Artist Profile: Susan Ferguson
Susan Ferguson
800 N. Fuller St.
Independence, MO 64050
Bio:
Susan Ferguson holds two academic degrees in English (B.A. and M.A.). She worked for more than forty years in agriculture, journalism, writing, editing, marketing and teaching. In southern Arizona, during a hiatus from traditional employment, Susan discovered a passion for weaving and the fiber arts. She lives in Independence, MO, where her exploration and experimentation with weaving, tapestry and fiber art pleasantly consume much of her time. Susan is a member of the Weavers Guild of Greater Kansas City, Missouri Fiber Artists, American Tapestry Alliance and Surface Design Association. Susan is a 2018-19 and 2019-20 ArtsKC Regional Arts Council Inspiration Grant recipient and a Fellow in the 2020 Artist Inc. Program of Mid-America Arts Alliance. Her work has been exhibited in galleries in Kansas City, MO; Liberty, MO; St. Louis, MO; Prairie Village, KS; Overland Park, KS and Santa Fe, NM.