EDY FERGUSON
Born in Chicago, USA.
Lives and works in London on a Tier One Exceptional Talent Visa, endorsed by Arts Council England.
Education
Hunter College of The City of New York. MFA. Painting and Combined Media
Washington University in St. Louis. BFA. Sculpture and Painting
Art Institute of Chicago. Early College Program: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016 Summer Exhibition, House of St. Barnabas, London.
2015 Eclectic Cuts: Portraits and Patterns, CCA International, Jersey.
2014 Coke Tragedy, Cortex Athletico, Paris.
2014 New Paintings and Drawings, Solo Project Art Geneve.
2013 Conspiracy Theory, Bernier-Eliades Gallery, Athens, Greece.
2013 America, Faggionato Fine Art, London.
2012 Selected Works 1993 – Present, Centre D’Art Contemporain, Geneva.
2012 Selected Works 1993 – Present, Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece.
2008 Recent Paintings, Salon Am Hof, Vienna, Austria.
2000 Heavy Energy Machine 2: Imperialist Games, Momenta Art, Brooklyn New York.
1998 Fin de Siècle, Nantes Art Festival, France.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 After Decameron, Open Space Contemporary, London.
2019 International Public Arts Workshop, Xian Fine Art Academy, China.
2017 The London Original Art Car Boot Sale, London.
2015 Arena, Centre of Contemporary Art, Znaki Czasu, Torun, curated by K. Gregos.
2015 Original Print Fair, Royal Academy, April 23 – 26. London.
2015 She Devil 7, Stefania Marscetti Studio, Rome.
2015 Multiplied, Christies, Contemporary Art in Editions, London.
2012 Double Take, 2nd Biennale of Mardin, Turkey.
2012 Parnassos, Wiener Art Foundation, Athens, Greece.
2012 Faces, Onassis Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece.
2011 Remap, Athens, Greece.
2010 Watercolors, Tiroler Landes Museen, Innsbruck, Austria.
2008 5 x 5 Pluralism, Museo de Arte Acarigua-Araure, Caracas, Venezuela.
2005 Red White and Blue, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York.
2001 Song Poems, Cohen and Leslie, New York.
1999 Free Coke, Greene Naftali Gallery, New York.
1998 Oriental Nights, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York.
1998 Studio Program Exhibition, PS1 Institute of Contemporary Art, MOMA, New York.
1998 Video Library, David Zwirner Gallery, New York.
Awards and Residences
2020 Emergency Response Grant for upcoming projects, Arts Council England.
2019 Travel Grant, British Council, China Connections Through Culture.
2019 Lecturer, Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, International Public Art Workshop, China.
2017 The Petrol Station, residency in White City through the non-profit organisation White Noise.
2016 Whorton Hall Studio Residency, Coriander Studio, Isleworth, England.
2016 Visiting Artist, Oak Lodge School for the Deaf in Wandsworth London to direct a dance video.
2016 V. Tassis UK Sculpture Competition, Bi-Annual Award for Sculptors working in London.
2011 Athens, Residency: Hydra Island, School of Fine Arts.
2010 Athens, Residency: Island of Crete School of Fine Arts.
2009 Innsbruck, Residency: Tiroler Landes Museen.
2008 Mikonos, Residency: The Art Factory.
2007 Corfu, Delphi and Athens, a drawing project on Ancient Greek Sculpture.
1999 New York, PS1 Institute of Contemporary Art, Annenburg Grant.
1998 New York, PS1 Institute of Contemporary Art, National Studio Program.
1998 New York, Residency: Long Island City High School.
1993 MTV Video Music Awards. Art Direction for Jeremy by Pearl Jam.
1984-88 St Louis, Washington University, The Fred Conway Merit Based Scholarship.
1982-84 Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Early College Program. Full scholarship.
Performances and Projects
2017 Maggot Brain. Vauxhall, The Original Art Car Boot Sale, London.
2016 Open Studio. Wharton Hall Studios, Coriander Studio, Isleworth, England.
2016 The Story of Water. The House of St. Barnabas. London.
2015 The Pursuit of Happiness, music video, Oak Lodge School for the deaf, London.
2014 The Man Who Sold the World, UK Tour Photographer.
With Tony Visconti and Woody Woodmansy from Bowie's The Spiders from Mars. 2013 Sympathy, Centre d’Art Contemporain, for ‘Art Night’, Geneva.
2011 Now + Here. MIR Festival, QBox Gallery, Athens.
2006 The Magician and the Exorcist, Monkey Town, New York.
2002 Rockumental, Suite 106 Gallery, New York.
2000 Heavy Energy Machine 2: Imperialist Games, Momenta New York.
1999 Heavy Energy Machine, Judson Memorial Hall. New York.
1998 Fin de Siècle, Nantes Arts and Music Festival. France.
Public Collections
The George Economou Collection, Athens, Greece.
LAC Geneva.
Museo de Arte Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela.
Bibliography
She Devil Group Exhibition Catalogue, Cura Books, 2020.
BBC Jersey, Live Radio Interview, October 20, 2015.
Blouin Art and Auction, Review, October 2015.
Elle Magazine Hong Kong, October 2015.
Sloan Square Magazine, October 2015.
The Telegraph London, Review, October 12, 2015.
Center of Contemporary Art Torun, Interview, April 2014.
News Art Today TV Paris, Interview, April 2014.
Le Monde, Paris, Review, April 17, 2014.
Sport and Style, Paris, Review, May 16, 2014.
Visite Deco, Paris, April 10, 2014.
Plume Voyage, Paris, Review, April 2014.
Art Forum, Review, October 2013.
Lifo Magazine Athens, Review, June 2013.
Elephant Magazine Issue 13 Winter 2012/13, Review, page 8.
KunstForum International Bd. 219, Review, pgs 240 – 242, Januar-Februar 2013.
Kunst-Bulletin Zurich, Review, January 12, 2013.
Agma Issue #13, Review, New York.
Kunstbulletin 1-2/2013, Review, pages 78 and 79.
Bernier/Eliades Gallery, Agra Publications, Conspiracy Theory, Exhibition Catalogue, 2013.
Herald International Tribune, July 3, 2013.
Athinorama Athens, Review, May 30, 2013.
Mosaiko Greece, May 23, 2013.
Lifo Athina, Review, May 24, 2013.
Culture Now, Athens, Review, May 28, 2013.
Passe Par Tout. Athens, Review, May 25, 2013.
Protothema, Athens, Review, May 14, 2013.
Artic Athens, Review, May 28, 2013.
Wall Street International Magazine, Review, May 28, 2013.
The Greek Tomorrow, (Η ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΑΥΡΙΟ) Review, May 29, 2013, Page 36.
Annabelle, Germany, Review, November 21, 2012.
Onassis Cultural Center, Faces Exhibition Catalogue, pgs 78 – 81.
Art Daily, Review, December 26, 2012.
Le Courrier Genéve, Review, December 1, 2012, page 22.
Le Temps, Genéve, Review, December 15, 2012.
Helvetic Arts, Genéve, Review, November 26, 2012.
Ron Orp, Genéve, Review, November 22, 2012.
Le Temps - Sortir, Revew, December 12, 2012.
Le Temps – Sortir, Review, November 22, 2012.
CH-ARTS Swiss Platform for Contemporary Art, Review, November 22, 2012.
Athens Insider, Interview, May 2010.
Athens Katamerini, BH Magazine, Interview, June 20, 2010.
The Art Newspaper, Review, September 2002.
Voice Choices, New York, October 2002.