Shannon Ferguson
[email protected]
@shannonferguson_art
Education
2026 (in progress) University of Tennessee, Knoxville, MFA Studio Art Candidate, Printmaking
2020 Syracuse University, BFA Studio Arts, Renee Crown Honors Program, Summa Cum Laude
Experience:
2023-Present UTK Print Club President, Knoxville, TN
Graduate Teaching Associate, Intro to Time Based Art, Knoxville, TN
Letterpress Technician, Knoxville, TN
2023 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Knoxville, TN
Art Teacher, Lovejoy ISD, Lucas, TX
2021 Children's Art Programming Manager, Pipe and Palette, Plano, TX
2020 Navasota Artist in Residence, Navasota, TX
VPA Student Ambassador, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2019 Printmaking Shop Technician, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Art Instructor, Pipe and Palette, Plano, TX
Gallery Intern, Deep Ellum Art Company, Dallas, TX
Printmaking Intern, Iron Frog Press, Dallas, TX
2018 Social Media Intern, Laguna Media Group, Dallas, TX
Awards and Scholarships:
2024 MSAB Student Competition Winner, McClung Museum, Knoxville, TN
Purchase Award, Extreme Pressure Biennial, Ocala, FL
Orin B. & Erma G. Graff Scholarship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Printmaking Award, 77th Annual Student Exhibition, Knoxville, TN
2023 College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Fellowship, Knoxville, TN
2020 Marion Behr Award for Printmaking, Syracuse, NY
VPA Scholar, Syracuse, NY
2019 Best in Show, Print Club of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Undergraduate Research and Creative Works Grant, Syracuse, NY
Merrie Schafer Excellence Award in Art, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2018 Grand Prize, City of Fairview Art Show, Fairview, TX
Solo Exhibitions:
2024 Oh The Places You’ll Go, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2020 In Touch, Random Access Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Screenings:
2024 Hallucinea Film Festival, “The Places You Go”, Official Selection, Paris, France,
November 27, 2024
Film Fest Knox, “The Places You Go”, Made in Tennessee Competition,
November 14-17, 2024, Knoxville, TN
Handheld Film Festival, “The Places You Go”, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
May 13, 2024, Knoxville, TN
Group Exhibitions:
2024 Alliance Member Exhibition, The Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
Patterns of Being, Studio 58, Nashville,TN
IN SPITE OF, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
Best of Tennessee Craft 2024 Biennial, Arrowmont Gallery, Gatlinburg, TN
imPrinted: UTK Print Club Showcase, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
Prints and Prose, Relay Ridge, Knoxville, TN
Hot Autumn, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
Extreme Pressure Biennial, CF Webber Gallery, Ocala, FL
Arts in the Airport, McGee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, TN
In Cahoots, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
37th Annual McNeese Works on Paper, Grand Gallery, Lake Charles, LA
Works on Paper, Core Art Space, Lakewood, CO
61st Annual Juried Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
18th Annual National Juried Exhibition, The Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
77th Annual Student Exhibition, Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture, Knoxville,TN
2023 Ink Slinging Coalition, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2 for 1 Combo, The Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
2021 What Remains, Horlock House Gallery, Navasota, TX
Horlock House Exhibition, Horlock House Gallery, Navasota, TX
2020 Art in Isolation, St. Louis Artist Guild, Digital Exhibition, St. Louis, MO
To Whom it May Concern, Syracuse University, Digital Exhibition, Syracuse, NY
2019 Student Call Exhibition, Print Club of Rochester, Rochester, NY
RAW Presents: ARISE, House of Blues, Dallas, TX
Cream, Deep Ellum Art Company, Dallas, TX
Featured Artist Event, Pipe and Palette, Plano, TX
Waves, Deep Ellum Art Company, Dallas, TX
The Student Exhibition, Coyne Gallery, Syracuse, NY
2018 Student Exhibition, Piazzale Donatello, Florence, Italy
Printmaking Exhibition, Studio FUJI, Florence, Italy
Well/Being, Shoppingtown Gallery, Syracuse, NY
City of Fairview Art Show, Fairview Town Hall, Fairview, TX
