Nicholas Forrest

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Nicholas Forrest (born 1983) is a Sydney/London based antique and art market analyst, consultant and writer. [1] He has earned a BA (Art History and Criticism) degree and has completed post graduate study in the area of art authentication. [2] Forrest is the current editor of the Blouin Artinfo Australia site.

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Forrest is the founder and writer of the Art Market Blog and works as a freelance art and antique market commentator. He has been published in a number of magazines including The Art Investor, Graal Magazine, Art Etc., Australian Art Collector, Fabrik Magazine and Art and Investment magazine. [3] Forrest also writes for many websites including ArteryNYC, Worthpoint UK, Artinfo Australia, and Saatchi Online [4] and has made several radio appearances (both nationally and internationally) as an art market expert and has in turn received press from the likes of The New York Times , Conde Nast Portfolio , and Times of London . [5]

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