Newzones is thrilled to announce Momentum, a solo exhibition of new work by Canadian contemporary colour-field painter, Jonathan Forrest. We are excited to have Forrest join us in gallery for the opening of his exhibition on May 11 from 2-4pm. Featuring new large-scale works painted in early 2024, Momentum focuses on Forrest’s ongoing interest in colour, paint application and touch. It additionally explores Forrest’s ongoing conversation with his own formative years developing as a painter, and with the artists who offered insights along the way. Forrest was introduced to abstraction by artist and teacher Robert Christie in the early 1980s. Through Christie, he was exposed to artists’ work such as Canadian painter Jack Bush and closer to home, Saskatoon painter William Perehudoff, as well as Christie’s own work. This exposure imprinted on the young artists and the introduction of colour, scale, and paint process formed the groundwork for his later developments and explorations.

Exhibition on from May 11-June 22.