I paint to make real my unconscious thoughts and imaginings, to bridge the known and the unknown, the material and the spiritual, the organic and the inorganic nature of life, in order to bring a wholeness and unity to my expression and to bring forth beauty and awareness and deeper levels than I can know from my ordinary mind and consciousness.
My work is about the organic quality of life, the concepts of energy and matter, space and density, and the duality of spirit and form. I paint using “intuitive” process painting, to discover and explore, and express the creative energy within. This is painting not to produce an expected result or a particular product, but just to be in the moment of expression, as a way for discovery and exploration of creativity coming from the stillness.
My intention for the work is that it connect with others at the deepest level of feeling, to bring awareness and consciousness to our being, and in this process, to bring healing and light and love.
Judith Forst studied art at UCLA, American University, the Corcoran School of Art, and the Torpedo Factory Art School. She was the Executive Director of The Greater Reston Arts Center. Currently she is a practicing artist, teacher, and life-long student.
EDUCATION American University, Washington, D.C., (studies with Stanley Lewis, Don Kimes, Ron Haynie, and Deborah Kahn) Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts University of California, Los Angeles ART-RELATED EXPERIENCES Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE), Executive Director, 1975-1980, 1991-1995 Art Sites Six, First Regional Biennial Exhibition, Curator for GRACE, 1994 Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, Cofounder, 1992 Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, Board of Directors, 1978-1980 EXHIBITIONS
Greater Reston Arts Center, "Conflict", April 4 - May 3, 2008 Arlington Arts Center, “Deja Vu”, January 24 - March 18, 2006 Joann Rose Gallery, “Visual Dialogue”, Group exhibition, November 2 - December 5, 2004, Reston, Virginia Greater Reston Arts Center, Poets and Painters, December 2002 Arlington Arts Center, 2002 All Media Juried Exhibition; Juror, Claudia Gould,Executive Director, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia Creative Crafts Council, 12th Biennial Exhibition, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, Virginia Potomac Craftsmen Exhibition, The Textile Museum, Washington, DC Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, Virginia TEACHING Since 2001 I have been teaching “process painting” classes, based on the work of Michele Cassou. My classes are called “Intuitive Painting”, about painting as a means for self-expression, moving through creative blocks, finding your authentic voice and experiencing the joy of painting. This is painting not to produce a result, a product or to learn a technique. It is the pure expression of self, the process of creating.
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