Colleen Forde

Colleen is a painter living near the Maine seacoast, and making art has been a part of her life since childhood. The beauty of the New England seacoast has played a significant role in her art and inspires her paintings. She works primarily in her home base studio, creating paintings from small sketches, photographs, and memory. Her work includes coastal landscapes, barn scenery, elements of nature, and so much more. 

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CAREER

Colleen's artwork has been exhibited and sold in multiple locations throughout, Maine, New Hampshire and the United States. She earned a bachelor's degree in fine art from the Maine College of Art in Portland, and an art education certification from the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. Colleen has taught drawing and painting for local community programs and provided private instruction.

 

Colleen's employment background includes 20 years of freelance graphic design and more than seven years of employment in the print advertising and marketing industries. 

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She currently works as the Operations Manager for a small business lending company and continues to work as a freelance designer.

 

EDUCATION

Maine College of Art

B.F.A. in Art and Design 

 

University of New England 

Art Education Certification 

 

Mass College of Art / The Art Institute of Boston/ 

The University of The Arts in Philadelphia - Continued Studies