Forrest Sargent, Fircrest Resident New Photography Show

A Fircrest School resident, Forrest Sargent is celebrating the season with a new photography show at a Bellevue Gallery. 

Forrest Sargent

Forrest has Autism, but has made great progress while living at Fircrest and is able to express himself through his photography.

The show is titled "The Light Within". 

Forrest Sargent's Art Photography is on display at Stargazers. You can meet
this amazing soul on Sunday, December 18th from 12-2pm and stop in anytime
to see his transformational art. (Through Winter)


(In Bellevue, WA)

http://www.stargazersbooks.com/class1.php?ClassID=12182011

Forrest Sargent Featured Again in Group Show at Oasis Gallery in Wallingford

Forrest Sargent is a local photographer and also a resident of Fircrest School.
He has his own studio and can be reached through his website,
http://www.sargentstudios.org/

His section of the show is called,

DELIGHT

A NEW PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW BY FORREST SARGENT AT OASIS GALLERY, Seattle;

Forrest makes a statement on his site stating his situation:

"I have autism. I show the secret beauty in things."

His work is now featured in a group show at the Oasis Gallery in Wallingford entitled
"Beneath The Surface". They are hosting an opening reception August 3rd, 6-9pm.

Fircrest Resident Forrest Sargent Takes Art World by Storm

Forrest Sargent, a Fircrest Resident has found his voice with Photography.

Forrest Shows off his work
http://www.seattleartblog.com/?p=1470

Childhood’s End Gallery, 222 4th. Avenue West in Olympia, is featuring Forrest Sargent’s photography, “Northwest Perspectives,” through February 10. Sargent is a 19-year old nature photographer from Seattle who is autistic and uses his photography and a letter board to communicate. A reception for the artist will take take place January 22 from 2-4pm.

He is the featured artist at the Childhood End Gallery in Olympia. Up until a few years ago Forrest was unable to talk or communicate and had a very frustrating and difficult time because of autism. Now he resides at Fircrest, an RHC and gets the support he needs from professional staff as well as his family.
He is now able to communicate many ways. One of those ways is through Photography.

Forrest's story has received a lot of great coverage lately, including Seattle Art Blog (above), KOMO TV and TONITE will be featured on KING  5 News.

Here are some of Forrest's wonderful images:

"Mysterious Shadows"

It's All About God

Forrest is showing a definite talent and ability to communicate with his photography. And his parents are naturally very proud of the progress he's made.

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