Vanessa Forbes
b. 1953 Sydney, NSW
Lives and works in Southern Highlands, NSW, Aus
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Vanessa Forbes is a contemporary artist and painter who lives in the Southern Highlands of NSW. Her work focuses on the transitory nature of time. The enigma of what the world is made of has always fascinated her. Is it frequency and light that creates our reality? These are the questions that inform her practice and her thoughts.
Having completed both Graduate and Post Graduate studies in Visual Arts, Forbes has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Sydney and Internationally. She has an extensive teaching background at both University and High Schools. These include the University of Western Sydney and the International School of Colour and Design and private secondary schools both in Sydney and the Southern Highlands.
Read Ambience, 2023, Exhibition Essay
Vanessa Forbes, Sanctuary, 2026, oil on canvas, 120 x 110 cm
Vanessa Forbes, River Veil, 2026, oil on canvas, 81.5 x 97 cm
Vanessa Forbes, River Dream, 2026, oil on canvas, 81.5 x 97 cm
Vanessa Forbes, Sunlight, 2026, oil on canvas, 76.5 x 84 cm
Vanessa Forbes, Sheepwash, 2026, oil on canvas, 84 x 76.5 cm
Vanessa Forbes, Dusk, 2026, oil on canvas, 84 x 76.5 cm
Vanessa Forbes, Highland Light, 2026, oil on canvas, 84 x 76.5 cm
Vanessa Forbes, Moonglade, 2026, oil on canvas, 51 x 61 cm
Vanessa Forbes, Quietitude, 2026, oil on canvas, 51 x 61 cm
Vanessa Forbes, Scintillate, 2026, oil on canvas, 51 x 61 cm
Veils, 2026, Exhibition views by Mim Stirling
Vanessa Forbes, Shoalhaven, 2024, oil on canvas, 92 x 123cm
Vanessa Forbes, Belmore, 2024, oil on canvas, 84 x 76cm
Vanessa Forbes, Fitzroy, 2024, oil on canvas, 84 x 76cm
Vanessa Forbes, Deliquescence, 2024, oil on canvas, 76 x 84cm
Vanessa Forbes, Flux, 2024, oil on canvas, 76 x 84cm
Vanessa Forbes, Liquescent, 2024, oil on canvas, 76 x 84cm
Vanessa Forbes, Evanescence, 2024, oil on canvas, 76 x 84cm
Essence, 2024, Jennings Kerr, Exhibition views by Ashley Mackevicius
Vanessa Forbes, Arise, 2023, oil on canvas, 92 x 122cm
Vanessa Forbes, Risen, 2023, oil on canvas, 92 x 122cm
Vanessa Forbes, Gossamer, 2023, oil on canvas, 67 x 76cm
Vanessa Forbes, Path, 2023, oil on canvas, 67 x 76cm
Vanessa Forbes, Source, 2023, oil on canvas, 67 x 76cm
Vanessa Forbes, Wellspring, 2023, oil on canvas, 67 x 76cm
Vanessa Forbes, Falls, 2023, oil on canvas, 67 x 76cm
Vanessa Forbes, Enigma, 2023, oil on canvas, 71 x 71cm
Vanessa Forbes, Origin, 2023, oil on canvas, 71 x 71cm
Vanessa Forbes, After the Storm, 2023, oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm
Vanessa Forbes, Nightfall, 2023, oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm
Vanessa Forbes, Aura, 2023, oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm
Vanessa Forbes, Dawn, 2023, oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm
Vanessa Forbes, Vapour, 2023, oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm
Ambience, 2023, Jennings Kerr, Exhibition views by Ashley Mackevicius