Presentations, Lectures, and Panels:
2024 “Relief as Relief: Printmaking as Catharsis”, New Perspectives on Art and
Disability Studies, Panel Presentation, SECAC, Atlanta, GA, October 26
Student Lightning Talks, SGCI Panel, Providence, RI
2020 Art and the Sensorium, SOURCE/Renee Crown Honors Symposium, Digital
Presentation, Syracuse, NY
Exchange Portfolios:
2024 We’ll Get There, Eventually (curated by Haley Kean and Delaney Dumm)
SGCI Member Exchange, Providence, RI
DNSPE Small Print Exchange, Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR (curated by
Arkansas State University for the 2024 Small Print Symposium)
2023 Your Favorite Story (curated by the Intaglio Class, Fall 2023, University of
Tennessee, Knoxville)
2022 Resistance of Women Print Exchange, Kent, OH (curated by Susanna Harris,
Tara Segars, and Clare Bowman for the 2022 MAPC Conference)
2020 Salt City Dozen, Syracuse, NY (curated by Kathryn Polk)
2019 SGCI Member Exchange, Dallas, TX
Juried Art Markets/ Vendor Fairs:
2024 Knox Small Press Fest, Knoxville, TN
2023 Steamroller Print Fest, Oklahoma City, OK
Denton Makers Fest, Denton, TX
Marine Heritage Market, Southampton, ON, Canada
Port Elgin Market, Port Elgin, ON, Canada
2022 Arts in Bloom, McKinney, TX
Steamroller Print Fest, Oklahoma City, OK
Creative Market, Oklahoma City, OK
Crafts and Brews, Allen, TX
Preserve Halloween Festival, Irving, TX
Mystical Market, McKinney, TX
2021 Redbud Artisan Market, Fredericksburg, TX
Arts In Bloom Festival, McKinney, TX
Allen Arts Festival, Allen, TX
Preserve Halloween Festival, Irving, TX
2019 San Marcos Art Squared Market, San Marcos, TX
Professional Service:
2024 Event Coordinator, UTK Letterpress Open House, Knoxville, TN
Organizer, BIG Prints: Steamroller Event, Knox Small Press Fest, Knoxville, TN
President, UTK Print Club, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2019 Treasurer, Command Print, Syracuse University Print Club, Syracuse, NY
Organization Memberships:
2024-Present SECAC (Southeastern College Art Conference)
2023-Present Arts & Culture Alliance, Knoxville, TN
2019-Present Southern Graphics Council International
[email protected]
@shannonferguson_art
Education
2026 (in progress) University of Tennessee, Knoxville, MFA Studio Art Candidate, Printmaking
2020 Syracuse University, BFA Studio Arts, Renee Crown Honors Program, Summa Cum Laude
Experience:
2023-Present UTK Print Club President, Knoxville, TN
Graduate Teaching Associate, Intro to Time Based Art, Knoxville, TN
Letterpress Technician, Knoxville, TN
2023 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Knoxville, TN
Art Teacher, Lovejoy ISD, Lucas, TX
2021 Children's Art Programming Manager, Pipe and Palette, Plano, TX
2020 Navasota Artist in Residence, Navasota, TX
VPA Student Ambassador, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2019 Printmaking Shop Technician, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Art Instructor, Pipe and Palette, Plano, TX
Gallery Intern, Deep Ellum Art Company, Dallas, TX
Printmaking Intern, Iron Frog Press, Dallas, TX
2018 Social Media Intern, Laguna Media Group, Dallas, TX
Awards and Scholarships:
2024 MSAB Student Competition Winner, McClung Museum, Knoxville, TN
Purchase Award, Extreme Pressure Biennial, Ocala, FL
Orin B. & Erma G. Graff Scholarship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Printmaking Award, 77th Annual Student Exhibition, Knoxville, TN
2023 College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Fellowship, Knoxville, TN
2020 Marion Behr Award for Printmaking, Syracuse, NY
VPA Scholar, Syracuse, NY
2019 Best in Show, Print Club of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Undergraduate Research and Creative Works Grant, Syracuse, NY
Merrie Schafer Excellence Award in Art, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2018 Grand Prize, City of Fairview Art Show, Fairview, TX
Solo Exhibitions:
2024 Oh The Places You’ll Go, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2020 In Touch, Random Access Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Screenings:
2024 Hallucinea Film Festival, “The Places You Go”, Official Selection, Paris, France,
November 27, 2024
Film Fest Knox, “The Places You Go”, Made in Tennessee Competition,
November 14-17, 2024, Knoxville, TN
