About Me

Quick snapshot: Courtney La Forest is a somewhat shy girl from all over the place. Born in Torrance, CA and raised in places such as Beverly, MA, Matthews, NC, and New York City, NY, she’s fairly well traveled for a young art student. She is currently working towards her BFA in illustration at the Art Institute of Boston (while minoring in animation/creative writing) and dreams of adventuring the rest of the world. A sweet and whimsical cat lover, she enjoys reading, cooking, and doodling on any scrap of paper she can find, ranging from important receipts or notes from an art history lecture. She wishes to someday create the illustrations and stories found within children’s media, whether it be books, television, or feature film animation.

Various skills: watercolor, gouache, acrylic, graphite, charcoal, ink, mixed media/collage, adobe photoshop, illustrator, flash, painter, toonboom studio, knitting, sewing, baking, scoring bargains, speaking german, speaking spanish (a bit rusty now though), speaking french (sort of..), professional kitten cuddler, hug donor

Education:

Class of 2015 - Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University; BFA in Illustration

Class of 2011 - Käthe-Köllwitz-Gesamtschule; Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange Scholarship Program

Class of 2010 - Cosby High School/Templeton High School/ Hueneme High School

Group Exhibitions & Publications:

2013 - Dig Boston, Boston, MA

2013 - Proof Newspaper, Chicago, IL

2012 - 100, The Art Institute of Boston, MA

2012 - The Body Exhibition, The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA

2012 - The Sketchbook Project 2012: Superheroes and Villains, Art House Co-Op, Brooklyn, NY

2011 - The Sketchbook Project 2011: Face in the Crowd, Art House Co-Op, Brooklyn, NY