b. 2005, Toronto, Canada
Curriculum Vitae
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 The End of the Year Show 2024, The Cooper Union, New York, USA
2024 Free Food 4 Thought, ( Coco Fusco’s Foundation Studio), The Cooper Union, New York, USA
2024 Design TO, The Gladstone House, Toronto, Canada
2024 Northern Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2023 Reunion, Northern Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2023 Final, The Cooper Union Foundation Building, New York, USA
2023 Modus Operandi, Northern Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2023 What We Hold, Contact Photography Festival, Northern Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2023 Etobicoke School of the Arts Graduate Exhibition, Northern Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2023 Show Off , Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, Canada
2023 Future, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, United States
2022 In The City, Northern Gallery Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
2022 Portfolio Day 13, Etobicoke School of the Arts, Toronto, Canada
2022 Show Off, Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, Canada
2022 A Nightmare on Roncesvalles, Northern Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2022 We Won’t Back Down, Gallery 118, Online Exhibition
2022 Flash Forward Incubator Auction, Magenta Foundation, Toronto, Canada
2022 End of Year Sale, Etobicoke School of the Arts, Toronto, Canada
2022 Artists of Toronto, Symbiocene Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2022 Because I Am A Girl, Etobicoke School of the Arts, Toronto, Canada
2022 Expressions of Identity, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto, Canada
2021 My Pandemic Story, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
2021 Carmichael Canadian Landscape: Tradition Transformed, Orillia Museum, Orillia, Canada
2021 Through the Window, Arts Etobicoke, Toronto, Canada
2021 Flash Forward Incubator, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada
2021 Youth Art Showcase BAM Collective, Snakes & Lattes Midtown, Toronto, Canada
2021 Youth Art Showcase BAM Collective, Snakes & Lattes Annex, Toronto, Canada
2021 Portraits of Resilience, Art Gallery of Ontario, Online Exhibition
2021 Pandemic Perspectives, Experiences Canada, Online Exhibition
2021 Functions of Art, US Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2021 Show Off, Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, Canada
2020 Calculated Transparency, US Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2020 Common Object, Artscape Youngplace, Toronto, Canada
2020 5 Design Challenges, Jane Roos Gallery, Toronto, Canada
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 MSM Composers Concert, Manhattan School of Music, New York City, USA
2022 What Might Have Been Lost, Remote Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2022 Pieces of Light, Mercury Espresso, Toronto, Canada
2022 Where I’m Going is Disappearing, Etobicoke School of the Arts, Toronto, Canada
2021 Back to Life, Core Restaurant, Toronto, Canada
CURATION
2023 Reunion, Northern Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2022 Is This Our Time?, Northern Contemporary, Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2022 Expressions of Identity, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto, Canada
2022 What Might Have Been Lost, Remote Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2022 End of Year Sale, Etobicoke School of the Arts, Toronto, Canada
2022 Pieces of Light, Mercury Espresso, Toronto, Canada
2021 Back to Life, Core Restaurant, Toronto, Canada
PRESS
2023 How a Toronto high school student got $4.1 million in scholarship offers, Janet Hurley, The Toronto Star, Toronto, Canada https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2023/05/08/how-a-toronto-high-school-student-got-41-million-in-scholarship-offers.html
2023 Toronto teen says she's 'in shock' after getting $4.1 million in scholarship offers, Scott Lightfoot, CTV News, Toronto, Canada https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/this-is-crazy-toronto-teen-gets-4-1-million-in-scholarship-offers-1.6389767
2023 Teen Who Received $4M in Scholarship Offers Starts School, CTV Your Morning, Toronto, Canada https://www.ctv.ca/shows/ctv-your-morning/friday-december-22-2023-s8e89
2023 Jane Forrest is a talented artist from Etobicoke School of the Arts, Live at Noon, CP24, Toronto, Canada https://www.cp24.com/talk-shows/live-at-noon
2023 Toronto teen receives $4.1 million in scholarship offers from art schools, Lynn Chaya, National Post, Canada https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto-teen-receives-4-1-million-in-scholarship-offers-from-art-schools
2023 Teen gets 4.1 Million in scholarship offers, CTV News, Top Three Tonight with Merella Fernandez, Toronto, Canada https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2685701
2023 Toronto teen was freaking out after getting 4.1 million in scholarships, Marcus Mitropoulos, BlogTo, Toronto Canada https://www.blogto.com/arts/2023/05/toronto-teen-scored-41-million-scholarship-offers/
COLLECTIONS
Olga Korper Gallery
Metric
Etobicoke School of the Arts
& Numerous Private Collections
