Born in 1975, and raised in New Canaan, CT., Ferm did not discover his need to paint until the winter of 2001. “In late December of 2001, in the boiler room of my mother’s basement, with no reference point, I felt compelled to paint. Having no formal art training, apart from elementary and secondary school classes, my first efforts, while described as crude by some, were the foundation that I have built my creative voice on. I’ve been able to express the joys and pitfalls, of my total life experience, through a language that’s universal.”
With over 1,000 finished works, on paper, canvas, and wood, his paintings are in public and private collections worldwide, including a recent museum acquisition. Ferm has over 60 solo and group shows to his credit, with a recent solo show @ the Coral Springs museum of art, in south FL.
“I don’t have a college art degree and I don’t have an art critics vocabulary. I paint when I’m feeling good and I paint when feeling otherwise. I find the right music to fit my mood and I go to work, though work is probably not the right word for it. It used to pour out of me, as fast as I could move the brush, though I’ve since learned to restrain my efforts. My recent process in the studio has become quite intense, by design. My intention is to reveal a complex and timeless process that is easy to engage.”
Ferms’ work is used extensively by interior designers, has been seen in design publications in the U.S. and Europe, and can be found on several television shows. Recent design collaborations have seen Ferms work transition onto cycling and other athletic apparel.
He lives on Cape Cod, with artist Sarah Conrad-Ferm and their two boys. He is currently employed full time as a registered nurse, in a critical care setting, at Cape Cod hospital.
Exhibitions:
Art Education
(Self taught)
Exhibitions (*solo)
2023 Art Basel paintings with Tuleste FACTORY @ W. hotels, Miami, FL 2023 The scenic route, Art on paper with Tuleste Factory, Manhattan, NY 2023 Art Palm beach, Paintings with Paul Fisher gallery, West palm beach, FL 2023 Elle Decor penthouse, paintings with designer Joe Nahem (Fox-Nahem) and Tuleste Factory, Manhattan, NY 2022 Napier Park global, installation with private Art dealer Danette Koke fine art, Manhattan, NY 2022 Art on paper, Tuleste Factory, Manhattan, NY 2022 *Sublime chaos, Palm beach art and design showroom, Paul Fisher gallery, West palm beach, FL 2021 DENXYZ, site specific series, website NY, NY 2021 Halim Flowers solo show at National Arts club, Gramercy park, NY (painting collaboration) 2021 Gateway two concourse, Installation with Better spaces, Newark, NJ 2020 The Ben hotel, Paintings with Paul Fisher gallery, West palm beach, FL 2020 Art Palm beach, Art and design showroom, West Palm beach, FL 2020 Painting installation, Michleb studios, Palm beach, FL 2020 *Unmasked, journey through COVID, NAVA contemporary, Manhattan, NY 2020 Windows at 236 main, 11Jane st gallery, Saugerties, NY 2020 Art synergy auction, Art altruist and Hindman auction house, Palm each, FL 2019 In pursuit of color, Lockwood gallery, Kingston, NY 2019 Love squared, Tuleste Factory, Chelsea, NY 2018 Tuleste Factory, group show, Chelsea, NY 2018 Baltimore art and antique fair, Paul Fisher Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2018 Fitness Apparel collaboration with Kapow meggings, Sydney, AU 2017 Married to the paint, group show with Sarah Conrad-Ferm 114 Partition, Saugerties, NY 2017 11 Jane, group show, 11 Jane st gallery, Saugerties, NY
2017 Palm Beach Art, Antique & Design show with Paul Fisher Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
2017 The Spirit, group show at The Gallery at Four India st, Nantucket, MA
2017 Cycling apparel collaboration with Pactimo ltd. Arapahoe, CO
2017 Danieli Art World Gallery with Paul Fisher Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
2017 Art Palm Beach, with Paul Fisher Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
2016 Paul Fisher Projects at the Ogetti building, Wynwood, Miami, FL
2016 Concept Art fair with Paul Fisher Gallery, Art Basel, Miami, FL
2016 *FRG Objects and Design showroom, paintings, Hudson, NY
2016 *Momentum, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL.
2016 Bruce Helander and friends, The Whitney, West Palm Beach FL.
2015 Spectrum @ Art Basel, Miami, FL.
2015 Cafe Boulud, Paintings, Palm Beach, FL.
2015 Coral Springs Museum, recent acquisitions, Coral Springs, FL.
2015 Paul Fisher gallery @ the Brazilian Court Hotel, paintings, Palm Beach, FL.
2015 Small format group show @ Paul Fisher gallery, West Palm beach, FL.
2015 *Abstract expressionism, Paul Fisher gallery, West Palm beach, FL.
