Mr Nicholas Ferguson

Adjunct Assistant Professor of English for Academic Purposes

Nick Ferguson read Theology at Oxford University and Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design before beginning a career as a practising artist. His work spans the fields of installation, performance, video and photography as well as art writing. Areas of special interest include location-driven art practices, particularly new situationism and transnationalism. He is currently a PhD candidate in the department of Fine Art at Goldsmiths College London.

Courses Taught

ENG 115 Principles of Academic Writing
ENG 215 Principles of Academic Research
ADM 106 Introduction to Photography
ADM 304 Research and Writing Methods for Art, Design and Media
Tutor, University Writing Center

Courses Previously Taught at Richmond

ENG 111 Principles of Writing I
ENG 112 Principles of Writing II

Publications

‘Hydra’s Discourse. Each Head Cut Off Grew Seven More’ Texte Zur Kunst. Issue Nr.82. June 2011
Le Corbusier: The Art of Architecture Artvehicle [online] AV 41, March 2009
Aernout Mik, Artvehicle [online] AV 11, March 2007
Juneau Projects, Artvehicle [online] AV 8, January 2007
Elizabeth Price, Artvehicle [online] AV 6 December 2006
Mark Wayman, Artvehicle [online] AV 28, November 2007
Patrick Keiller, Artvehicle [online] AV 29, January 2008
Emergency Eyewash, Metronome No. 8. December 2001
Emergency Eyewash, Metronome No. 8. December 2001
Signs of Life, Metronome No. 8. December 2001

Conferences, Presentations and Proceedings

Art and Publicness: The Role of Public Art in the Development of New Forms of Publicity, SKOR & Goldsmiths Art Research Symposium, Goldsmiths College, 21 - 22 March 2011
In, Out, Shake it All About: Objects, Artists and Ontology, Goldsmiths Art Research Symposium, Goldsmiths College, 9 - 10 May 2011 Research as Catastrophe, Goldsmiths Art Research Symposium, Goldsmiths College, 6 - 8 Dec. 2010
Money, Space, Art. This is Not a Gateway, Festival of Cities. Hanbury Hall, Hanbury Street, London 22 – 23 Oct. 2010
The East London Line: The Role of Visual Artists and Collaborative Practice in the Process of ‘Regeneration’. Nick Ferguson in discussion with artists Harold Offeh, Hilary Powell and Mark Wayman. Artprojx Space, Beacham Place, London. Thurs 26 June 2008
Remembering the Future: Cultural Memory and the Politics of Transformation. The Magical Mysterious Regeneration Tour Conference. Artists, Architecture and the Future of the City. Tate Liverpool, 18th - 20th June 2008
My Space? Contesting the London 2012 Olympic Park. Appropriating Space Symposium, Goldsmiths College. 22nd - 23rd February 2008
Can a Space Be Empty? (Panel discussion) Appropriating Space Symposium, Goldsmiths College, University of London. 22nd - 23rd February 2008