Vince Forte

While I earned several engineering degrees my artistic training was by atelier practice. Artists who have significantly shaped my artistic education include my father (Vincent Forte, Sr.) a renowned sculptor whose bronze and stone sculptures can be found in public venues and in museums around the Albany, NY area. I also studied with Louis Pelky a fine art painter noted for his skies and seascapes. Lou had studied with Emile Albert Gruppe. I also studied with Joan Lord a well-known oil painter and author who had studied with her friend and TV personality Helen Van Wyk.

My oil paintings are in collections in seven states and Canada, including two local churches. In addition to oil paints I have used gouache, watercolor, and digital painting mediums. In 2022 I led a group in creating a mosaic that is now in a local church. I have also worked on public bronze sculptures and in 2017 added the Medal of Honor for two in Albany.