Sanford R. Ferguson

Sanford R. Ferguson was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1956. He studied Art and Architecture at Pratt Institute. In 1984, Sanford completed the degree program for Bachelor of Architecture, Design, Design Development, and Design and Planning.

 While residing in New York, he was employed as an Architecture Designer for several High Design Architectural firms. These firms included Skidmore Owings and Merrill and Galthway Segal of New York. After leaving New York to Florida, Sanford’s position as field manager allowed him the opportunity to travel around the US, surveying refineries and other facilities for an oil company. 

His exhibits of his works have included:

Lever House Exhibits, New York, New York ~ 1974

Harlem Art Festival, New York, New York ~ 1978

Pratt Institute, The Portfolio Publication, New York, New York ~ 1984

The Act Gallery, Fort Myers, Florida ~ 2000

Making it on Purpose Art Affair, Fort Myers, Florida ~ 2003, 2004

Touring the Motherland, AKA Annual Cultural Festival, Fort Myers, Florida ~ 2004 

Sanford’s artwork is an on-going series of visual explorations into contrasts and changes in the character of a subject with the time of day, year, or era, etc. His works explores the slicing or juxtaposition of moments and moods in an attempt to condense a period ~ (a series of related moments) ~ into a bold and unfamiliar expression expanding this context beyond the immaculate visual relationships. 

Currently, he works in his home studio, SR Graphics and Design. The Studio is a small computer graphics company, producing high-end commercial art and communications.

The second mediums principally used in his work are acrylic, pastel, pencil, plaster, and foam.

The third mediums principally used in his work are wood, metal, plaster, and foam.

SR Graphics & Design ~ 1706 14^th Street ~ Fort Myers, FL 33901 ~ 239.839.6037 Email: Sanfordleh@aol.com