At the 42nd Boston Film Festival, Painting at the Edge, the documentary on the life and art of English artist, Tony Foster,  just won Best Cinematography and the ECO Award 2026 for the film that significantly advances environmental health and awareness.

For more information and upcoming screenings: www.paintingattheedge.com

Tony Foster has spent a cumulative nine of the last thirty-five years living in a tadpole tent, using his art as a platform to advocate for the conservation of wild land and to raise awareness of the dangers of climate change. Part explorer, part artist, he routinely risks his life to reach remote and undiscovered landscapes. He is the only artist to paint Mount Everest from all three sides, nearly dying in the process.

His paintings are not simply landscapes. Through their inclusion of written notes and symbolic objects, they create a visual diary of his experiences in the wild.

From 2019 to 2023, David Schendel and his film crew followed Tony on several present-day painting expeditions, culminating in an eight-day, 100-mile canoe exploration of the Green River Wilderness to its confluence with the Colorado River in Utah.

"We cannot continue to use the world as if ours is the only generation that needs it."

— Tony Foster