50 years of achievements

The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is marking 50 years of Tom Forrestall’s (’58) achievements with a special exhibition. Tom Forrestall: Paintings, Drawings, Writings is running from June 14 – September 1, 2008.

This retrospective exhibition and the book that accompanies it chronicle Tom’s art works in oil, watercolour and egg tempera over the course of several decades.

In 1954, Tom was awarded a scholarship to the Fine Arts department at Mount A (where he studied with Alex Colville). He received one of the first Canada Council grants for independent study which enabled him to travel throughout Europe. Tom was assistant curator at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton (1959), but shortly thereafter, began to devote himself full time to painting.

• Read more about the exhibition.
• Read more about purchasing a Tom Forrestall print in support of the Natalie Forrestall Fine Arts Bursary.