Artist

Derived from a sense of place, my practice has developed through an in-depth exploration of the history, architecture and associated objects in areas with which I have a personal connection. 

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Through drawing, painting and printmaking, I develop open narratives about these places by considering individual, collective and social memories. I am interested in the connections between these memories, the historic architecture and its relationship to the surrounding landscape.

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Notions of deep mapping and psychogeography are integral methodologies within my research which have also allowed me to develop a deeper and new found awareness for these places. Literature has also played a significant role in informing my practice, in particular, the poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson and novels by George Perec which draw attention to the ordinary and the insignificant.

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Education
 

Postgraduate Dipolma in Education, Art & Design.

Edinburgh University. August 2022 - July 2023.

 

Postgraduate Credit Short Course – Creative Entrepreneurship

Robert Gordon University,  June – August 2020.

First Class BA Honours Degree in Painting

Gray's School of Art, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. 2016 - 2020.

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Awards
 

Inspiring Individual Volunteer Award. Volunteer Edinburgh. Edinburgh City Chambers. 2022.
 

David and June Gordon Memorial Trust Award, RSA, New Contemporaries, Edinburgh. 2022.
 

The Purcell Paper Prize. SSA 123rd Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. 2021.

Awarded the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust Grant. Leith School of Art, Edinburgh. 2021.
 

Awarded the Leith School of Art Graduate Residency, Edinburgh. 2020.

RSA New Contemporaries 2022, Selected Artist. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. 2020.
 

RGU Arts and Heritage Purchase Prize. Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen. 2020.
 

Professional Development Ambassador for Scotland + Venice,  54th Venice Biennale. 2019.

First Prize, BGF & EY Painting Exhibition. Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen. 2018.

The Senior Bursary in Creative Arts. George Watson's College, Edinburgh. 2016.

The John Gray Memorial Prize for Art. George Watson's College, Edinburgh. 2015.

Awarded Art Colours for Contributions. George Watson's College, Edinburgh. 2015.

The Guest Choice Annual Exhibition Prize. George Watson's College, Edinburgh. 2014.

The Robert Merson Prize for Art. George Watson's College, Edinburgh. 2013.

Highly Commended Friends of the Royal Scottish Academy of Art Award. RSA, Edinburgh. 2013.
 

Exhibitions

 

2025       Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show, Cornerstone, Edinburgh.

2025       Visual Art Scotland 30 x 30, Dalkeith Country House.

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2024       Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show, Cornerstone, Edinburgh. 

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2024       Gordon Contemporaries, Aberdeen Art Gallery. April - November.

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2022       Remember the Past, Dell Exhibition Room, Edinburgh. 12th - 19th 

2022       Gray's School of Art Degree Show. Aberdeen. RGU Arts and Heritage.

2022       Creative Entrepreneurship Exhibition, Look Again Space, Aberdeen.

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2022       Residency Exhibition, George Watson's College, Edinburgh.

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2022       REVERB, VAS Annual Show, Royal Scottish Academy.

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2022       RSA New Contemporaries, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.

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2022       RGU Arts & Heritage Purchase Prize Exhibition. Music Hall, Aberdeen.

2021       Presence, Tatha Gallery, Newport on Tay.

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2021       Winter Exhibition, GreenGallery, Buchlyvie.

    

2021       SSA 123rd Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.  

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2021       Six by Six Exhibition, SixFoot Gallery, Glasgow.

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2021       Fresh After Death: Emerging Artists. Santosa, Edinburgh.

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2021       Residency Exhibition with Eve McGlynn, Custom House Gallery.

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2021       The Uneven Land, Second Home Aberdeen, August. Solo Show. 

2021       Wells Contemporary Art Exhibition. Wells Cathedral, Surrey.

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2021       Painting Graduates; A Reunion. Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow.

2021       Aberdeen Artists Society Summer Exhibition, Aberdeen.

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2021       Interim Exhibition with Eve McGlynn, Leith School of Art, Edinburgh.

