| BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS |
He also exhibited two graphic artworks in the B.C. Society of Fine Arts annual exhibition in 1943.
The 1943 City Directory for Courtenay lists Forrest as a Printer for the Comox Argus.
BC Vital Statistics on-line did not provide any confirmed information on the artist as of May 2021.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| DATE | EXHIBITION | ARTWORK |
| 1933 Sept. 22 - Oct. 15 | VAG B.C. Artists 2nd Annual | Beach Camp |
| 1933 Dec. 1 - 17 | VAG B.C. Artists Christmas Exhibition | The Village Choir |
| 1934 Sept. 21 - Oct. 14 | VAG B.C. Artists 3rd Annual | Scene at Courtenay Slough |
| 1940 Sept. 20 - Oct. 13 | VAG B.C. Artists 9th Annual | New Mexico |
| Still Life Abstraction | ||
| Rancheos de Taos | ||
| Fields - Abstraction | ||
| 1941 Sept. 26 - Oct. 19 | VAG B.C. Artists 10th Annual | Ranchos de Taos |
| Still Life Abstraction | ||
| 1943 May 15 - June 6 | BCSFA 33rd Annual | Still Life |
| South of the Border | ||
| 1943 July 2 - Aug. 25 | VAG B.C. Artists 2nd Annual Summer | South of the Border |
| 1943 Sept. 25 - Oct. 20 | VAG B.C. Artists 12th Annual | Still Life |
| Forbidden Plateau Scene | ||
| 1945 Sept. 22 - Oct. 21 | VAG B.C. Artists 14th Annual | McKenzie Lake Cabin |
| Forbidden Plateau Scene | ||
| 1946 Sept. 21 - Oct. 13 | VAG B.C. Artists 15th Annual | Forbidden Plateau Scene |
"The customary honorable mentions have been made as follows: Oil Paintings:
W. Charles Forrest, Courtenay, "New Mexico"; ... "
From "Major Art Award to CASF Officer At B.C. Artists' Annual Exhibit"
Vancouver Sun, October 7 1940