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Education

2021    BFA in Fine Art, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON

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Solo Exhibitions

2024    Sonder -  Spare Room Artist Studios and Gallery, Barrie, ON

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Group Exhibitions

2024    Local Artists Group Show (Summer) - Nook Yoga Studios Gallery, Barrie, ON

          Meet The Roomies: Artist Showcase - Spare Room Artist Studios and Gallery, Barrie, ON

            Benefactor Art Exchange 2024 - The MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON

            Local Artists Group Show (Winter) - Nook Yoga Studios Gallery, Barrie, ON

            Why Do You Create? - Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga, ON

2023    Spare Room Group Show - Double Door Studio and Gallery, Anten Mills, ON

            71st Annual Open Juried Exhibition - Colour and Form Society, Mississauga, ON

         Skate Deck Show - Spare Room Artist Studios and Gallery, Barrie, ON

            Colour Splash, 149th Open Juried Exhibition - Ontario Society of Artists at John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON

            Emerging Artists Juried Show - Ontario Society of Artists at John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON

            Why Do You Create? - Visual Arts Mississauga at Riverwood, Mississauga, ON

2022    The Body Electric 2022 - International Conference on Residency Education, Montreal, QB

            Juried Show of Fine Arts 2022 - Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON

            Art Comp - 100 Kellogg Lane, London, ON, Canada

            Overzealous - Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, ON

            Why Do You Create? - Visual Arts Mississauga at Riverwood, Mississauga, ON

            Winter Emerging Artists Exhibition - Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON

2021    IMPACT 2021 Online Juried Exhibition - Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, ON

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Awards and Grants

2023    Exhibition Assistance Grant - Ontario Arts Council; Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre, Timmins, ON, for "Sonder"

         Exhibition Assistance Grant - Ontario Arts Council; MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON, for "Sonder"

         Sonder - Explore and Create - Concept to Realization Project Grant, Canada Council for the Arts

2022    2nd Place, Why Do You Create? - Visual Arts Mississauga at Riverwood, Mississauga, ON

            2nd Place (Category 2: Printmaking, Pencil, Pastels, Drawing, Ink, Collage, Mixed Media, Watercolour), Overzealous - Neilson Park                   Creative Centre, Etobicoke, ON

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Publications

2022    Overzealous 2022 - Perceptions

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Curatorial Exhibitions

2024    Meet The Roomies: Artist Showcase - Part of Curatorial Team, Spare Room Artist Studios and Gallery, Barrie, ON

            Kaleidoscope - Curator's assistant to Sean William Dawson, Spare Room Artist Studios and Gallery, Barrie, ON

2023    Skate Deck Show - Part of Curatorial Team, Spare Room Artist Studios and Gallery, Barrie, ON

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Community Collaborations

2022    Activity Leader - Urban Sketching, Open Air Dunlop in collaboration with Downtown Barrie BIA, Barrie,ON

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Collections

2023    Royal Victoria Hospital Art Collection, Barrie, ON

 

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

2024    Member - RBC Emerging Artist Program, The Power Plant, Toronto, ON

2021 to present    Member - Spare Room Artist Studios and Gallery, Barrie, ON

Curriculum Vitae
 

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©2022 by Matthew Ferguson

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