Shannon Ferguson
Shannon.m.ferguson57@gmail.com
@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 Assistantship, Knoxville, TN
Letterpress Technician, Knoxville, TN
2023 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 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
Exhibitions and Exchanges:
2024 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
DNSPE Small Print Exchange, Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR
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
2022 Resistance of Women Print Exchange, Kent, OH
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
Art and the Sensorium, SOURCE/Renee Crown Honors Symposium, Digital Presentation, Syracuse, NY
To Whom it May Concern, Syracuse University, Digital Exhibition, Syracuse, NY
Salt City Dozen Exchange, Syracuse, NY
In Touch: Solo Exhibition, Random Access Gallery, 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
SGCI Member Exchange, 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
Juried Art Shows:
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