856 G Gallery Presents Wayne Forte

856 G Gallery presents the art show of Wayne Forte this coming February 6 Friday to February 28, 2015 Saturday.

Wayne Forte was born in Manila, Philippines in 1950, married in Brazil in 1981, and studied at the University of California at Santa Barbara and Irvine (B.A. 1973; M.F.A. 1976). Wayne lives with his wife and four children in Laguna Niguel, CA and attends Coast Hills Community Church in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Wayne has been a member of CIVA (Christians in the Visual Arts) for 15 years and participated in the Florence Portfolio Project in 1993. He has also taught courses at Biola University and Gordon College, Orvieto Campus, Italy.

His long list of awards and grants include:

1994 Irvine Fine Arts Center, a floating studio residency, UC Irvine, CA
1993 Fieldstead Grant, CIVA Portfolio Project, “Etchings on the Theme ‘Sacrifice in the Bible’,” Santa Reparata Graphic Art Center, Florence, Italy
1988 Brand XIII Patron’s Award
1985 Brandon Small Image Show, First Place
1968 State of California, Recipient, Hallmark Corporation, Art Scholarship

856 G Gallery is located at 856 Business Walls Building A.S. Fortuna St. Mandaue, Philippines. For more information please contact +63 32 344 3039 or email info@856ggallery.com.