Zaria Forman Biography: Art Works, Height, Parents, Awards, Husband, Age, TikTok, Net Worth

Zaria Forman is an American contemporary artist whose large-scale pastel drawings of glaciers, sea ice, and ocean landscapes have brought her international recognition.

She first gained wide attention through her hyperrealistic depictions of polar ice sheets and melting icebergs—works that emerged from expeditions to Greenland, Antarctica, and the Arctic.

Profile

• Full name: Zaria Lynn Forman
• Date of birth: October 29, 1982
• Age: 43 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: South Natick, Massachusetts, United States
• Nationality: American
• Profession: Visual artist (pastel drawings), environmental communicator
• Height: 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
• Weight: 60 kg (132 lbs)
• Hair color: Blonde
• Parents: Mother – Rena Bass Forman (fine-art landscape photographer); Father – Dr. Forman (neuro-ophthalmologist)
• Siblings: One sister, Halley Forman (filmmaker and photographer)
• Spouse: N/A
• Children: N/A
• Relationship status: Single
• Religion: Agnostic
• Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish heritage
• Net worth: $2 million

Early Life and Education

Zaria Forman was born in South Natick, Massachusetts on October 29, 1982, and is now 43 years of age. She spent much of her childhood living near Piermont, New York. Her mother, Rena Bass Forman, was a fine-art photographer who travelled frequently to remote landscapes—including polar regions—and her father worked as a neuro-ophthalmologist.

From an early age, Zaria accompanied her mother on photographic journeys, observing the natural world in varied climates and geographies. She attended Green Meadow Waldorf School from 6th grade through high school.

For her tertiary education, she studied at Studio Art Centers International (SACI) in Florence, Italy. In 2005, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Studio Art from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Personal Life

Zaria Forman is possibly single at this time. She has not spoken much about her romantic affairs or children. She continues to base her studio work in upstate New York while frequently traveling for fieldwork in polar and coastal regions.

Career

Zaria Forman’s career centers on pastel drawings of icebergs, glaciers, seas, and polar landscapes affected by climate change. After her graduation in 2005, she began exhibiting her work—her first solo exhibition was held at Case Gallery in Saratoga Springs.

In 2007, she observed her first glacier in Greenland—a trip that anchored her artistic focus on the fragility of ice and climate shifts. Over subsequent years, she traveled extensively to the Arctic and Antarctic regions, including participating in NASA’s Operation IceBridge missions in 2016 and 2017.

Her technique involves making thousands of photographic references during fieldwork, then using soft pastels on paper—often on very large scales—to depict ice, water, and the changing atmosphere.

Her art has been shown in international galleries, including Winston Wächter Fine Art (New York and Seattle), Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, and Regen Projects Los Angeles. She has also spoken at institutions such as TED, Google HQ, Amazon, National Geographic Explorer Festival, and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

Her work has been featured in Smithsonian Magazine, TIME, The Guardian, and The New Yorker, and she has collaborated with The Climate Museum and UN Climate Week.

Awards

• Creative Thought Matters Award of Distinction, Skidmore College (2020)
• Artsy Vanguard Artist Recognition, 2022
• National Geographic Explorer Artist Residency, 2023

Net Worth

Zaria Forman’s estimated net worth is approximately $2 million USD. Her income is derived primarily from: Sales of large-scale pastel artworks, gallery commissions etc.

Social Media

• Instagram: @zariaforman
• YouTube: Zaria Forman Studio