Carly Forestieri

Carly Forestieri is a local Dutchess County artist. After receiving her Bachelor's of Science in Visual Arts at Purchase College (SUNY) in 2019 she returned back to Dutchess County. She became a mental health advocate among the rise of the pandemic. Carly facilitates an expressive arts group to share the emotional benefits expressive arts can have on the soul, mind, and heart. It is common to doubt our artistic ability. Carly shares "I love to sing and dance...would I want an audience to see me do so?...No, but it allows me to express myself and provides me joy, that's the real goal."