Painting
1934 – 2021
Biography: Forrest Moses was an American abstract landscape painter who lived and worked in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His paintings are known for their graceful visual responses to place, characterized by distinctive and subtle color palettes.
Voices from the Ground: Santa Fe’s Contemporary Art Scene (1970s–1990s), by Cynthia Sanchez, Ph.D., Curator, Capitol Art Collection - Collected Interviews Megan Hill Founder, Hills Gallery On starting out: “In spring of 1970, Hills Gallery opened on Lincoln Avenue with a major exhibit of Raymond Jonson’s work—organized through UNM. That was the same week I gave birth to my son, so I missed the opening.” On early Santa Fe: “Santa Fe was small but…- Moses – The Chama: October - Forrest Moses“The Chama: October” c. 1980sOil on CanvasGift of Fay and Jonathan AbramsCapitol Art CollectionCapitol Art Foundation Forrest Moses was an American painter celebrated for his abstracted landscapes that evoke the essence of natural environments. Born in Danville, Virginia, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from Washington and Lee University in 1956.…