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EDUCATION

2011
BFA, Communication Design, Metropolitan State University, Denver CO

2008
BFA, Studio Art, University of Denver, Denver CO

2007
Studio Arts College International (SACI), Florence, Italy (Semester Abroad)

EXHIBITION HISTORY

2019
Transformations: Stories, One Year Later, Wailoa Arts and Culture Center, Hilo, HI
Transformative Forces: Creation through Destruction, Kahilu Theatre, Kamuela, HI (juror: Carl F.K. Pao) | 1st Place
Donkey Mill Art Center 12th Annual Art Auction, BMW of Hawai’i, Kailua-Kona, HI

2018
Solo Exhibition: New Works,
Waimea Coffee Co., Kamuela, HI
Hawai’i Contemporary Art Exhibition, East Hawai’i Culture Center, Hilo, HI (juror: Henry Bianchini)
Abstract Only!, Wailoa Arts and Culture Center, Hilo, HI (juror: Patrick O’Kiersey)
Midsummer Art Celebration, Wailoa Arts and Culture Center, Hilo, HI (juror:
Michael Takemoto)

2017
Red Road Art Salon, Kalani Honua, Kalapana, HI

2013
Solo Exhibition: BAF at BFF, Benson Theatre, Omaha, NE
InfOcalypse, SUB/Mission Art Space, San Francisco, CA (produced by Peter Bergman)

2012
Public Works, Living Copenhagen, Outdoor Exhibition Sankt Kjelds Kvarter, Copenhagen DK

2011
PREFLIGHT: The A Show, Emmanuel Gallery, Aurora Campus, Denver CO
Paper Fashion Show, Art Director Club of Denver, City Hall, Denver, CO

2010
BordoBello AIGA Art Fundraiser, RedLine Gallery, Denver CO
IRUS ART, Co-Prosperity Sphere Gallery, Chicago IL (produced by
Morehshin Allahyari)

2009
Solo Exhibition: Blue/Green
, Pirate – Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
Pirate Members’ Show, Pirate – Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
IRUS ART, Andenken Gallery, Denver CO

2008
BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition, Vicki Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, CO (curated by Dan Jacobs)

2007
Student Photography Exhibition
, DU International House, Denver, CO Awarded 1st prize

2005
Biennial Juried Student Art Exhibition
, Vicki Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, CO

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2019
(Forthcoming) Artist-at-Sea Participant, Schmidt Ocean Institute, Pacific Ocean
Print Designer, Mayumi Oda, Kealakekua HI
Storyteller, Stories from the Summit, Volcano Art Center, Volcano Village, HI
Finalist, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park Artist Residency, Volcano Village, HI

2018
Kipaipai Professional Artist Development Workshop, Donkey Mill Art Center, Kona, HI

2017
Curator, RedRoad Art Salon, Kalani Honua, Kalapana HI
Print Designer, Kalapana Food Club, Kalapana, HI

2016
Video Personal, The Culinary Edge TV, Kalapana HI

2015
Event Organizer, Hawaii Yoga Festival, Kalani Honua, Kalapana HI
Communications Designer, Kalani Honua, Kalapana, HI
Volunteer, Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, Maui, HI

2014
Print Designer, Wallpaper Collective/I80West, San Francisco, CA
Print Designer, Creative Circle, San Francisco, CA
Print Designer, iiWisdom, San Francisco, CA

2013
Visiting Artist Teacher, Skutt Catholic High School, Omaha, NE (inDesign workshop)
Event Facilitator, Bike Omaha: Bike de Lights, Omaha, NE
Public Relations Chair, Bike Omaha, Omaha, NE

Studio Manager, Fairmont Letterpress, Omaha, NE (printed editions and maintained studio equipment)

2012
Communications Designer, Living Copenhagen Residency, Copenhagen, DK
Facilitator, Living Copenhagen Film & Lecture Series, Copenhagen, DK
Designer, Living Copenhagen, Public Works Program, Copenhagen, DK 

2011
Operations Manager, Modern In Denver Magazine, Issue #12, #13, #14, Denver. CO
Public Relations Chair, AIGA Colorado Chapter, Denver, CO

2010
Designer, RedLine Artists 2008-2010 Publication, Denver, CO
Designer, ZeroMile Issue 005, Dec 2010, Metropolitan State University, Denver, CO
Event Planner, ZeroMile Issue 005 Release Party, Denver, CO
Artist Lecturer, Professional Practice, University of Denver, Denver, CO

2007
Student President, ISMS Art Club, University of Denver, Denver, CO

2006
Student Vice President, ISMS Art Club, University of Denver, Denver, CO

AWARDS

2019
First Place, “Transformative Forces: Creation through Destruction” Kahilu Exhibits Annual Juried Exhibition, Kamuela HI

