Cam Forrester
Former Architectural Draftsman
Retired from 30 years in the golf industry as Golf Professional and Club Manager
Full time Artist as of January 1, 2017
"It's more than art, its an adventure"! I've been painting for over 20 years, and the adventure continues. I have a studio,but i do most of my painting and sketching outdoors. I've painted from mountaintops in the Yukon, carried a 50 pound pack on my back, hiked and painted in streams, painted under tarps in the snow under the watchful eye of Bald Eagles. I've painted sunrises and sunsets from boats and canoes in the spectacular Saskatchewan landscape. Its not just about the paint, its the sheer joy of being in the moment and having the ability to capture the wild outdoors on canvas.
Workshops
Art in the Park, Ivvavik National Park, Yukon, June 2011
Painting the Emma Lake Landscape in Oils and Acrylics, Degen Lindner, Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus,2005 through 2010
Bridge City Artists Group 1992-1999 Under direction of Rolf Krohn
Figure Drawing Classes University Of Saskatchewan Extension Division 2007, 2008
Selected Solo Shows
Jasper Art Center, Maple Creek Saskatchewan -Pencil and ink drawings 1989
SaskPower Gallery on the Roof , Regina Saskatchewan 1998
Solo shows at Willows - Saskatoon 2007 ,2008
Station Arts Centre Rosthern July 1 - September 1 , 2018
Selected Group Exhibitions
Chapel gallery North Battleford 1991
University Of Saskatchewan faculty Club 1997
Mini me -Artist Loft group show 2015
OMG - Artist Loft group show of large paintings October 2016
Artists on Tour, Saskatoon 2013
Canadian landscapes Courthouse Gallery , Kerrobert Saskatchewan. November 2020
Ancient Pathways. Snelgrove gallery. Department of Art University of Saskatchewan June 2019
53.9 North. Kunstmuseum , Schwaan Germany June 2018,
Illuviation (Men Who Paint) - Gordon Snellgrove Gallery, U of S Department of Art, Saskatoon, SK. December 6 -13, 2015
Northern Landscapes- Station Arts (Rosthern Arts Board) -Rosthern, SK. June 1- August 30th, 2014
Pallettes & Places - Men Who Paint, Hague Gallery, Regina, SK. March 13-14, 2013
Winter Festival Juried Art Show, Mann Art Gallery, Prince Albert February 8 - 30, 2013
Pallettes & Places - Men Who Paint, Show and Sale, Saskatoon, SK. October 26-27, 2012
Northern Exposure - Men Who Paint Show and Sale, Saskatoon, SK. October 29-30, 2011
Winter Festival Juried Art Show, Mann Art Gallery, Prince Albert February 11 - 30, 2011
Men Who Paint, The Frances Morrison Library Gallery, Saskatoon, SK. December 1-24, 2010.
Mendel Art Gallery Members Show, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK, November 2010
Under a Painted Sky - Men Who Paint Show and Sale, Saskatoon, SK. October 15-16, 2010
Men Who Paint, Black Spruce Gallery, Christopher Lake, SK. July 23 – 25, 2010
Northern Landscapes by Men Who Paint, Station Arts Centre, Rosthern, SK. August 5-29, 2009.
Men Who Paint Show, Amy’s on Second, Prince Albert SK. June 1 – August 31, 2009
Men Who Paint Show, Land of the Loon Resort, Anglin Lake, SK. July 1 – August 31, 2009.
Bridge City Artists annual group shows, 1992 - 1999
Successes
Global Water Futures, University of Saskatchewan. Science and Art - Virtual Gallery April 2021
Artist residence. WETU Missinipe artists, Churchill River / Hickson Lake. July 2018
Plein Air Residence Kuntsmuseum, Schwaan Germany. June 2018
"Kenderdine Cabin" selected for cover of the Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine
Juried Selections annually from 1996 to 2016 Mann Art Gallery Winter Festival Show Prince Albert Saskatchewan
"Fairy Island" selected for Prince Albert Arts Council Award, 2005
"Kingsmere River" winner of Kyla award , Mann Gallery Festival, 2015
Collections
Parks Canada, Gatineau, Quebec, " 2:30 a.m.Fog over the camp" Ivvavik, Yukon' (24 x 24” Acrylic on canvas)
Mann Gallery Permanent Collection, Prince Albert, SK “Kingsmere River” Oil on canvas
Mann Gallery Permanent Collection, Prince Albert, SK “Calm start to the day” Oil on wood panel
Publications
Books
‘Halfway To Heaven: Men Who Paint, Works from Ivvavik National Park’ 2012, 88 pp.
‘Northern Exposure : Works by Men Who Paint’ 2011, 85 pp.
‘Under Painted Sky: Works by Men Who Paint’. 2010. 117 pp.
‘Men Who Paint’ 2009 57 pp
Articles
'From Soil to Canvas" Ashleigh Mattern, Carfac Saskatchewan Newsletter, September, October 2016
‘Breaking Ground’, Irene Seiberling, Kingston Whig-Standard, April 6, 2016
Natural Beauties - Plein air artists bring their passion for painting to Regina', Irene Seiberling, Regina Leader Post, April 10, 2015
‘Men Who Paint’, Tonya Lambert, Fine Lifestyles Magazine, December, 2014
‘Back from Nature and Doing What's Natural’, Marsha Day, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, October 9, 2013
Men Who Paint - Journey of Landscape Artists Reflected in Upcoming Exhibit’, Irene Seiberling, Regina Leader Post, March 26, 2013
‘Men Who Paint Honored for Artwork from Yukon’, Cam Hutchinson, Saskatoon Express, October 22, 2012
‘Trip of a lifetime for the Men Who Paint’, Tara Campbell, Saskatoon Express, October 24, 2011.
‘Yukon great for Men Who Paint’, Marsha Day, Saskatoon Star Phoenix Arts & Life, October 12, 2011
‘Unlikely source of paintings furnishes beauty’, Marsha Day, Saskatoon Star Phoenix Arts & Life, September 7, 12, 2011
‘National Parks Arctic Splendour’, The Globe and Mail Travel Section, August 13, 2011
‘Men to Paint North’, Cam Fuller, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, June 2, 2011
‘The Men Who Paint Outdoors’ by Darlene Polachic, Sunday Sun December 5, 2010
‘Group of Painter Enjoy Working Out Doors’, Cam Fuller Saskatoon Star-Pheonix, August 2009
‘Men Who Paint at Speed of Sun’, Tessa Holloway, Prince Albert Herald, July 30, 2009
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