2021       RSA 195th Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.

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2021       The Graduates; Four Pillars. Tatha Gallery, Dundee.

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2020       FLOW Exhibition. Visual Art Scotland. (online)

2020       The Big Christmas Exhibition. GreenGallery, Buchlyvie.

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2020       Postgraduate Showcase. Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen.

2020       Big Summer Exhibition. GreenGallery, Buchlyvie.

2020       Mini Graduate Showcase. GreenGallery, Buchlyvie.

2020       Virtual Degree Show. Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen.

2020       On the Table, Marram Arts. (online).

2020       RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.

2020       4th Year Painting Exhibition, St Margaret’s House, Edinburgh.

2019       Summer Exhibition, Fairmilehead, Edinburgh. Solo Show.

2019       Beyond the Lines- Exhibition and Workshop, Aberdeen.

2018       BGF & EY Painting Exhibition, Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen.

2018       Summer Exhibition, Fairmilehead, Edinburgh. Solo Show.

2018       SMOG: ARTS: BORD. Belmont Filmhouse, Aberdeen.

2018       SNAP, Ruthrierston Community Centre, Aberdeen.

2018       Yet to be Titled, OT Projektraum, Berlin.

2017       The John Byrne Award Summer Party, The Biscuit Factory, Edinburgh.

2017       24, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen.

2013       Friends of the Royal Scottish Academy Annual School Exhibition, RSA.

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Residencies
 

Artist in Residece, George Watson's College, Edinburgh. August 2021 - August 2022.

Graduate Artist in Residence, Leith School of Art, Edinburgh. September 2020 - August 2021.

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Collections

 

Public Collections:
2020       Robert Gordons University Arts and Heritage Museum

Works exist in private and corporate collections in the UK, Norway, Australia and Canada. 

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Media

 

'Art review: New Contemporaries, Royal Scottish Academy', The Scotsman, 07 March 2022. Article Here.

 

'RSA New Contemporaries review', The Times, 28 February 2022. Article Here.

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'Good Things Come: RSA New Contemporaries 2022', The Skinny, 25 February 2022. Article Here.

 

Royal Scottish Academy Open Studios 2. 7th April 2021. Video Here.

‘The next generation of artists star in Fife gallery’s exhibition’, The Courier, 06 March 2021. Article Here.

‘Art reviews: Edinburgh, Our City | Joyce Gunn Cairns | The Graduates’, The Scotsman, 07 March 2021. Article Here. 

 

'The Graduates Four Pillars Review: Fresh talents shine through the screen', The Times, 01 March 2021. Article Here. 

 

'The Four Pillars at Tatha Gallery Supporting Art Graduates', The Scottish Field, 26 February 2021. Article Here.
 

'Tatha Gallery's Pillars of Excellence', ArtmagUK, 17 February 2021. Article Here. 

'Virtual Degree Show: Lauren Ferguson', RGU:TV, July 2020. Article Here. 

 

'Art review: Gray's School of Art Degree Show 2020', The Scotsman, 17 July 2020. Article Here. 

 

'2019 Scotland + Venice: Lauren Ferguson on her experience as a PDP participant', Scotland + Venice, 25 September 2019. Article Here.

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'Event Feature: Beyond The Lines Interactive Art Exhibition', Rachel Williams, 17 March 2019. Article Here.

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'Highland and Aberdeen students selected for prestigious art programme', Kirsten Roberston, The Press and Journal, 21 Feburary, 2019. Article Here.

 

'2019 Scotland + Venice Professional Development Programme Details and Team Announced', Caterina Berardi, Scotland+Venice, 19 Feburary 2019. Article Here.

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'Meet the 2019 Professional Development Programme', Caterina Berardi, Scotland + Venice, 19 Feburary 2019. Article Here.

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'BGF and EY come together to celebrate Aberdeen’s artistic talent in new exhibition', Ernst & Young, Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, 9 November 2018. Article Here.

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