About Nita Forrest
Lived 1926 – 1996 (aged 69–70). Nita Forrest was a Canadian painter.
Nita Forrest (1926–1996) was a Canadian painter.
Forrest was born in Quesnel, British Columbia, and while she was mostly self-taught, Forrest studied with Herbert Siebner and was influenced by both Maxwell Bates and Richard Ciccimarra. For a time, Forrest was a member of The Victoria Limners Society (a group that has included Maxwell Bates, Walter Dexter, Elza Mayhew, Myfanwy Pavelic, and Carole Sabiston among others).
Forrest's work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
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Who was Nita Forrest?
Canadian painter (1926–1996)
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Nita Forrest was born in 1926 in Quesnel.
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Nita Forrest died in 1996 in Victoria.
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Nita Forrest was a painter.
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Nita Forrest was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Nita Forrest. https://biography.guide/nita-forrest/
MLA: "Nita Forrest." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/nita-forrest/.
Chicago: "Nita Forrest." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/nita-forrest/.
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