2010
Who’s Who Among Students Honoree, Metropolitan State University, Denver CO

2008
Denver West Office Council, Student Success Award Grand Prize, Denver CO

2007
School of Art and Art History Student Scholarship, University of Denver, Denver CO
Undergraduate Student Scholarship, Studio Arts Center International, Florence ITA
Harrison Merit Scholarship Recipient, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Grand Prize Recipient, Student Photography Exhibition, International House, Denver, CO

2006
School of Art and Art History Student Scholarship, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Harrison Merit Scholarship Recipient, University of Denver, Denver, CO

2005
School of Art and Art History Student Scholarship, University of Denver, Denver, CO

2004
School of Art and Art History Student Scholarship, University of Denver, Denver, CO

GALLERY AFFILIATIONS 

Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI
House of Fire, Kalapana, HI
Gallery of Great Things, Waimea, HI
Puna Gallery & Gift Emporium,Pahoa, HI

COLLECTIONS

RBC GROUP Corporate Collection, Omaha NE, USA
Clancy’s Corporate Collection, Omaha NE, USA
Private Collection, Omaha NE, USA
Private Collection, Boulder CO, USA
Private Collection, Denver CO, USA
Private Collection, Chicago IL, USA
Private Collection, Scottsdale AZ, USA
Private Collection, San Francisco CA, USA
The Beach House, Kampot, Cambodia
Private Collection, Moray, Scotland, UK
Private Collection, Shanghai, China

PRESS

2019
West Hawai’i Today
Inspiration from Destruction: Big Island artist wins first place at juried exhibition with eruption-inspired artwork
Big Island Now
Kīlauea Eruption Artwork Wins 1st Prize at Kahilu Exhibit

2018
Hawaii Tribune Herald
Big Island artist shows eruption-inspired painting

Big Island Now
Exhibit Features Eruption-Inspired Artwork

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They were so pretty until they weren’t... 😭😂 #upycyled #poloron
Just released a post-residency write up from my time at sea. Click #linktree in Bio, follow “Artist-at-Sea Blog” 📲 🖼 Also, I will be releasing new artworks for sale in my Etsy shop at 12noon HST ⏩ swipe for a preview!
Just updated my stories highlights with the entire #artistatsea stories archive while aboard the @schmidtocean Research Vessel Falkor. Fun for me to re-live, I would love to know what you think!! 😄 Aloha 🚢🎨🌺🌊👩🏼‍🎨 #baileyferguson
A rare sight of Hualalai in the shadow of Mauna Loa on Hawai’i Island. Happy to arrive safely back home today. It took 15 days to sail from Hawai’i to Fiji and only 6 hours to fly back. What an epic trip! I will be posting a visual journal about my residency at sea ASAP as well as posting some works for sale on my Etsy. If you are interested in knowing when works are released please sign up for my email newsletter(link in bio).
Out of the Office... Fiji time 💙
We’re day 13 of our voyage and tomorrow morning we arrive to port in Suva. I’m savoring every last moment on board; watching the water fold into itself, enjoying the quick conversations in passing, taking in some of the more technical aspects of the ship. Some great friendships developed these past two weeks and I’m leaving with a deeper connection to the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s mission. As my #artistatsea residency comes to a close I put on an informal viewing of the 14 artworks I created, including this impromptu painting. I’ve been wanting the try painting on glass, so when the upcycled plexiglass showed up it was the perfect opportunity to try out the technique of painting in reverse. I figured I would simply scratch it off after, but seems consensus is... the painting stays with Falkor. @schmidtocean - “Abstraction of King Neptune’s Domain (with permission)”, 2019, Acrylic on Plexiglass, 28x33x.25”
The view from my cabin never gets old. #artistatsea @schmidtocean
One of the projects I’ve been doing on board the R/V Falkor as the #artistatsea is painting with the movement of the ship. (I wrote a bit about it in my first blog, check it out in my bio). It started with a bit of troubleshooting, as I had to be more scientific about the fluid paint consistency, location of the pour and logging in details of environmental conditions — swell, wind speed, humidity, and rain are some of the elements playing a roll. But I’m really excited to see the layers building as we are on our 8th day now. I think of it as a timestamp of our time at sea. @schmidtocean
I have the rare opportunity to be one of the few artist that have art displayed on the ocean floor via a panel on the ROV submersible named SuBastian (3rd picture). SOI specifically asked for coral species, so I consulted with a Hawaiian Coral expert for some advice on which coral to paint for this exciting project. Keoki from @marinelifephotography recommended Antler Coral, Pocillopora grandis, since it's tall, attractive, and used as a home to various fish and invertebrates all around the Hawai’i Island Chain — a true keystone species. This coral is actually found in the Indo-West Pacific to the Eastern Tropical Pacific. I was inspired to paint this work in an illustrative style as it’s easily interpreted by a wide audience (maybe even some marine species!). After much investigation into the paint to use that would stand extreme environment pressures and cold temperatures at 2500 meters below, I found the @testors_corp enamel paint. I’m very pleased with the color and brightness of the paint, depicting the beautiful diversity of life found underneath the ocean surface. Looking forward to seeing the panel installed on the ROV in late January 2020.

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