EDUCATION


2025
Bachelor of Fine Arts (GPA 3.89, magna cum laude), University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI
Major: painting


GROUP EXHIBITIONS


2026

Shifting Forms,
Visual Arts Mississauga, ON, Canada
2025

Dislocated,
Midwest Nice Art
https://www.midwestnice.art/on-view/dislocated

Breaking Ground,
Next Generation Arts, Scarborough, ON, Canada

Two-Person Exhibition, BFA Thesis Exhibition: Polarity,
Gallery 209, Applied Arts building, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, USA

ArtsWest 46,
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Eau-Claire, WI, USA

Spit,
Gallery 209, Applied Arts building, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, USA

Untitled 19,

Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Artistic Kaleidoscope I,
Burl Gallery, Saint Paul, Minneapolis, MN, USA

2024
get wacked.,
Gallery 209, Applied Arts building, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, USA

Bobbers,
Micheel’s Atrium, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, USA

Out of balance,
Gallery 209, Applied Arts building, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, USA

and then I woke up,
Gallery 209, Applied Arts building, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, USA

Another Day, Another Print,
Gallery 209, Applied Arts building, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, USA

Stout University Foundation Juried Art Show,
Louis Smith Tainter House, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, USA

In Motion,
Gallery 209, Applied Arts building, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, USA

Practice of Art Juried Show,
Gallery 209, Applied Arts building, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, USA

2023
Still,
Gallery 209, Applied Arts building, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, USA

2022
Cyclical,
FAA Summer Exhibition, Robert S. Swanson Library & Learning Center, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, USA

Student Fine Arts Juried Exhibition,
Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, USA


PUBLICATIONS


2025

Polarity,
MINDS@UW, Stout Creative and Research Projects, School of Art & Design, https://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/95665
2024

Arch,
University of Wisconsin-Stout Studio Art BFA Program, Senior Seminar Studio

Artist Spotlight,
University of Wisconsin-Stout Foundations Scholarship Brochure,
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:b9d3fe77-7b41-463d-bc44-1900b478673a

2023
University of Wisconsin-Stout Public Archives

New Stoutonian Paintings,
Painting II, Portrait and Narrative Issue


AWARDS


2026

Shifting Forms,
2nd Place (Afterthoughts)
Visual Arts Mississauga, ON, Canada

2025

The Homiens Prize
Highly Recommended February - April
https://homiens.com/prize-winners/
Audience Choice Award,
Next Generation Arts, Scarborough, ON, Canada
 
100 Emerging Artists of 2025: Women’s Edition
https://artstoheartsproject.com/100-emerging-artists-of-2025/
Menard Center Civil Liberties Arts Contest,
Honorable Mention

Student Research Grant, 
University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, USA

Mike's Art & Design Supply Stipend Award

2024

The Homiens Prize
Finalist August - October
https://homiens.com/prize-winners/https://homiens.com/fall-2024/

The Homiens Prize
Highly Recommended May - July
https://homiens.com/prize-winners/
Stout University Foundation Exhibition Award,
Louis Smith Tainter House, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, USA


FIELD EXPERIENCE


2024-25
University of Wisconsin-Stout Studio Art Media Coordinator












Contact


 effieferguson@outlook.com
  @efergusonart



About


Effie Ferguson is a recent graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where they completed their Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in painting. They have participated in numerous exhibitions at the university alongside fellow instructors and peers, as well as galleries outside of academia in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Their work encompasses three-dimensional structures within flat oil paintings, drawing inspiration from realism and personal narrative.

Effie has been featured in multiple university publications. Additionally, they have received the prestigious Stout University Foundation Exhibition Award, the Research Grant Award at UW-Stout, and have worked as a media manager and coordinator to promote the school's various studio art programs to the public.

When Effie isn't painting, they are also an accomplished gymnast currently training as a Canadian high performance athlete, while being a Canadian Eastern National Champion, 2x All-American, 4x All-Conference, and WIAC champion on the balance beam, as well as an All-Conference on the uneven bars, and received the 2024 CSC Academic All-District while representing the University of Wisconsin-Stout in the NCAA.