Artist, born in Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, where he attended the Academy, 1979–85, starting to paint full-time in 1989. In 1997, Forbes was a finalist in the J D Fergusson Arts Award for the most promising young Scottish artist. Group exhibitions included Myth and Symbol, Inverness Art Gallery, 1993; Compass Gallery, Glasgow, 1995; and RSA, 1996. Solo exhibitions included Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, 1989; Flying Colours Gallery, Edinburgh, 1991; and Chalk Farm Galleries, from 1996. United Distillers holds his work.