Born in Canada and bred in the U.S., Allen Forrest has
worked in many mediums: computer graphics, theater, digital music, film,
video, drawing and painting. Allen studied acting in the Columbia
Pictures Talent Program in Los Angeles and digital media in art and
design at Bellevue College (receiving degrees in Web Multimedia
Authoring and Digital Video Production.) He currently works in the
Vancouver, Canada, as a graphic artist and painter. He is the winner of
the Leslie Jacoby Honor for Art at San Jose State University's Reed
Magazine and his Bel Red painting series is part of the Bellevue College
Foundation's permanent art collection. Forrest's expressive drawing and
painting style is a mix of avant-garde expressionism and
post-Impressionist elements reminiscent of van Gogh, creating emotion on
canvas.
May 4, 2016
February 28, 2015
NONFICTION AND ART: FAIRTRADE NEWS "WOMEN IN COFFEE PROJECT" VISUAL ART BY ALLEN FORREST
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| ©Allen Forrest |
Why Fair Trade?
Fair Trade provides artisans with an opportunity to earn vital income and improve their quality of life by establishing a sustainable market for their handcrafted products. Fair Trade looks to create positive and long-term impact for artisans and farmers while delivering great products to the public. When you choose to purchase Fair Trade products, you are endorsing an economic system that provides opportunities for producers to lift themselves out of poverty. Fair Trade provides assurances to consumers that producers are paid fair prices for their products and labor. In addition, Fair Trade provides a set of requirements that assure consumers that strict standards have been met to protect the environment, build economic sustainability, empower women, and allow opportunities for education, poverty alleviation, and health care.
Fair Trade provides artisans with an opportunity to earn vital income and improve their quality of life by establishing a sustainable market for their handcrafted products. Fair Trade looks to create positive and long-term impact for artisans and farmers while delivering great products to the public. When you choose to purchase Fair Trade products, you are endorsing an economic system that provides opportunities for producers to lift themselves out of poverty. Fair Trade provides assurances to consumers that producers are paid fair prices for their products and labor. In addition, Fair Trade provides a set of requirements that assure consumers that strict standards have been met to protect the environment, build economic sustainability, empower women, and allow opportunities for education, poverty alleviation, and health care.
Today,
more than 1.3 million people - farmers and workers - across more
than 70 developing countries benefit from the international Fairtrade
system.
January 1, 2015
ABOUT VISUAL ARTIST ALLEN FORREST
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| Self Portait Oil on Canvase 20" x 20" 2010 |
Allen Forrest - Graphic Artist / Painter
Born in Canada and bred in the U.S., Allen Forrest works in many mediums: oil painting, computer graphics, theater, digital music, film, and video. Allen studied acting at Columbia Pictures in Los Angeles, digital media in art and design at Bellevue College, receiving degrees in Web Multimedia Authoring and Digital Video Production.
Forrest has created cover art and illustrations for literary publications: New Plains Review, Pilgrimage Press, The MacGuffin, Blotterature, and Under the Gum Tree. His paintings have been commissioned and are on display in the Bellevue College Foundation's permanent art collection.
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