Forrest Zerbe

Forrest Zerbe is an Instructor of Art in the Department of Art and Design at Colorado Mesa University. He holds an MFA in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and a BA from Indiana University, with an undergraduate emphasis in woodworking. His career transitioned from furniture design to photography, where he discovered a passion for darkroom techniques during graduate school. Zerbe has professional experience in portraiture, commercial photography, and early web design, leveraging HTML in the 2000s. He joined Colorado Mesa University in 2013 after relocating to Grand Junction, Colorado.

• Education:
• MFA, Photography: Savannah College of Art and Design
• BA: Indiana University

His research and creative interests span photography, darkroom processes, digital media, and art education. Outside academia, Zerbe maintains an active studio practice, focusing on darkroom work and photography.