Julian Forrest received his BFA from Mount Allison University and his MFA from the University of Alberta.  He has received several awards and grants for his work, including a SSHRC Graduate Scholarship and three Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Awards, as well as creation grants from local, provincial and federal organizations. His paintings were included in the 2007 Alberta Biennial, and he is represented in the Alberta Foundation for the Arts’ permanent collection.  Julian is an Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Alberta’s Augustana campus.  Julian Forrest was the 2015 recipient of the Eldon and Anne Foote Visual Arts Prize for his diptych 'Perceptual Disorders'  (after Keret).