I have been an exhibiting, professional artist for over fifteen years and have had many solo and group exhibitions during this time.
My Greek heritage has influenced my artistic journey as well as travels through Europe and South East Asia. The images I create are a synthesis of disparate influences such as ancient myths and legends, the artistic legacy of matriarchal Neolithic cultures, the sacred illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen, dream states, the writings of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell and my exploration into the nature of personal reality. The content of my work is also organic and meditative and explores universal themes of transformation, redemption, flux and transcendence.
The highly symbolic and archetypal multi-layered images I create also draw inspiration from a series of pen drawings that I am creating in a series of artist's books. Recurring motifs that appear in these drawings are used as inspiration for my mixed media, digital and acrylic works. The resulting images communicate the presence of unseen worlds which abound in organic life forms, reminiscent of micro and macro worlds – normally unseen by the human eye.
My recent mixed media work consists of a series of highly textured images on wood. These “cutouts” are slowly constructed using many layers of tactile materials including found objects. My use of these found and recycled materials reflects the rich diversity, eclecticism and modes of appropriation in Western culture.
Similarly, my digital work incorporates the fusion of many layers of images and textures derived from my own drawings, mixed media and acrylic works and found, recycled objects and images.
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| Contact
Details: |
Tel: 0411 03 8444
E-mail : hferry11@gmail.com
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| Academic
Qualifications: |
2002
Graduate Diploma of Arts (Visual Arts)(Research)
Gippsland Centre for Art & Design
Monash University
Australia
1992
Bachelor of Fine Arts
College of Fine Arts
University of New South Wales
Australia |
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2003
- Gosford Regional Gallery Gosford NSW, Australia
1994 - Holdsworth Galleries Woollahra NSW, Australia
1994 - Whole on the Wall Gallery Surry Hills NSW, Australia
1993 - The Gallery Café Surry Hills NSW, Australia
1992 - The Gallery Café Surry Hills NSW, Australia
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2009 - Arthouse Sketchbook Project - Travelling exhibition - USA
2008 - Babbio Centre, Stevens Institute of Technology, N.J. USA
2007 - New York Hall of Science, 'Digital 07', Pattern-Finding, USA
2006 - Kudos Gallery - Paddington, NSW, Australia
2006 - La Sous-Station Lebon, Nice, France
2006 - Mazooka Showroom, Kastanienallee, Berlin.
2006 - Making Badlands - exhibition and journal issue #13
2005 - Making Badlands - Conference - CQU Bundaberg Australia
2005 - International Digital Art Award - New Media
2004 - Art Dept International Competition
2004 - Digit Expo 2004 - Sydney, Australia
2003 - Gosford Regional Gallery - 'BodySpeak' NSW Australia
2002 - Global Experimental Poetry Net-Action
2002 - Art Dept International Competition
2002 - ExitArt -' Reactions ' New York, U.S.A.
2000 - Newcastle University - 'Staff Show' NSW, Australia
1999 - Art Dept International Competition
1995 - Holdsworth Galleries Woollahra NSW, Australia
1994 - Gosford Arts Centre NSW, Australia
1992 - Taylormade Gallery Darlinghurst NSW, Australia
1992 - 10 Taylor Street Gallery Darlinghurst NSW, Australia
1992 - The Gallery Café Surry Hills NSW, Australia
1991 - Arthaus Gallery Darlinghurst NSW, Australia
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Recent
Professional Experience: |
2006-2010
Lecturer/Tutor (Sessional)
Graphic Design & Multimedia
CQUniversity
Sydney Campus
2009
Studio Manager
C4 Communications Pty Ltd
Sydney
2004-2010
Writer (Freelance)
2003-2007
Multimedia, Graphic & Character designer
Hubworks Design
2004-2005
Writer (Freelance)
Digital Media World Magazine
2003
Tutor (Sessional )
Arts, Macquarie University
2001-2002
Copywriter/Content Director
Digital DM (Formerly Wotch.com)
2000-2002
Multimedia Designer/Animator
Digital DM (Formerly Wotch.com)
1999-2000
Lecturer in Fine Art (Sessional)
University of Newcastle, Central Coast Campus
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| Awards
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2002
- MUGSU Inc., Monash University, Australia
Scholarship |
| Memberships: |
Viscopy, Australia
National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)
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| Publications: |
2009 - Lexikon der Phantastischen Künstler
2003
- Thought Forms: The Art & Poetry of Helen Ferry
2002 - The Real Woman Project Anthology
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| Reviews/Articles: |
Inner West Courier 23/10/2007
The Glebe 11/10/2007
Central
Coast Herald 7/6/2003
On the Street Magazine 25/9/1991
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