Nikki Forrest

Nik Forrest (formerly known as Nikki Forrest)
Born1964 (age 61–62)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Alma materUniversity of Saskatchewan, Concordia University
WorksStatic
Websitehttps://nikforrest.org/

Nik Forrest (born 1964) is a visual and media artist who lives in Montreal. Born in Edinburgh,[1] their[2] practice includes drawing, installation and sound art. They completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Saskatchewan in 1985 and a master's degree in open media from Concordia University in 1995.[3]

Forrest is best known for their short experimental videos.[4] They have participated in international artist residencies including the CALQ residency in Buenos Aires, Argentina and The Canada Council studio at Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris. Their work is included in collections at The National Gallery of Canada,[1] The Saskatchewan Arts Board[5] and Concordia University.[4]

Forrest directed the film My Heart the Rock Star in 2001 as part of a collaborative video series with artists Annie Martin and Nelson Henricks titled "My Heart."[6] This was a reflective piece focusing on childhood memory and gender fluctuation.[7][8] Forrest has worked on sound and video performances[9] including work on Leibig12 in collaboration with audio artist Nancy Tobin in Berlin in 2014.[10]

Expositions

Selected solo and group exhibitions:

  • 2019 - Où sommes-nous, Kunsthalle Mulhouse, Mulhouse, France[11]
  • 2018 - Où sommes-nous, Oboro, Montréal, Canada[12]
  • 2018 - Transformables (V), Latitude 53, Edmonton, Canada[13][14]
  • 2018 - Contaminations, Eastern Bloc, Montréal, Canada
  • 2016 - Transformables, Eastern Bloc, Montréal, Canada[15]
  • 2016 - Sounds Like, PAVED Arts, Saskatoon, Canada[16]
  • 2015 - Pictures For Listening, Vox, Montreal, Canada[17]
  • 2012 - Flip/Bend, La Centrale, Montreal, Canada[18]
  • 2009 - Observations, Part 2, SBC Galerie d'art contemporain, Montréal, Canada[19]
  • 2009 - Observations, Part 1, SBC Galerie d'art contemporain, Montréal, Canada[20]
  • 2005 - Ectoplasmes, Société des arts technologiques, Montréal, Canada[21]
  • 2004 - Video Heroes: Music Videos by Artists, Cambridge Galleries, Ontario, Canada[22]
  • 2003 - Placing Spaces, Spacing Places, MSVU Art Gallery, Halifax, Canada[23][24]
  • 2002 - Drift, Galerie Powerhouse, Montréal, Canada, collaboration with Jackie Gallant[25]
  • 1999 - Stravaig/Errance, Videographe Gallery, Montreal, Canada[26][27]
  • 1998 - Video d'Ecossee, Articule Gallery, Montreal, Canada[28][29]
  • 1995 - Noise Box / Temporary Room, Optica Gallery, Montreal and AKA Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan[30]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Person: Nik Forrest". Transgender Media Portal. Archived from the original on 27 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026. Nik Forrest - they/them
  2. ^ "Fiche auteur: Nikki Forrest" [Author profile: Nikki Forrest]. Vitheque (in French). Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Nikki Forrest". Studio XX. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Saskatchewan Arts Board - Art Rental". collection.artsboard.sk.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  5. ^ "Artist: Nikki Forrest". Queer Media Database Canada-Quebec. Archived from the original on 9 July 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  6. ^ "Film: My Heart the Rock Star". Queer Media Database Canada-Quebec. Archived from the original on 12 August 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Video | My Heart ... series #1". Vtape. Archived from the original on 1 January 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Artist | Nik Forrest". Vtape. Archived from the original on 8 March 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  9. ^ "Skálar Duos". liebig12.net. 2014. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  10. ^ "Where are we at Kunsthalle Mulhouse". OBORO. 2019. Archived from the original on 7 March 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  11. ^ Delgado, Jérôme (21 October 2018). "Perdre le nord: Déroutes virtuelles et pertes de sens réelles traversent deux expositions voisines" [Losing One’s Bearings: Virtual Derailments and Real Losses of Meaning Run Through Two Neighboring Exhibitions]. Le D Magazine (in French). Le Devoir. p. 17. Retrieved 26 April 2026 – via Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
  12. ^ Crutchley, Ian (26 May 2018). "Les Transformables (V)". Musicworks. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  13. ^ "Latitude 53 - Annual Report" (PDF). Latitude 53. 2017–2018. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  14. ^ "Eastern Bloc". Eastern Bloc. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Sounds Like VI Audio Art Festival". PAVED Arts. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  16. ^ "Residency: Nik Forrest - Wild Intimacy". OBORO. 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026. Nik Forrest, Vue de l'oeuvre Pictures for Listening présentée dans le cadre de Faire des histoires, VOX – Centre de l'image contemporaine, 2015. [Nik Forrest, View of the work *Pictures for Listening*, presented as part of *Faire des histoires*, VOX – Centre de l’image contemporaine, 2015.]
  17. ^ "Flip/Bend Part 1". Groupe Intervention Video. 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  18. ^ "Observations Part 2". SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art. 2009. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  19. ^ "Observations, Part 1". SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art. 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  20. ^ "Dossier d'artiste - Nelly-Eve Rajotte" [Artist Portfolio - Nelly-Eve Rajotte] (PDF). Nelly-Eve Rajotte (in French). 2023. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  21. ^ "Exhibition - Video Heroes: Music Video by Artists". photography-now.com. 2004. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  22. ^ "Placing Spaces, Spacing Places – Canadian Experimental Films & Videos since 1990". Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery. July 2003. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  23. ^ Cammaer, Gerda (2003). Placing Spaces, Spacing Places: Canadian Experimental Films & Videos since 1990. Mount Saint Vincent University. Art Gallery. ISBN 9781894518161. OCLC 52540515. Retrieved 26 April 2026 – via Internet Archive.
  24. ^ "Programming - Drift". La Centrale galerie Powerhouse. 2002. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  25. ^ "Video: Stravaig-Errance". SAW Video Mediatheque. Archived from the original on 17 September 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  26. ^ Forrest, Nikki (1999). Nikki Forrest: Stravaig/Errance. Hull, Quebec: Daïmõn, centre de production. ISBN 9782920306165. OCLC 47364546.
  27. ^ Vance, Ann (1998). "Who's Afraid of Film & Video in Scotland? The Exhibition of Single-screen Film & Video: Cafe Flicker, Museum Magogo, Canadian Fall". Variant. No. 9. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  28. ^ Forrest, Nikki (1998). Vidéos d'Écosse = Video from Scotland (Exhibition catalog). Montréal: Articule. ISBN 2-920306-16-2. OCLC 910188332.
  29. ^ "Expositions - Nikki Forrest - Noise Box". Optica Centre d'art Contemporain (in French). 1995. Archived from the original on 12 August 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  30. ^ Hogan, Mél (2010). "Material Traces: Video, Sound and Drawing by Nikki Forrest". nomorepotlucks.org. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019.

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