Sarah Ferguson is an Austin-based artist who has experimented with the trifecta of light, color and perception for two decades. An admirer of the Light and Space art movement, Minimalism, Hard-edge painting and Geometric abstraction, she aims to evoke introspection through her paintings. Color theory and geometry are influential components in Ferguson’s work, yet serves as a psychological opposite. While the exploration of color systems and theories invite a sense of freedom, the utilization of geometric formations invites a sense of control. Ferguson states, “In a poetic sense, my process is reflective of life’s pattern, an invitation to both the sublime and the applied.” Her work has been commissioned by both private collectors and corporations.
b. Boulder, Colorado, 1973
EDUCATION
1998
BFA, Summa Cum Laude, St. Edward's University, Austin, TX
1993 - 1994:
Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
“Continuum,” Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX
2022
“Bouquet,” Dimmitt Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
2021
“Nefelibata,” Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX
2019
"Cynosures," Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX
2016
"Flicker and Fade," Dimmitt Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
2009
Untitled, Kick Pleat, Austin, TX
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
“Red Dot Art Spree,” Women + Their Work, Austin, TX
2021
"Shift," Dimmitt Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
2020
"Double Rainbow," joint exhibition with Mallory Page, Dimmitt Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
2018
“Emergence,” Dimmitt Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
2017
“Light,” Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX
2016
Sarah Ferguson and James Andrew Smith, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX
2015
Wally Workman Celebrates 35, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX
2012
Five x Seven, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX
2011
"After Dark" Group Show, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX
Stanford Kay and Sarah Ferguson, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX
"Rivers" Group Show, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX
Austin Art Boards Winners and Honorable Mentions Show, Flatbed Press, Austin, TX
SELECT COLLECTIONS
W HOTEL, Austin, TX
Kendra Scott Headquarters, Austin, TX
Y-Clip Corporation, Austin, TX
Works held in private and corporate collections, both in the Unites States and abroad
SELECT AWARDS / PUBLICATION / MEDIA
2021
Dansby, Andrew, “Three Art Exhibits Try To Make Sense Of A Difficult Year”, Houston Chronicle, May 13
2019
Moore, Ivy, “Sarah Ferguson: Cynosures”, Tribeza Magazine, September
2017
Jean, Melany, “‘Light’ at Wally Workman Gallery,” The Austin Chronicle, December 8
Weepie, Sally Finder, “Jewel Box”, Traditional Home Magazine, May
2016
Lopez, Ashley, “Arts Pick: Sarah Ferguson + James Andrew Smith”, Tribeza Magazine, June
Luxe Interiors + Design, Houston, September/October, p. 15
2015
American Crime, Season II, ABC Studios
2014
Rooney, Ashley, Contemporary Art of the Southwest, Schiffer Publishing, 2014
2011
Brenner, Wayne Alan, “Stanford Kay and Sarah Ferguson”, The Austin Chronicle, August 26
Faires, Robert, “Rivers”, The Austin Chronicle, July 8
Breaux, Adrienne, “Sarah and Clay’s Playful Yet Elegant Home”, Apartment Therapy, May 24
Honorable Mention, Austin Art Boards Competition