PUBLICATIONS
2022 The Trinity Review, Issue 135.1, Toronto, Canada
2022 The Pandemic Post, Future, Brooklyn, United States
2022 The Trinity Review, Issue 134.2, Toronto, Canada
2022 That Gray Zine, Issue Nine, Texas, United States
2022 Chroma Art Magazine, Issue February 2022, Berlin, Germany
2022 Ultraviolet Magazine, Volume 26, Toronto, Canada
2022 Inertia Teens, Issue Two, International
2022 Footprints on Jupiter Magazine, Issue Two, California, United States
2021 Ultraviolet Magazine, Volume 25 (Cover), Toronto, Canada
2021 Ambre Magazine Issue One, Niagara Falls, Canada
2021 Perfumed Pages Magazine, Issue One
2021 Trick Magazine Collection, Toronto, Canada
2021 Lit Space Magazine Collection, International
2021 Young Voices Magazine (Back Cover), Toronto Public Library, Toronto, Canada
2021 Ridgewood Zine Issue Five, Brooklyn, United States
2021 Flash Forward Incubator Catalogue, Toronto, Canada
2021 That Gray Zine Issue Seven, Texas, United States
2021 Ultraviolet Magazine, Volume 26, Toronto, Canada
2021 Serpentine Zine, Volume Two, Missouri, United States
2021 From The Future Magazine, Issue Two, Paris, France
2021 Art In Between, Artist Highlight, Boston, United States
2021 Us Gallery Functions of Art Volume Two, Toronto, Canada
2021 Our Generation Magazine Issue One, Louisiana, United States
2021 Fourall Magazine Issue Eight, London, United Kingdom
2021 Season Three Collective Zine, Issue Three, New York, United States
2021 Honeyfire Literary Magazine, Issue Five, Manchester, United Kingdom
2021 Aspects Of Magazine, Issue One, Sheffield, United Kingdom
2021 BKK Unzine Issue Eleven, Bangkok, Thailand
2021 Unlocked Project Artist Highlight, Montreal, Canada
2021 Moonlight Magazine, Issue Three, International
2021 Moonlight Magazine, Issue Four, International
2021 Footprints on Jupiter Issue One, California, United States
2021 Zenerations Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
2021 Justice For Society Magazine, Issue Seven, Toronto, Canada
2021 Markham Teen Arts Council, Friday Feature, Markham, Canada
2021 Young Revolution Magazine, Toronto, Canada
AWARDS & GRANTS
2023- 2027 Innovator Scholarship, The Cooper Union, New York City, USA
2023 The Carroll and Milton Petrie Grant, The Cooper Union, New York City, USA
2023 Edward Lam Scholarship for Contemporary Arts, Etobicoke School of the Arts, Toronto, Canada
2023 President’s Full-Tuition Scholarship, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, USA
2023 Jerry Benjamin Memorial Full-Tuition Scholarship, Milwaukee Institude of Art & Design, Milwaukee, USA
2023 Presidential Merit Award, Pratt Institude, New York City, USA
2023 Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship at the School of Visual Arts, New York City, USA
2023 PNCA Forest Park Scholarship, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, USA
2023 Creative Achievement Award, California College of the Arts, California, USA
2023 Marion Wagschal Entrance Scholarship in Painting and Drawing, Montreal, Canada
2023 Moore College Dean’s Scholarship, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, USA
2023 MCAD Trustee Scholarship, Minneopolis College of Art & Design, Minneopolis, USA
2023 Founders Scholarship, Rochester Institude of Technology, Rochester, USA
2023 Otis Presidential Scholarship, Otis College of Art & Design, California, USA
2023 CCS Merit Scholarship, College for Creative Studies, Detroit USA
2023 Silver Key (Painting), Scholastic Art and Writing
2023 Silver Key (Painting), Scholastic Art and Writing
2023 Honourable Mention (Personal Essay), Scholastic Art and Writing
2023 Honourable Mention (Painting), Scholastic Art and Writing
2022 Award Of Excellence, Show Off, Alberta University of the Arts
2022 Gold Key (Painting), Scholastic Art and Writing
2022 Silver Key (Short Story), Scholastic Art and Writing
2021 Winner, OAEA Secondary Design Contest, Ontario Art Education Association
2021 Runner Up, Pandemic Perspectives, Experiences Canada
2021 Winner, TYP’s Mental Health Art Gallery, The Youth Project
2021 Gold Key (Short Story), Scholastic Art and Writing
2021 Silver Key (Painting) , Scholastic Art and Writing
2021 Honourable Mention (Painting), Scholastic Art and Writing
2021 Honourable Mention, The Unlocked Project
2021 Winner, Get to Know Art Contest, Wild Neighbours Society
2021 Second Place, Marine Life Art Contest, Youth Initiatives Durham
2019 Civic Engagement Award, Queen Alexandra School
TALKS
2023 Artist Talk 18, OCAD University, Toronto, Canada https://youtu.be/JIumXubWmSc
2022 Art Talk 16, OCAD University, Toronto, Canada https://youtu.be/6yrqe-rWO5I
2022 In The City Artist Talk, Northern Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
2021 Art Talk 14, Featured Speaker, Toronto, Canada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK1hki4NPwc
2021 Host, Staying Creative During Quarantine, Artcon, Toronto Canada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXt4F962-v4
EDUCATION
2023-2027 The Cooper Union, BFA in Art, New York City, United States
2019-2023 Etobicoke School of the Arts, Contemporary Arts Major, Toronto, Canada
2020-2023 Etobicoke School of the Arts, Contemporary Photography Program, Toronto, Canada
2020-2022 Flash Forward Incubator Program, Magenta Foundation, Toronto, Canada