Artist Statement:
Sean Ferris is a self-taught artist who uses drawing/painting as a form of communication with himself to bring inner conflicts out into the open that otherwise cannot be articulated. He lives and works in Minneapolis, MN and uses inks to explore his personal struggles with mental health, upbringing, sexuality, and identity. Playing on themes of everyday experiences, memories, and fantasies - mixed with overheard, embellished, and closed-door conversations, he creates unfinished sketches. These sketches, sometimes paired with dialogue and cryptic notes, attempt to push a sense of haste, spontaneity, and motion through still images.
Awards:
2024 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals Grant
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2025 Mpls Art’s 20th Anniversary, Southside Preservation Society, Minneapolis, MN
2024 Out of View, FKM, Minneapolis, MN
2024 POP! Goes the Easel, Northern Suburban Center for the Arts, Fridley, MN
2023 The Periphery of Power, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2023 Safe Word, Squirrel Haus Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2020 Mpls Art’s Sketchbook Project, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, and Minnesota Museum of American Art, St Paul, MN
Supercharged Printmakers Group Exhibitions:
2026 Pantone Pantsuit (upcoming), Supercharged Printmakers, Minneapolis, MN
2025 Weathering Climate Change, Supercharged Printmakers, Minneapolis, MN
2025 Art of Resistance, Supercharged Printmakers, Minneapolis, MN
2025 Dot Dot Dot, Supercharged Printmakers, Minneapolis, MN
2024 Stop, Drop, and Roll, Supercharged Printmakers, Minneapolis, MN
2024 The Cindy Show, Supercharged Printmakers, Minneapolis, MN
Media:
Mpls Art, “Q & A with artist Sean Ferris,” Blaine Garret, July 23, 2025. www.mplsart.com/written/2025/07/q-a-with-artist-sean-ferris
Artist Panel:
2024 POP! Goes the Easel, Northern Suburban Center for the Arts, Fridley, MN - Artist Talk Panel Participant
Education:
2006 University of Pittsburgh, French Language and Literature, Bachelor of Arts
Sean Ferris is a self-taught artist who uses drawing/painting as a form of communication with himself to bring inner conflicts out into the open that otherwise cannot be articulated. He lives and works in Minneapolis, MN and uses inks to explore his personal struggles with mental health, upbringing, sexuality, and identity. Playing on themes of everyday experiences, memories, and fantasies - mixed with overheard, embellished, and closed-door conversations, he creates unfinished sketches. These sketches, sometimes paired with dialogue and cryptic notes, attempt to push a sense of haste, spontaneity, and motion through still images.
Awards:
2024 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals Grant
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2025 Mpls Art’s 20th Anniversary, Southside Preservation Society, Minneapolis, MN
2024 Out of View, FKM, Minneapolis, MN
2024 POP! Goes the Easel, Northern Suburban Center for the Arts, Fridley, MN
2023 The Periphery of Power, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2023 Safe Word, Squirrel Haus Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2020 Mpls Art’s Sketchbook Project, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, and Minnesota Museum of American Art, St Paul, MN
Supercharged Printmakers Group Exhibitions:
2026 Pantone Pantsuit (upcoming), Supercharged Printmakers, Minneapolis, MN
2025 Weathering Climate Change, Supercharged Printmakers, Minneapolis, MN
2025 Art of Resistance, Supercharged Printmakers, Minneapolis, MN
2025 Dot Dot Dot, Supercharged Printmakers, Minneapolis, MN
2024 Stop, Drop, and Roll, Supercharged Printmakers, Minneapolis, MN
2024 The Cindy Show, Supercharged Printmakers, Minneapolis, MN
Media:
Mpls Art, “Q & A with artist Sean Ferris,” Blaine Garret, July 23, 2025. www.mplsart.com/written/2025/07/q-a-with-artist-sean-ferris
Artist Panel:
2024 POP! Goes the Easel, Northern Suburban Center for the Arts, Fridley, MN - Artist Talk Panel Participant
Education:
2006 University of Pittsburgh, French Language and Literature, Bachelor of Arts