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Through the looking glass

March 2025
Oil on canvas
25 x 37 x 1.75 in.

*SOLD*







"Through the looking glass" serves as both a metaphorical and visual exploration of transformation. It holds tension between order and fluidity, permanence and impermanence—encouraging viewers to embrace the unknown and imagine their path through shifting landscapes of thought, memory, and possibility. By combining realism and abstraction, it creates an accessible entry point as it invites dialogue, and serves as a contemplative focal point—a metaphorical “looking glass” for shared reflection and conversation, encouraging personal and collective interpretation, as boldness lies in its ambiguity. This glass is something that I grew up looking through, creating imaginative images from the distorted perspective of life from behind the glass. It pays homage to moments of creativity that festered within me at a young age. 



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.