2014 FRG Objects and Design showroom, paintings, Hudson, NY
2014 The Future is now, Orchard st gallery, NYC. paintings
2014 FRG Objects and Design showroom, with Belkis Ayon, paintings, Hudson, NY.
2013 *FRG Objects and Design showroom, paintings, Hudson, NY.
2013 ArtSide, live mural painting, ArtSide @ Chelsea, NY.
2013 The Future is now, High line loft gallery, Chelsea, NY.
2012 Paintings, Larry Silver gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2012 Luna 61, paintings, Tivoli, NY.
2012 Neven Moderne, paintings, Hudson, NY
2012 *Out of Body, Ignazio’s restaurant, paintings, Dumbo, Brooklyn NY.
2012 *Automatus, Pasta Nostra restaurant, paintings, South Norwalk, CT.
2011 1 X Run limited edition series, paintings @ www.1xrun.com
2011 COTA, Paintings, New Paltz, NY.
2011 *Art//Form ICO gallery, live painting performance, Chelsea, NYC
2010 Fountain Art Fair, Paintings, Miami FL.
2010 Lords Hotel, Paintings, Miami, FL.
2010 Kipton Art Rising finalist, Andrew Martin Showroom, paintings NYC.
2009 Essential, Soho, NY. paintings
2009 Pasta Nostra, Paintings, South Norwalk CT.
2009 The Fireplace Project, East Hampton, NY. paintings
2008 Mixture, @ Paloma in Brooklyn NY. paintings
2007 Red October, Brik Gallery, Catskill, NY. Curated and paintings
2007 Art Show, Community Cooperative Nursery School, Paintings, Rowayton, CT.
2006 Waves of Light, Invitational exhibit, Hudson, NY.
2006 Post Card Show, CCCA Gallery, Hudson, NY.
2006 Couples, Brik Gallery, Paintings, Catskill, NY.
2006* Pasta Nostra, Paintings, South Norwalk, CT.
2006 Art in the Park, Clear Channel Radio, Paintings, Hudson, NY.
2006 Carnival, Wilder Studio, Paintings, Catskill, NY.
2006 *A Cellar Study, Hudson Opera House, Paintings, Hudson NY.
2005 Paintings, Brik Gallery, Catskill NY.
2005 Winter Walk, Paintings, hosted by the Hudson Opera House, Hudson NY.
2005 Arts Walk, Hosted by the CCCA, Hudson NY.
2005 Three Painters From Columbia County, Paintings, Stageworks, Hudson NY.
2005 Neven and Neven Moderne, Paintings, Hudson NY.
2005 Paintings, ADD Gallery, Hudson NY.
2005 Art in the park, Clear Channel Radio, Paintings, Hudson NY.
2005 Juried Art Show, Hudson Opera House, Paintings, Hudson NY.
2005 Abstracts, Columbia County Council on the Arts, Paintings, Hudson NY.
2005 Art Miami, Paintings, Miami FL.
2004 Arts Walk, Hosted by the CCCA, Paintings, Hudson NY.
2004 Twelve, Columbia County Council on the Arts, Paintings, Hudson NY.
2004 Gastrinomica, Columbia County Council in the Arts, Paintings, Hudson NY.
2004 Art in the park, Hosted by Clear Channel Radio, Paintings, Hudson NY.
2004 *Studio Tour, Hosted by the CCCA, Paintings, Hudson NY.
2004 Juried Art Show, Hudson Opera House, Paintings, Hudson NY.
2004 Kiss, Columbia County Council on the Arts, Paintings, Hudson NY.
2003 Ten, Columbia County Council on the Arts, Paintings, Hudson NY.
2003 Arts Walk, Hosted by the CCCA, Paintings, Hudson NY.
2003 *Legends Night Club, Paintings, Woodstock NY.
2003 Human Resources Council Building, Paintings, Norwalk CT.
2002 Bistro De Soleil, Paintings, Rowayton CT.
Notable private collections/ public collections
Beth Rudin Dewoody, Jane Holzer, Bruce Helander, James Papas, Scott Tegethoff & Olivier Goudard, Ray Raymakers & Rob Copley, Sean Robins, Robert & Gloria Fox
Irwin & Judy Wrubel
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL. Cafe Boloud @ Brazilian court hotel, Palm beach, FL, Napier Park global offices, NYC, