Linda Forrester
Professional Information
Much of what we experience through life influences our artworks. The following information is to help you see what has influence Linda in her creative journey.
Preferred Media
Clay
Textiles - Felting
Basketry
Watercolour
Acrylics
Pastel
Oil
Career Experience
Teaching & Administrative Experience
1988 – 1995
1995 – 2005
1995 – 2005
1990 – 2005
1998 – 2005
1998 – 2005
1999 – 2000
2000 – 2001
2006 – 2007
2008 – 2013
2003
2010
2011
2011
2011
2011
2012 – 2015
2012 – 2013
2012
2012
2012
2012
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013 – 2014
2014
2014
2014 – 2015
2014
2014 - 2015
2011 - 2021
2017
2018
2012 - 2022
2023 - 2026
Personal Assistant to Director of Whitsunday Surveys Pty Ltd &
Personal Assistant to Director of Planning Services Australia Pty Ltd
Assistant Town Planner, Pioneers Surveys Pty Ltd
Children’s Ministry Leader Proserpine SDA Church
Art Whitsunday Inc. Exhibition Committee
Affiliated with Whitsunday Christian College, Secretary to the Board
Vice President Art Whitsunday Inc.
President Art Whitsunday Inc.
Home Educator – Grades 6, 7, 8 & 9
Academic Administrator for Whitsunday Christian College
Teaching - Year 5 Art Classes, Mrs Lamb/Mr Hayward
Teaching - Year 8 Digital Design, Semester 1
Teaching - Year 8 to Year 12 Visual Art
Design the Study Plan for Year 10 Visual Art
Curator & Coordinator for the Whitsunday Christian College Senior Art Exhibition
Art Whitsunday Inc. Exhibition Committee
Vice President Art Whitsunday Inc.
Teaching - Year 10 to Year 12 Visual Art
Prep Art Teaching for Exhibition pieces.
Year 2 Art Assisting Classroom Teacher
Year 4 Workshop – Pottery
Curator & Coordinator for the Whitsunday Christian College Prep to Year 12 Art Exhibition
Teaching - Year 3 & Year 6 Art plus Year 11 & Year 12 Visual Art
Assist with Year 4, 5, 7 & 8 Art Teaching
3 months in Nepal, Assisting with the establishment of Tertiary Education Centre, Transform the Nations.
Curator & Coordinator for the Whitsunday Christian College Prep to Year 12 Art Exhibition
President of Art Whitsunday Inc
Teaching - Year 3 to Year 8 Art plus Year 11 & Year 12 Visual Art
Permission to Teach Granted by Queensland College of Teachers
President of Art Whitsunday Inc.
Curator & Coordinator for the Whitsunday Christian College Prep to Year 12 Art Exhibition
Gallery Curator – Art Whitsunday Gallery & Shop
Teaching - Private Art Classes – Studio 7 & Mountney Road Studio.
Committee member for Art Whitsunday 30th Celebration Exhibition
Vice President – Art Whitsunday Inc. February – May 2018
Teaching – Private Art Classes – Studio 7/Mountney Shed Studio/Pink Tank Studio
Creative Connections Inc. Founding Management Committee
2010 - present
2010 - present
Year | Title |
|---|---|
1988–1995 | Personal Assistant to Director of Whitsunday Surveys Pty Ltd |
1995–2005 | Personal Assistant to Director of Planning Services Australia Pty Ltd |
1995–2005 | Assistant Town Planner, Pioneers Surveys Pty Ltd |
1990–2005 | Children’s Ministry Leader, Proserpine SDA Church |
1998–2005 | Art Whitsunday Inc. Exhibition Committee |
1998–2005 | Affiliated with Whitsunday Christian College; Secretary to the Board |
1999–2000 | Vice President, Art Whitsunday Inc. |
2000–2001 | President, Art Whitsunday Inc. |
2006–2007 | Home Educator – Grades 6, 7, 8 and 9 |
2008–2013 | Academic Administrator, Whitsunday Christian College |
2003 | Teaching – Year 5 Art Classes, Mrs Lamb/Mr Hayward |
2010 | Teaching – Year 8 Digital Design, Semester 1 |
2011 | Teaching – Year 8 to Year 12 Visual Art |
2011 | Taught and designed the Study Plan for Year 11 and 12 Visual Art SAS subject |
2011 | Taught and designed the Study Plan for Year 10 Visual Art |
2011 | Teaching – Holiday Art Class, Studio 7 |
2011 | Curator and Coordinator, Whitsunday Christian College Senior Art Exhibition |
2012–2015 | Art Whitsunday Inc. Exhibition Committee |
2012–2013 | Vice President, Art Whitsunday Inc. |
2012 | Teaching – Year 10 to Year 12 Visual Art |
2012 | Prep Art teaching for exhibition pieces |
2012 | Year 2 Art – assisting classroom teacher |
2012 | Year 4 Workshop – Pottery |
2012 | Curator and Coordinator, Whitsunday Christian College Prep to Year 12 Art Exhibition |
