Education
MA 2014 Drury University, Studio Art and Theory, Springfield, MO
BSED 2011 Missouri State University, Art and Design, Springfield, MO
Artist Residencies
2016 Center for Contemporary Arts, Prilep, Macedonia
Brashnar Creative Project, Skopje, Macedonia
Two-Person Exhibitions
2016 Within and Without, Concept 37, Skopje, Macedonia (with video artist, Anne Murray)
Select Group Exhibitions and Events
2020 Process and Material, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018 St. Louis Sampler, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, IN
2017 Teaching and Creating, Gallery FAB, St. Louis, MO
Artikentic Entanglement, Artica, St. Louis, MO
Factory Fashion Show, Treftpunkt, St. Louis, MO
2016 Clearly Human II, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO
2015 Pentimento, Intersect Center for the Arts, St. Louis, MO (catalog)
Home:STL, SOHA Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Art Factory 417 Revisited, Sky Gallery, Springfield, MO
2014 Given Form, The Foundry Art Center, St. Louis, MO
SIVA Senior Thesis Exhibition, C-Street Gallery, Springfield, MO
Summer Regional Exhibition, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO
Bloodletting, Blue Jacket Books, Xenia, OH
Regional Juried Art Exhibition, St. Charles Community College, St. Charles, MO
2013 M.A. Studio Art and Theory Exhibit, Drury University, Springfield, MO
It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity, St. Louis Artist's Guild, St. Louis, MO
Misperception, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2012 A Feminine Perspective, Black Door Gallery, Cape Girardeau, MO
Faculty Art Show, Black Door Gallery, Cape Girardeau, MO
M.A. Studio Art and Theory Exhibit, Drury University, Springfield, MO
Life Blood, Black Door Gallery, Cape Girardeau, MO
Love at the Glove, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
2011 Faculty Art Show, Black Door Gallery, Cape Girardeau, MO
2010 Art Factory 417 Group Show, LemonDrop, Springfield, MO
Art Factory 417 Ladies Show, Coffee Ethic, Springfield, MO
SteamPunk Loft Walk, Commercial Street, Springfield, MO
Winter Art Auction, Art Factory 417, Springfield, MO
Awards
2015 Open Call for Art, Farmers Park, Springfield, MO
2014 Artists Support Grant, Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, MO
Ila Brunes Memorial Prize, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO
Collections
Center for Contemporary Art, Prilep, Macedonia
Press
Contributing Author, “Story Bursting Through.” All the Art: The Visual Art Quarterly of St. Louis, Winter 2017: 18-20. Magazine.
Susan Bennet, "UNDEFINED - Carlynn Forst," Ooh St. Lou (blog). September 20, 2016.
Bozidar Barlakoski, “Aliens in Prilep: Carlynn Forst,” 10bez10. August 18,2016.
Bozidar Barlakoski, “CSLU-Prilep Hosts Numerous Artistic Names of the World,” 10bez10. July 11, 2016.
Adrian Aquilino, “Interview with Carlynn Forst, Summer Regional Exhibition,” St. Louis Artists Guild (blog). July 1, 2014.
Nick Toebass, “Artist Spotlight: Carlynn Forst,” Arts Council of Southeast Missouri Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 16, July 10, 2013.
Gallery Representation
2015-Current SOHA Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2013-2016 Arts & Letters, Springfield, MO
2013-2015 Nomad's, Springfield, MO
2012-2013 Southeast Missouri Arts Council, Cape Girardeau, MO
2011-2014 Good Girl Art Gallery, Springfield, MO
Visiting Artist
2014 Collaboration in Secondary Art Education, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
2013 Process vs. Product in Secondary Art Ed., Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
2013 Meet the Artist: Carlynn Forst, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Teaching Experience
2017-Current Yoga Instructor, (Available Upon Request), St. Louis, MO
2016-Current Adjunct Instructor, University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
(Design Arts, Sculpture, Ceramics I & Ceramics II)
2014-2018 High School Art Instructor, (Available Upon Request), St. Louis, MO
(Design Arts, Drawing, Ceramics I, Ceramics II, Sculpture, & Advanced 3D Studio)
2013- 2014 High School Art Instructor, Affton School District, St. Louis, MO
(2D Art, 3D Art & Ceramics)
2011-2013 High School Art Instructor, Cape Girardeau Public Schools, Cape Girardeau, MO
(2D Art & 3D Art)
2010-2011 Art Instructor, Private Employer, Ozark, MO
(Specialized Curriculum)
Community Involvement
2008-2011 Founder & Event Coordinator, The Free Clothing Exchange, Springfield, MO
2009-2011 Co-Founder & Community Outreach Director, Art Factory 417, Springfield, MO
2012-Current Director, Tim Forst Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Lamar, MO
2014-Current Volunteer, The Luminary, St. Louis, MO
Professional Affiliations
2009-Current Member, NAEA, Reston, VA
2013-Current Member, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2013-Current Member, Women’s Caucus for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2017-Current Member, Yoga Alliance, Arlington, Virginia