Hi 👋 I'm Harriet. I'm a UK-born Australian artist working on unceded Wurundjeri land. I am focused on climate justice and adaptation in Victoria. I write about the world and my location in it as the environment is changing and the climate crisis is accelerating. My thinking is centred in deeply connecting to place, and I’m often drawn to working with bodies of water.

I think that art can be a grounding tool, particularly observational practices like drawing and photography. I make art with this philosophy to process the changing climate.

I am a current member of the Act on Climate Collective of Friends of the Earth Melbourne and volunteer at CAVES gallery.

I received a First Class Honours Degree from The Glasgow School of Art (2024), an Exchange at Emily Carr University, Vancouver (2022) and a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design from The Royal Drawing School, London (2021). I have exhibited in Australia, the UK and Canada, and completed a residency with The Museum of Loss and Renewal in Italy (2023) and descoverartists in Hydra, Greece (2022).

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Find more of my research on Aren.a and Sublime

Instagram @harrietidforster

Contact 13hforster@gmail.com

Find interviews and writing here:

(2024) Between the Art Blog, Harriet Forster: Walking and Drawing to Perceive and Create