Bob Fergison

Honored Artist 2005


"Striders" Oil 30"x44"

Born June 28, 1933, in Seattle, WA

I was educated in Portland, OR, public schools and at Reed College and Lewis & Clark College in Portland, where I earned a degree in literature in 1959.

After graduation, and a stint in the United States Army, I engaged in a marketing career that spanned thirty years. I managed major marketing and communications budgets, edited a weekly lumber market report, and taught marketing at Portland State University.

Life-altering events brought me to the beautiful Wallowa Valley in 1989. In the early 1990's, I chaired both local and regional arts councils, then turned my attention to "actually doing art" in 1996, at the age of 63. I have won numerous awards in regional shows, most recently a blue ribbon at the Wallowa Valley Arts Festival. Elmer Bischoff and the mid-century California figurative painters touch me deeply.