About Dan Fergus

Dan and his daughters. Photo by Dan's wife Julie.

Dan Fergus holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and a master of fine arts in interactive design from the University of Minnesota College of Design. Originally from the east coast (Boston and New York), Dan has lived in Minnesota since 1989.

Dan has taught drawing, traditional illustration, computer illustration, interactive design, multimedia and web design at Brown College (formerly Brown Institute) since 1990.

In addition to teaching, Dan works as a freelance illustrator & designer. He offers a variety of art and design services: illustration, graphic design, commissioned art, Web design and multimedia. Dan works with both traditional media—watercolor, acrylic, oil, gouache, color pencil, and ink—and digital applications including Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, After Effects, Premiere, and Director. Clients have included Concordia Publishing (Happy Times magazine), Augsburg Fortress (Parish Teacher magazine), the University of Minnesota College of Bio-Chemistry, Urban Ventures, Supernatural Graphics, Polaris, Greenfire Digital, People Responding In Social Ministry, Minnesota Youth Soccer Association, Park Avenue United Methodist Church, the Banyan Community, and many other small businesses and individuals.

Dan has many diverse interests—he loves baseball (his favorite team is the Yankees) and is also a big boat nerd (specifically Great Lakes freighters). Dan likes to cook and to garden. He enjoys reading books on science, philosophy and theology (his favorite author is C. S. Lewis). Dan, his wife Julie, and their two daughters Rachel & Eliana, all live in a little house in Minneapolis along with their dog Odin and cat Cuddleglum.

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