Born in 1968 in Dundee.
Fergus lives in London where he currently teaches drawing and painting at Blackheath Conservatoire in London.    

Education  
2006 - 2008    Post-graduate Drawing and Painting student at the Prince’s Drawing School, Hoxton
1991 - 1993    Edinburgh College of Art, M.F.A., Drawing and Painting
1986 - 1991    Edinburgh University/ Edinburgh College of Art,  M.A. Hons. Fine Art (Double First Class)    

Residencies  
2006 - 2007    The Watch House (Joan Eardley's old studio), Catterline
1993 - 1994    Pangbourne College, Berkshire    

Selected Exhibitions  
2009/2010      Open studios, Second Floor Arts, Greenwich
2008              Blackheath Conservatoire, Group Show
2007              Drawing Year Exhibition, Prince's Drawing School   
                     Festival Drawing Exhibition, Edinburgh College of Art   
                     Royal Society of Portrait Painters, London
2005              McKinsey & Company Summer Exhibition, London   
                     ASC Open Studios, London
2004, 2003     ASC Open Studios, London
2001              Kingsland Road Open Studios, London
1998              Havelock Walk Studios Group Show, London
1994              Group Show, Long and Ryle Art International, London
1993              Paisley Scottish Drawing Competition   Edinburgh Festival Exhibition, Edinburgh College of Art
1992              The Cracker Factory, Edinburgh   
                     Scottish Artist and Artist Craftsmen Annual Exhibition, RSA
                     Catriona White Show, Edinburgh
1991              Class of '91, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh   
                     Morrison Scottish Portrait Competition, RSA, Edinburgh   
                     Christmas Show, Compass Gallery, Glasgow
1989              Works on Paper, Dundee Printmakers Workshop   
                     Morrison Scottish Portrait Competition, RSA, Edinburgh

Awards & Scholarships  
2005             McKinsey & Company Summer Exhibition, London
1993             James Cumming Painting Award, RSA   
                    Andrew Grant Travel Scholarship, Edinburgh College of Art 
1992             John Kinross Scholarship, RSA   
                    Painting Prize, Scottish Artists and Craftsment Annual Show, RSA   
                    Drawing Prize, Works on Paper Show, Dundee Printmakers   
                    Daler Rowney Prize for Painting, Edinburgh College of Art
1991             Catriona White Prize for Life-Drawing, Edinburgh College of Art
1990             Drawing Prize, January Show, Edinburgh College of Art