CV — Portfolio

EDUCATION

2025
B.F.A., University of Wisconsin-Stout (concentration: painting)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025
Polarity,
Gallery 209, Applied Arts building, University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI

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

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

Untitled 19,
Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PUBLICATIONS

2024
Arch,
University of Wisconsin-Stout Studio Art BFA Program, Senior Seminar Studio

University of Wisconsin-Stout Foundations Scholarship Brochure Highlight

2023
University of Wisconsin-Stout Public Archieves

New Stoutonian Paintings,
Painting II, Portrait and Narrative Issue

AWARDS

2025
Menard Center Civil Liberties Arts Contest Honorable Mention

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

Mike's Art & Design Supply Stipend Award

2024

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

FIELD EXPERIENCE

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

Contact

effief.gymnast@gmail.com
@efergusonart

About

Effie Ferguson is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where they are studying studio art with a concentration in painting. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Effie relocated to pursue their passion for creating art. 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 and have worked as a media coordinator to promote the school's various studio art programs to the public.

When Effie isn't painting, they are also an accomplished gymnast, 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.