo exhibition, “Acting Out: Prescribed Lessons”,
  • Playthings, solo exhibition catalogue, introduction written by Michael Mackenzie, professor of art history, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
  • Laugh, Live and Love Blog, American Art Collector Magazine Review
  • Pasatiempo December 3-9, 2010 Issue, Article featuring the exhibition “Fresh Paint”, December 3-9,

2009                

  • Visual Overture Magazine Fall 2009 Issue, Received Editor’s Pick, Atlanta, GA,            
  • Americas 2009: All Media, illustrated exhibition catalogue, Hartnett Hall Gallery, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND            
  • ASU Herberger College School of Art Faculty Exhibition, online artist feature page, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

2008                

  • Direct Art Magazine, SlowArt Productions, www.slowart.com
  • ASH Man My Space Blog, “First Friday September 8: Category: Art and Photography”, September 7th
  • Studio Visit, Volume 4 participant, www.studiovisitmagazine.com/volumes4.html
  • Juror, Carl Belz, former Rose Art Museum Director

2007               

  • Daily Campello Art News Blog, Exhibition review, “In the Flesh” by Lennox Campello, September 17th
  • Her Mark” Calendar, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL,               
  • ASU Herberger College School of Art Faculty Exhibition, Online artist feature page, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

2006                

  • Reflections, Catalogue publication, Design Concepts Unlimited, Inc.,
  • Press-Telegram, Online newspaper artwork reproduction, www.presstelegram.com