Trip City, a wonderful new Brooklyn based literary blog, has put up a profile of me with a slideshow of my work to accompany a podcast interview of Ben Katchor I did with Dean Haspiel recently. You can see the slideshow at this link: http://welcometotripcity.com/2011/11/the-art-of-jen-ferguson/ and the hear the podcast at this one: http://welcometotripcity.com/2011/11/episode-3-ben-katchor/ I’m very [...]
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Art profile and my interview with Ben Katchor at Trip City Blog!
Posted in Press on November 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Good Review of “Dumbo” comic~
Posted in Press on July 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a nice review of Cousin Corinne’s Reminder Issue #3 at Southbrooklynpress.com today. Here’s the mention of my comic collaboration with JG Thirlwell: “The comics section is full of gems, most notably an excellent piece by JG Thirlwell and Jen Ferguson contrasting the DUMBO of today with that of the pre-gentrified ‘80s. In a couple [...]
DUMBO: A Pagan Walks Among Us
Posted in Press, Projects & Collaborations on July 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I recently collaborated with the exceptional musician and artist JG Thirlwell on “DUMBO: A Pagan Walks Among Us,” a comic about the neighborhood DUMBO, Brooklyn for local literary arts journal Cousin Corinne’s Reminder. I really enjoyed the whole endeavor, both working with a writer and creating a form of art that I’m unfamiliar with. Below [...]
Brooklyn Oenology art in “Edible Brooklyn” Summer 2011 Issue
Posted in Press on July 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There is a great big article in Edible Brooklyn (Summer issue) about Winemaker Alie Shaper and Brooklyn Oneology, her Brooklyn-based winery, which features my art on two their vintages. You can see my art on one of the bottles featured in one of the article’s photos. In the picture above, the bottle with my art [...]
My Marvel Comics Debut!
Posted in Press, Projects & Collaborations on March 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My art is included in CYCLOPS #1, available today at your local comics shop. Super-Villains are stunned by my painting “Roasting Marshmallows in Hell” in the Museum of Modern Art. Below is the Marvel version and below that is the full version, and some links to some reviews. DangerMart Review Bleeding Cool Review
Cousin Corinne’s Reminder
Posted in Press, Projects & Collaborations on March 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I am lucky to have been asked to contribute artwork to the new Brooklyn-based literary journal “Cousin Corinne’s Reminder.” There are currently two issues available; a third is set to be published this Spring 2011. The project was created by the prominent independent Brooklyn Bookstore BookCourt and includes poetry, prose, photographs and art from a [...]
“Bridge as Muse” at the Museum of the City of New York; Wed. Jan 26th
Posted in Press on January 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My work has been included in a discussion about the Brooklyn Bridge at the Museum of the City of New York on Wed. Jan 26th. Taking inspiration from its current exhibit “Glorious Sky: Herbert Katzman’s New York,” the Museum of the City of New York (1220 Fifth Ave between 103rd and 104th Sts; mcny.org; 6:30pm; [...]
My art is one of Jonathan Ames’ “Favorite Things” in NY Post!
Posted in Press on October 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In an interview for the NY Post, (August 5, 2010) Brooklyn favorite and esteemed author Jonathan Ames mentioned a drawing of mine as one of his “favorite things.” There’s even a picture included in the article~I’m extremely honored, to put it mildly! The drawing is “Dog Park” and one of my favorites, too. And I [...]
My work at Ambergris Gallery, Block Island
Posted in Press on July 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A new gallery in Block Island has just opened and I am honored and thrilled to have my work on view there! Gillian Bebee, a longtime resident of the island and gallery owner, opened her new venue over the 4th of July weekend. The space is at 442 Dodge Street on Block Island. If you’re [...]
Seth Kusher’s CulturePop on my work~
Posted in Press on June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Great Brooklyn photographer Seth Kushner visited a few weeks back to talk to me about my work and shoot some photos for his CulturePop series at Act-i-vate.com. Seth came over in the morning with his camera and notebook and we took a walk around and on my favorite bridge, and later I gave him a [...]
