PENNY MIN FERGUSON AKA MIN PIN

EDUCATION
2005 Bachelor of Fine Arts - Curtin University, Bentley, WA
2006-2009 Bachelor of Design (Illustration Major) - Curtin University, Bentley, WA
2013 Internship - Old School the New School for Design and Typography, Coburg, VIC
2014 Certificate IV Small Business Management - RMIT, Melbourne, VIC
2015 Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design - Melbourne Polytechnic, Prahran, VIC

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 Deep Torpor - Craft Victoria, Melbourne VIC
2015 Man’s Best Friend - Lord Coconut, Melbourne VIC
2016 Wild Lumploaf (with Helio Press) - Studio 11, Brunswick VIC
2016 Polony (with Horse On Toast) - Paper Mountain, Northbridge WA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 Yen Female Art Award - Gaffa, Sydney NSW
2015 Faux Fair - c3 Contemporary Art Space, Abbortsford VIC
2015 Ritual Geology - Topshelf Gallery, Melbourne VIC
2016 Think Pink - Enough Space, Prahran VIC
2017 Bloomin’ Beauty - BSIDE Gallery, Fitzroy VIC
2017 Spring-Time #2 - RCVA Corner Gallery, Collingwood VIC
2018 Soft Toy City - Rubicon ARI, North Melbourne VIC
2018 Animaze - Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA
2019 Make or Break - Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, VIC
2019 Garden Party - BSIDE Gallery, Fitzroy, VIC

CLIENTS/COMMISSIONS
2014+ Frankie Magazine - Illustrations for magazine features and activities
2015+ Halcyon Nights - Illustration and textile design for children’s bedding and apparel
2016 Etsy Australia - Illustration for Etsy + Melbourne Museum Wild collboration
2016 The Big Design Market - Project design for children's activity space
2016 Monga Khan - Illustration for book
2017 All My Friends - Illustration and logotype for pop-up shop
2017 Smoke and Sage - Illustrations for website design
2017 The National Gallery of Victoria - Project design for children's activity space
2017+ Monster Threads - Illustrations for homewares and accessories
2017 Snugglebum - Placement prints for children's apparel
2017 Third Drawer Down - Exclusive custom ceramic incense holders
2018 Joe Sun - Logo design for children's swimming apparel
2018 West Wind Collector - Illustration and typography for poster design
2018 World Wildlife Fund - Illustration and typography for poster design
2019 The Big Design Market - Illustration and design for market promotion and children’s activity space.
2019 The Big Design Market - Feature artists and design mentorship with Ken Done.
2020 Penguin Random House - Complete illustration and typeface for children’s book.
2020 Apiary Made - Illustration for beeswax wrap.
2022 Schweizer Tierschutz - Illustrations for campaign.
2023 Woolworths - Illustrations for baby and children’s food packaging.
2023 Lifeblood - Feature artist and illustration for campaign.

ACHIEVEMENTS
2014 Finalist - Yen Female Art Award, Australia
2015 Finalist - Etsy Awards - Art, Illustration and Design, Australia and New Zealand
2016 Winner - Etsy Awards - Art, Illustration and Design, Australia and New Zealand
2017 Finalist - Arts and Fashion, Victorian Young Achievers Awards, Australia
2018 Finalist - Frankie Good Stuff Awards, Craft Category, Australia