Handheld Film Festival, “The Places You Go”, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
May 13, 2024, Knoxville, TN
Group Exhibitions:
2024 Alliance Member Exhibition, The Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
Patterns of Being, Studio 58, Nashville,TN
IN SPITE OF, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
Best of Tennessee Craft 2024 Biennial, Arrowmont Gallery, Gatlinburg, TN
imPrinted: UTK Print Club Showcase, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
Prints and Prose, Relay Ridge, Knoxville, TN
Hot Autumn, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
Extreme Pressure Biennial, CF Webber Gallery, Ocala, FL
Arts in the Airport, McGee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, TN
In Cahoots, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
37th Annual McNeese Works on Paper, Grand Gallery, Lake Charles, LA
Works on Paper, Core Art Space, Lakewood, CO
61st Annual Juried Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
18th Annual National Juried Exhibition, The Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
77th Annual Student Exhibition, Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture, Knoxville,TN
2023 Ink Slinging Coalition, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2 for 1 Combo, The Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
2021 What Remains, Horlock House Gallery, Navasota, TX
Horlock House Exhibition, Horlock House Gallery, Navasota, TX
2020 Art in Isolation, St. Louis Artist Guild, Digital Exhibition, St. Louis, MO
To Whom it May Concern, Syracuse University, Digital Exhibition, Syracuse, NY
2019 Student Call Exhibition, Print Club of Rochester, Rochester, NY
RAW Presents: ARISE, House of Blues, Dallas, TX
Cream, Deep Ellum Art Company, Dallas, TX
Featured Artist Event, Pipe and Palette, Plano, TX
Waves, Deep Ellum Art Company, Dallas, TX
The Student Exhibition, Coyne Gallery, Syracuse, NY
2018 Student Exhibition, Piazzale Donatello, Florence, Italy
Printmaking Exhibition, Studio FUJI, Florence, Italy
Well/Being, Shoppingtown Gallery, Syracuse, NY
City of Fairview Art Show, Fairview Town Hall, Fairview, TX
Presentations, Lectures, and Panels:
2024 “Relief as Relief: Printmaking as Catharsis”, New Perspectives on Art and
Disability Studies, Panel Presentation, SECAC, Atlanta, GA, October 26
Student Lightning Talks, SGCI Panel, Providence, RI
2020 Art and the Sensorium, SOURCE/Renee Crown Honors Symposium, Digital
Presentation, Syracuse, NY
Exchange Portfolios:
2024 We’ll Get There, Eventually (curated by Haley Kean and Delaney Dumm)
SGCI Member Exchange, Providence, RI
DNSPE Small Print Exchange, Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR (curated by
Arkansas State University for the 2024 Small Print Symposium)
2023 Your Favorite Story (curated by the Intaglio Class, Fall 2023, University of
Tennessee, Knoxville)
2022 Resistance of Women Print Exchange, Kent, OH (curated by Susanna Harris,
Tara Segars, and Clare Bowman for the 2022 MAPC Conference)
2020 Salt City Dozen, Syracuse, NY (curated by Kathryn Polk)
2019 SGCI Member Exchange, Dallas, TX
Juried Art Markets/ Vendor Fairs:
2024 Knox Small Press Fest, Knoxville, TN
2023 Steamroller Print Fest, Oklahoma City, OK
Denton Makers Fest, Denton, TX
Marine Heritage Market, Southampton, ON, Canada
Port Elgin Market, Port Elgin, ON, Canada
2022 Arts in Bloom, McKinney, TX
Steamroller Print Fest, Oklahoma City, OK
Creative Market, Oklahoma City, OK
Crafts and Brews, Allen, TX
Preserve Halloween Festival, Irving, TX
Mystical Market, McKinney, TX
2021 Redbud Artisan Market, Fredericksburg, TX
Arts In Bloom Festival, McKinney, TX
Allen Arts Festival, Allen, TX
Preserve Halloween Festival, Irving, TX
2019 San Marcos Art Squared Market, San Marcos, TX
Professional Service:
2024 Event Coordinator, UTK Letterpress Open House, Knoxville, TN
Organizer, BIG Prints: Steamroller Event, Knox Small Press Fest, Knoxville, TN
President, UTK Print Club, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2019 Treasurer, Command Print, Syracuse University Print Club, Syracuse, NY
Organization Memberships:
2024-Present SECAC (Southeastern College Art Conference)
2023-Present Arts & Culture Alliance, Knoxville, TN
2019-Present Southern Graphics Council International