Lauren Ferguson
- Work
- Biography
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.
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.
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.
The process of making is also important; with repeated patterns, endurance and erasure being a way of challenging my drawings and paintings. Time being a space for repetition; I regularly visit places to enhance my understanding of them. Ideas begin on location through sketchbook drawings which then expand into larger media through graphite and charcoal or smaller scale mixed media paintings. Within the language of psychogeography, a drawn realism echoes through the work, emphasising the uncanny nature of everyday objects and architecture. I have developed my own language of places, using fragmentation, absence and isolation as a way of reflecting memories.
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.
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.
The process of making is also important; with repeated patterns, endurance and erasure being a way of challenging my drawings and paintings. Time being a space for repetition; I regularly visit places to enhance my understanding of them. Ideas begin on location through sketchbook drawings which then expand into larger media through graphite and charcoal or smaller scale mixed media paintings. Within the language of psychogeography, a drawn realism echoes through the work, emphasising the uncanny nature of everyday objects and architecture. I have developed my own language of places, using fragmentation, absence and isolation as a way of reflecting memories.
Awards
2020 RGU Arts and Heritage Purchase Prize. Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen.
2018 First Prize, BGF & EY Painting Exhibition. Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen.
2016 The Senior Bursary in Creative Arts. George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
2015 The John Gray Memorial Prize for Art. George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
2015 Awarded Art Colours for Contributions. George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
2014 The Guest Choice Annual Exhibition Prize. George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
2013 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.
Selected Exhibitions
Forthcoming:
2022 RSA New Contemporaries, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
2021 Graduate Showcase, Tatha Gallery, Dundee.
2020 The Big Christmas Exhibition. GreenGallery, Buchlyvie. Selected Group Show.
2020 Postgraduate Showcase. Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen. Group Show (online).
2020 Big Summer Exhibition. GreenGallery, Buchlyvie. Selected Group Show.
2020 Mini Graduate Showcase. GreenGallery, Buchlyvie. Selected Group Show.
2020 Virtual Degree Show. Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen. Group Show (online).
2020 On the Table, Marram Arts. Selected Group Show (online).
2020 RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. Selected Group Show (online).
2020 4th Year Painting Exhibition, St Margaret’s House, Edinburgh. Group Show.
2019 Beyond the Lines, Exhibition and Workshop, Asylum Books and Games, Aberdeen. Group Show.
2018 BGF & EY Painting Exhibition, Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen. Selected Group Show.
2018 SMOG: ARTS: BORD. Belmont Filmhouse, Aberdeen. Group Show.
2018 SNAP, Ruthrierston Community Centre, Aberdeen. Group Show.
2018 Yet to be Titled, OT Projektraum, Berlin. Group Show.
2017 The John Byrne Award Summer Party, The Biscuit Factory, Edinburgh. Group Show.
2017 24, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen. Group Show.
2020 RGU Arts and Heritage Museum
Works exist in international private and corporate collections.
2020 RGU Arts and Heritage Purchase Prize. Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen.
2018 First Prize, BGF & EY Painting Exhibition. Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen.
2016 The Senior Bursary in Creative Arts. George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
2015 The John Gray Memorial Prize for Art. George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
2015 Awarded Art Colours for Contributions. George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
2014 The Guest Choice Annual Exhibition Prize. George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
2013 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.
Selected Exhibitions
Forthcoming:
2022 RSA New Contemporaries, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
2021 Graduate Showcase, Tatha Gallery, Dundee.
2020 The Big Christmas Exhibition. GreenGallery, Buchlyvie. Selected Group Show.
2020 Postgraduate Showcase. Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen. Group Show (online).
2020 Big Summer Exhibition. GreenGallery, Buchlyvie. Selected Group Show.
2020 Mini Graduate Showcase. GreenGallery, Buchlyvie. Selected Group Show.
2020 Virtual Degree Show. Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen. Group Show (online).
2020 On the Table, Marram Arts. Selected Group Show (online).
2020 RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. Selected Group Show (online).
2020 4th Year Painting Exhibition, St Margaret’s House, Edinburgh. Group Show.
2019 Beyond the Lines, Exhibition and Workshop, Asylum Books and Games, Aberdeen. Group Show.
2018 BGF & EY Painting Exhibition, Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen. Selected Group Show.
2018 SMOG: ARTS: BORD. Belmont Filmhouse, Aberdeen. Group Show.
2018 SNAP, Ruthrierston Community Centre, Aberdeen. Group Show.
2018 Yet to be Titled, OT Projektraum, Berlin. Group Show.
2017 The John Byrne Award Summer Party, The Biscuit Factory, Edinburgh. Group Show.
2017 24, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen. Group Show.
2020 RGU Arts and Heritage Museum
Works exist in international private and corporate collections.
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