Wearable Art on Exhibit in March
Dr. Victoria J. Fergus will present an exhibition of her work -- unique, wearable
designs -- from March 7-30 in the Brooks Gallery of Fairmont State University's Wallman
Hall.
An opening reception featuring a talk by the artist is planned from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday,
March 7. Admission to the exhibition is free and open to the public.
Fergus, Associate Professor of Art Education at West Virginia University, has more
than 25 years of teaching experience, including K-12 and higher education. She has
taught art education for art majors, elementary and early childhood majors, two- and
three-dimensional foundations, ceramics, crafts, graphic design and drawing, among
other subjects. She has also supervised student teachers and has acted as coordinating
academic advisor for a 200-plus major department. During the times Fergus has executed
these various duties, she has maintained her work as an artist.
The designs Fergus produces combine a variety of materials, including yarns and buttons.
Each of her pieces is a work of art that can stand alone as a complex and colorful
design, but each piece is also created with a body in mind. Some of her work is commissioned.
Among her many awards, Fergus has been recognized as WVAEA Higher Education Educator
of the Year (2004); WVAEA Educator of the Year (2001); recipient of the Faculty Award
for Service (2002); and in 1991, with Jeanne Moore, an NEA grant through the W.Va.
Department of Education for their curriculum development project, West Virginia Museum
Resources for Teaching. Her exhibition record includes the traveling exhibition Wild
and Wonderful Fibers, Hurricane, W.Va. (2006); Carbon Nation, Pittsburgh (2006); Rhythm
in Crochet, Atlanta (2003); Doppelganger, WVU Faculty Show, Morgantown (2003); and
Uncommon Threads, Hurricane (2000), to mention only a very few of her recent shows.
Fergus has also served a juror on numerous occasions.
Regular gallery hours: Mondays - Fridays, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. For special arrangements,
call or e-mail Curator Marian J. Hollinger at (304) 367-4300 or mhollinger@fairmontstate.edu.