2013 | Teaching – Year 3 and Year 6 Art, plus Year 11 and Year 12 Visual Art |
2013 | Assisted with Year 4, 5, 7 and 8 Art teaching |
2013 | Three months in Nepal establishing a Tertiary Education Centre for Educate Nepal |
2013 | Curator and Coordinator, Whitsunday Christian College Prep to Year 12 Art Exhibition |
2013–2014 | President, Art Whitsunday Inc. |
2014 | Teaching – Year 3 to Year 8 Art, plus Year 11 and Year 12 Visual Art |
2014 | Permission to Teach granted by Queensland College of Teachers |
2014–2015 | President, Art Whitsunday Inc. |
2014 | Curator and Coordinator, Whitsunday Christian College Prep to Year 12 Art Exhibition |
2014–2016 | Gallery Curator – Art Whitsunday Gallery and Shop |
2017 | Committee Member, Art Whitsunday 30th Celebration Exhibition |
2018 | Vice President, Art Whitsunday Inc. |
2012–2022 | Teaching – Private Art Classes, Studio 7 / Mountney Shed Studio / Pink Tank Studio |
2023–2025 | Creative Connections Founding Management Committee |
2023-2026 | Great Barrier Reef Festival Art Exhibition - Exhibition Curator |
2026 | Gallery Coordinator - CCW Community Gallery Proserpine |
Exhibitions
Year | Exhibition Title | Theme | Judge/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Art Whitsunday Miniatures Exhibition | — | Group exhibition |
1997 | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | Celebration | Judge: Robert Wade |
1998 | Art Whitsunday Miniatures Exhibition | — | Group exhibition |
1998 | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | Symbiosis | Judge: Giles Auty |
1999 | Art Whitsunday Miniatures Exhibition | — | Group exhibition |
1999 | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | Memories | Judge: Glenda Vickers |
2000 | Art Whitsunday Miniatures Exhibition | — | Group exhibition |
2000 | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | My Ideal Place | Judge: Burt Flugelman |
2001 | Art Whitsunday Miniatures Exhibition | — | Group exhibition |
2001 | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | Unknown | Judge: Connie Lawton |
2002 | Art Whitsunday Miniatures Exhibition | — | Group exhibition |
2002 | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | — | Group exhibition |
2003 | Art Whitsunday Miniatures Exhibition | — | Group exhibition |
2003 | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | Dreams | Judge: Robert Heather |
2003 | Show Whitsunday | — | Judge: Glenda Vickers |
2005 | Art Whitsunday Summer Exhibition | — | Group exhibition |
2005 | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | Lagoon | Group exhibition |
2005 | Artspace Mackay Regional Art Gallery & Museum | Habitus – Habitat: Art & Environment | Group exhibition |
2006 | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | Black & White | Judge: Anneke Silver |
2012 | Art Whitsunday Gallery Exhibition | Red | Group exhibition |
2012 | Art Whitsunday Gallery Exhibition | Shoes | Group exhibition |
2012 | Art Whitsunday Gallery Exhibition | Tropical | Group exhibition |
2012 | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | Texture | Judge: Wim de Vos |
2013 | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | Journey | Judge: Anne Kirker |
2014 | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | Inside Out, Outside Inside | Judge: Anneke Silver |
2015 | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | Climate Change | Judge: Chris Saines, QAGOMA |
2017 | Art Whitsunday 30th Celebration Exhibition | Thirty | Not judged |
2021 | Whitsunday Arts Festival Exhibition | — | Judge: Tracey Heathwood, Director of Artspace Mackay |
2022 | Whitsunday Arts Festival Exhibition | — | Judge: Tracy Cooper-Lavery, Director of HOTA, Gold Coast |
2023 | Great Barrier Reef Festival Exhibition | Great Barrier Reef | — |
2024 | Great Barrier Reef Festival Curated Art Exhibition | Above and Below | Finalist |
2024 | Airlie Beach Race Week Art Exhibition | Airlie Beach Race Week | — |
2025 | Proserpine Rock Wallaby Festival Exhibition | Proserpine Rock Wallaby | — |
2025 | Bowen Art Society Art Exhibition | — | — |
2026 | L’Office de Tourisme, Forcalquier, Haute-Provence | From the Coal to the Coral | — |
Awards
Year | Artwork | Exhibition/Awarding Body | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
1998 | Jonah’s Beach | Proserpine Show 1998 | Highly Commended – Seascape Section |
2000 | Beach Blossoms I | Miniatures Exhibition 2000 | First – Popular Choice Award |
2000 | Water Rocks | Miniatures Exhibition 2000 | Second – Popular Choice Award |
2000 | Water Rocks II | Art Whitsunday Annual 2000 | First – Miniature Section |
2001 | Water Rocks III | Art Whitsunday Annual 2001 | Second – Landscape/Seascape Section |
2002 | Damon | Proserpine Show 2003 | First – Pastel Section |
2002 | Ginger Bud I | Miniature/Macro/Retro Exhibition 2002 | First – Popular Choice Award |
2003 | Damon | Proserpine Show 2003 | First – Pastel Section |
2006 | Skyward | Art Whitsunday Annual 2006 | Highly Commended – Flora and Fauna |
2007 | From Above | Photo of the Day Website | First Australian Digital Photo of the Day – 15 October 2007 |
2008 | Carnage | Photo of the Day Website | First – Feature Category Photo of the Day, 25 February 2008 |
2008 | Anemone | Photo of the Day Website | First – Feature Category Photo of the Day, September 2008 |
2012 | Wheels Within Wheels | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | Highly Commended – Photography Section |
2013 | Om Mani Padme Hum | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | First – Photography Section |
2013 | Bodhanath Stupa Nun | Art Whitsunday Annual Exhibition | Commended – Human Image Section |
2014 | 24 Weeks | Art Whitsunday Annual 2014 | First – Theme Section |
2014 | Ghost Gum | Art Whitsunday Annual 2014 | Highly Commended – Landscape Section |
2015 | Abstractex | Art Whitsunday Annual 2015 | Highly Commended – Textiles Section |
2015 | Stop & Smell the… | Art Whitsunday Annual 2015 | Highly Commended – Recycled Section |
2015 | Stop & Smell the… | Whitsunday Regional Art Show 2015 | Commended – 3D Section |
2021 | Monolith | WAF Inaugural Exhibition | Finalist |
2022 | Dejected | WAF Exhibition | Finalist |
2022 | Memories of Mum | WAF Exhibition | Finalist |
2024 | Benthic Textures | GBRF Art Exhibition CCW | Finalist |
2024 | Radiant Depths | GBRF Art Exhibition CCW | Finalist, People's Choice Award |
2025 | Raku | Bowen Art Society | Highly Commended - 3D Section |
2025 | Sunset Over Vonavon | Bowen Art Society | Highly Commended - Landscape Section |
2026 | Radiant Depths | Community Gallery Proserpine | People's Choice Award |
2026 | Black Reef Sentinel | From The Coral to the Coal exhibition that will be held in L'office de tourisme Forcafquier Haute-Provence | Exhibitor |
2026 | Treasures in the Balance | From The Coral to the Coal exhibition that will be held in L'office de tourisme Forcafquier Haute-Provence | Exhibitor |
2026 | Keeper of the Tides | From The Coral to the Coal exhibition that will be held in L'office de tourisme Forcafquier Haute-Provence | Exhibitor |
Education and Professional Development
1983 South Grafton High School
1984 Grafton TAFE – Secretarial Studies
1987 Dive Master Training
1988 Advanced Dive Master Training
1991 Further Study: Mathematics, Physics, Survey Drafting
1992 Mackay College of TAFE – Advanced Work Processing Operations
1994 Mackay College of TAFE – Advanced WorkPerfect 6 for Windows
1997 Robert Wade Watercolour Workshop
1998 Giles Auty Philosophy of Art and Critique Workshop
2000 Burt Flugelman Workshop
2003 Janna Pameijer, Clay Sculpture Workshop
2004 Janna Pameijer, Clay Sculpture Workshop
2006 USQ – McGregor Summer School – Statement of Attendance – Catherine Hamilton
2010 Diploma of Photography – Photography Institute
2010 Cert IV Business 2010
2012 Cert IV Training Assessment & Education
2012 Christian Schools Australia Conference participation
2012 Wim de Vos Critique
2013 Janna Pameijer, Clay Sculpture Workshop
2013 Australian Training Solutions – SITHFAB012B Prepare & Serve Espresso Coffee
2013 Christian Schools Australia Conference participation
2014 Life Drawing Workshop, Bonney Bombach, Studio 7, the female figure
2014 Anneke Silver Critique
2014 Upcycling Workshop, Bonney Bombach, Art Whitsunday Gallery
2014 Christian Schools Australia Conference participation
2015 Life Drawing Workshop, Bonney Bombach, Studio 7, the male figure
1990 - Current Justice of the Peace/Commissioner of Declarations
2016 - Current Curtin University, Bachelor of Fine Arts (in progress)