Felicia Forte is a figurative artist based in California. She has studied at The California Art Institute and The Art Students League of New York. She works primarily in oil. Her work has been shown at The Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara CA; The Chico Art Center, CA; The Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA; and The Fremont Gallery in Pasadena CA, in association with The California Art Club. Her work has been published in "Strokes of Genius: Fresh Perspectives", the third edition of the highly acclaimed “Best of Drawing” collection; "Bay Area Figurative Renaissance", a collection of figurative art collected by the Bay Area Models Guild; and on the cover of "Olympian", a publication of the Olympic Club of San Francisco. She has taught figure drawing at The San Jose Museum of Art, and portrait drawing at The Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. She maintains a studio in Belmont, CA, where she works, and offers instruction in drawing and painting to private students. She was born in Los Angeles, CA in 1979, and resides in San Francisco, CA.
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Education
2006-2007 The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
1997-2001 The California Art Institute, Westlake, CA
Teaching
The Disney Family Museum,Portrait Painting Workshop Instructor-March 2012
Pixie Hall Studios, Still-Life Painting Workshop Instructor-March 2012, San Francisco, CA
The Disney Family Museum,Still-Life Painting Workshop Instructor-February 2012
Pixie Hall Studios, Still-Life Painting Workshop Instructor-February 2012, San Francisco, CA
The Disney Family Museum, Guest Artist, Portrait Drawing Demo-January 2012
The Disney Family Museum, Portrait Drawing Instructor, October-December 2011.
The Disney Family Museum, Guest Instructor, Animal Sketching Workshop, June 25, 2011
The San Jose Museum of Art, Instructor, Figure Drawing Workshop, January 29, 2011
Painting and Drawing classes for groups and individuals
Exhibitions
2012 "Flock", Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2011 "Art Between The Lines", Hennessy and Ingalls in association with The
California Art Club. Santa Monica, CA.
2011 "Tiny" Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2011 "National Juried Exhibition, All Media 2011" Chico Art Center, Chico, CA.
2011 "Fresh Air: Landscapes of California", in association with The California Art
Club,Fremont Gallery, Pasadena CA
2011 "Contemporary Painters, Bay Area Exhibition" Arc Gallery, SF, CA
2011 "Faculty Exhibition" Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
2011 "Members Show" 1870 Art Center Gallery, Belmont, CA
2011 "The Guerrilla Show" Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 "Drawings and Paintings", solo show, 1870 Art Center Gallery, Belmont, CA
2010 "Doll House" Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 "Coastal Art League and Museum Annual Juried Show" Half Moon Bay, CA
2010 "Fall Fusion" 1870 Art Center Gallery, Belmont, CA
2011 "Golden State of Mind" The Milton Marks Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 "New Works" Costal Art League, Half Moon Bay, CA
2010 "Spring Open Studios" 1870 Art Center Gallery, Belmont, CA
2010 "Daydreams and Nightmares" Gallery 25, San Mateo, CA
2010 "Transitions" Community Gallery, Redwood City, CA
2010 "Statewide Drawing and Print Competition" The Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara,
CA
2007 "The Red Dot Show" The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
2007 "Students of Mary Beth Mackenzie" The Art Students League of New York, NewYork,NY
2007 "The Ascension of the Daughter, the Sister, and the Mother" Eleven Ten
Gallery,New York, NY
2007 "The Colored and The Black" Eleven Ten Gallery, New York, NY
2006 "People" Apartment 138 Restaurant, New York, NY
Publications
- Bay Area Figurative Renaissance, a collection of figurative art collected by the Bay Area
Models Guild, Due 2012.
- Strokes of Genius: Fresh Perspectives, the third edition of the highly acclaimed "Best of
Drawing" collection. October, 2011.
- Disney Family Museum Blog, "Artist Spotlight" June, 2011.
- Olympian, Cover image. A publication of the Olympic Club of San Francisco, January, 2011.
Awards
2010 "Bold Brush Painting Competition" Finalist July 2010.
2010 "Coastal Art League and Museum Annual Juried Show" Half Moon Bay, CA, Best in Show "2D Award"
2007 "Students of Mary Beth Mackenzie" The Art Students League of New York, Best in
Show "Red Dot Award"
2007 Jean Gates Trust Award
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