Renee Forrestall

Renée's first art instructor was her father, well-known painter Tom Forrestall. She holds a BFA and BA in Art Education from NSCAD, where she now is an instructor in anatomy and historical and critical studies. Her diverse and accomplished background encompasses traditional painting techniques, including a variety of methods used in mediaeval icon painting. Her work has been widely exhibited and collected in Canada and internationally. Renée's current body of work emerges from her long interest in video imagery. The paintings, which depict the frozen video images of the likes of Jane Eyre and Joan of Arc, simultaneously blend her classical abilities and interests with subjects made contemporary by their mainstream, technological source.