Biography

Jane Forrest (b. 2005) is an artist and curator based between New York and Toronto. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and attended the Yale Norfolk School of Art. Through labor-intensive, repetitive processes, her practice considers labour as a form of endurance and devotion. Working across painting, drawing, sculpture and ceramics, she uses fragmentation, touch, and pressure to communicate the complexity and interconnectedness of our lives. Her work has been exhibited at the Orillia Museum of Art & History, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, and the Royal Ontario Museum. In 2025, she presented her solo exhibition Gentle Enough to Hold at Gagné Contemporary and is a recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Artist Grant.