
Cultural Partner
Featuring Denver Ferguson
Kishka Gallery & Library is a community-focused non-profit art space in White River Junction, Vermont that opened June, 2021. Our mission is the creation of a welcoming space with the aim of establishing an essential contemporary art resource for the creative community. With a lending library of close to 1,000 art books and monthly exhibitions, Kishka is a space for artists, art lovers, and those simply curious about contemporary art.
Kishka’s vision of the arts is one of inclusion and we are dedicated to exhibiting an array of artists diverse in both background and media. We are also a space committed to being active in the community, regularly presenting live performance art pieces, artist talks, and music. Kishka also has a small retail section, which includes a carefully curated group of art books, children’s books, works on paper, and art objects.
Denver Ferguson (b. 1985)
Cyclone, n.d
Colored Pencil, graphite, pen on paper
11 x 8.5 in
$1200
Denver Ferguson
U.S. Virgin Islands, b. 1985
Denver Ferguson came to the Upper Connecticut River Valley from the US Virgin Islands following the devastation caused by Hurricanes Maria and Irma in 2017. Living in a new place and reeling from environmental exile, he began drawing as a way to alleviate culture shock and anxiety.
The pieces Ferguson created have become the basis of an incredible series. These works have been mostly executed during quiet moments at his job as a cashier at the Upper Valley Co-op in White River Junction (Vermont). Ferguson’s artistic background is entirely self-directed, mining an active imagination and pulling influence from sources as wide ranging as Caribbean / Yoruba culture, 20th century science fiction, and contemporary comic book characters.
Most of the drawings in this exhibition are made on scrap paper provided by the grocery for the cashier to use throughout the work day. Taking notice of Ferguson’s atypical art practice, customers began to drop off gifts of drawing materials which have helped to expand his creative vision.
Kishka Gallery & Library
83 Gates St.
White River Junction, VT 05001
+1 347 264 4808
info@kishka.org
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