Biography

Adam Forfang was born in San Pablo, California and grew up in the surrounding
Bay Area. He received his BFA from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco.

Forfang is primarily a representational oil painter; his compositions emphasize
form, color, texture and design. Since 2001 his paintings have been included
in numerous solo and group shows nationwide. Forfang’s work is currently
represented by the John Pence Gallery in San Francisco, California, with past
exhibits at the Vose Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts and the Triton Art Museum
in Santa Clara, California. He is a member of the Oil Painters of America and
the Portrait Society of America.

Active as both artist and professor, Forfang currently teaches drawing and oil
painting classes at the Academy of Art University. His works have been featured
in publications such as Southwest Art, American Art Collector, and ZYZZYVA.

He currently lives and works in San Francisco's Mission District. 


Resume:

 

EDUCATION

BFA; Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004-Present        Part Time Faculty, Fine Art Department, Academy of Art University

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010       Recent Work, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco

2006       Recent Work, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco

2004       Recent Work, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco

2002       Introductions, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011      

  • West Coast Painters, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco
  • Cityscapes, John Pence Gallery 
  • Trompe L'oeil, John Pence Gallery 

2010      

  • Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco
  • The Human Figure, John Pence Gallery
  • Cityscapes, John Pence Gallery
  • Faculty and Alumni Auction, Academy of Art University, SF
2009      
  • Trompe L’Oeil Tradition, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco
  • Small Works, John Pence Gallery
  • Faculty and Alumni Auction, Academy of Art University, SF

2008      

  • Florals, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco
  • Contemporary Still Lifes, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
  • Cityscapes, John Pence Gallery
  • Faculty and Alumni Auction, Academy of Art University, SF

2007      

  • Trompe l’Oeil Tradition, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco
  • Small Still Lifes, John Pence Gallery, SF
  • Summer in San Francisco, John Pence Gallery, SF
  • Faculty and Alumni Auction, Academy of Art University, SF

2006      

  • Interiors, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco
  • Academy of Art University Alumni Show, San Francisco City Hall
  • Beyond the Likeness: Self-Portraits by California Artists, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
  • Summer in San Francisco, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco

2005      

  • Paint What You Want, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco
  • Valentines, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco
  • Summer in San Francisco, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco

2004      

  • Allegories, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco
  • Trompe l’Oeil Tradition, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco
  • Bay Area Realism, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco
  • Teachers & Protégés, Vose Gallery, Boston, MA

2003      

  • The Nude, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco
  • Self Portraits, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco
  • Summer in San Francisco, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco

2002      

  • Still Lifes, Florals, and Interiors, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco

2001      

  • Homage to…, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco
  • Annual Holiday Exhibition, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco

 

AWARDS

2001       Annual Show, Academy of Art, San Francisco.

First Place: BFA Still Life Painting,

First Place: BFA Drawing

2000       Annual Show, Academy of Art, San Francisco.

First Place: BFA Still Life Painting,

First Place: BFA Portrait painting

American Portrait Society Scholarship

1999       Annual Show, Academy of Art, San Francisco.

First Place: BFA Still Life Painting

 

PRESS

2011       American Art Collector, "West Coast Painters" article, April issue

  American Artist eMagazine, Paintworks, July issue

2010       American Art Collector, Feature article, May issue

2008       ZYZZYVA, Spring issue, Back Cover Illustration

2006       American Art Collector, Feature article, March issue

Contra Costa Times, Feature article, April

Southwest Art, Feature article, September issue

2004       Art & Antiques, “Emerging Artist,” October issue

2002       Southwest Art, “21 under 31,” September issue, Cover illustration          

 

COLLECTIONS

Portola Valley Public Library
Artist Websites