ABOUT THE ARTIST

Hawai’i-based artist Bailey Ferguson investigates nature from the land and sea through gestural abstraction of color, texture and line. 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Under the Liquid Veil, Wailoa Arts and Culture Center, Hilo, HI, (forthcoming July 6 – July 10, 2020)

New Works, Waimea Coffee Co., Kamuela, HI, 2018

BAF at BFF, Benson Theatre, Omaha, NE, 2013

Blue/Green, Pirate – Contemporary Art, Denver, CO, 2009

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Kipaipai Group Show, Kahilu Theatre, Kamuela HI (forthcoming 2020)
#countmein special exhibition, Museum of Art and History, Lancaster CA (5/9/2020 – 8/16/2020)
ArtInTime, HiSAM Museum Gallery Shop x Mori + BoxJelly, Honolulu HI, 2020
Call+Response, Kahilu Theatre, Kamuela HI, 2020 (juror: Healoha Johnston) 
Collaborate and Create, The Loft at Liz’s, Los Angeles, CA, January 18, 2020 — March 3, 2020 (invited)
The Maka Project, Daylight Mind, Kailua-Kona HI, 2019 (invited)
Transformations: Stories, One Year Later, Wailoa Arts and Culture Center, Hilo, HI, 2019 (invited)
Transformative Forces: Creation through Destruction, Kahilu Theatre, Kamuela, HI, 2019 (juror: Carl F.K. Pao) Awarded 1st prize
Donkey Mill Art Center 12th Annual Art Auction, BMW of Hawai’i, Kailua-Kona, HI, 2019 (invited)
Hawai’i Contemporary Art Exhibition, East Hawai’i Culture Center, Hilo, HI, 2018 (juror: Henry Bianchini)
Abstract Only!, Wailoa Arts and Culture Center, Hilo, HI, 2018 (juror: Patrick O’Kiersey)
Midsummer Art Celebration, Wailoa Arts and Culture Center, Hilo, HI, 2018 (juror: Michael Takemoto)
Red Road Art Salon, Kalani Honua, Kalapana, HI, 2017 (curated)
InfOcalypse, SUB/Mission Art Space, San Francisco, CA, 2013 (produced by Peter Bergman) (invited)
Public Works, Living Copenhagen, Outdoor Exhibition Sankt Kjelds Kvarter, Copenhagen DK, 2012 (invited)
PREFLIGHT: The A Show, Emmanuel Gallery, Aurora Campus, Denver CO, 2011 (invited)
IRUS ART: Collaboration between IRAN and US, Co-Prosperity Sphere Gallery, Chicago IL, 2010 (produced by Morehshin Allahyari) (curated)
Pirate Members’ Show, Pirate – Contemporary Art, Denver, CO, 2009 (invited) 
IRUS ART: Collaboration between IRAN and US, Andenken Gallery, Denver CO, 2009 (curated)

RESIDENCIES / WORKSHOPS / PROFESSIONAL / AWARDS

Kipaipai Professional Artist Development Workshop, Joshua Tree CA (forthcoming 2020)

Residency, Schmidt Ocean Institute Artist-At-Sea, Pacific Ocean Transit: Hawaii - Fiji, 2020
Juried Exhibition 1st Place, Transformative Forces: Creation through Destruction, Kahilu Theatre, Kamuela HI, 2019
Storyteller, Stories from the Summit: Moving On, Volcano Art Center, Volcano Village HI, 2019
Finalist, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park Artist Residency, Volcano Village HI, 2019

Fellow, Kipaipai Professional Artist Development Workshop, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa HI, 2018
Curator, RedRoad Art Salon, Kalani Honua, Kalapana HI, ​2017

PRESS

2020
West Hawai’i Today: Wailoa Center featuring solo art exhibitions by West Hawaii contemporary artists
Schmidt Ocean Institute LiveStream: Celebrating World Ocean Day: SOI Brings the Ocean to You
University of Denver: DU Alumna Explores Art & Science While at Sea
Artillery: Loft at Liz’s: Collaborate and Create
Schmidt Ocean Institute: 2019 Impact Report; At-Sea Creativity

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

COLLECTIONS

“Representational Art of King Neptune’s Domain” Schmidt Ocean Institute R/V Falkor, 2019

“Oceanic Rhythm” Private Commission, NC, USA, 2019

“Wipeout no.6” Private Collection, Dinard, France, 2019
“Stillings” Private Commission, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2019
“Kehena in Moonlight” Private Collection, Moray, Scotland UK, 2018

“Fissure 8” Private Collection, Shanghai, China, 2018
“The Performer” RBC GROUP Corporate Collection, Omaha NE, USA, 2018
“Sunset over Kampot Bay” The Beach House, Kampot, Cambodia, 2016
“Swift Waters” Private Collection, San Francisco CA, USA, 2015
“Tombstone” Private Collection, Scottsdale AZ, USA, 2014
“Field of Dreams” Private Collection, Omaha NE, USA, 2013
“Fig” Private Collection, Boulder CO, USA, 2009
“Pond” Private Collection, Omaha NE, USA, 2009
“Purple Rain” Houston TX, USA, 2008
“TwilightScape” Denver CO, USA, 2008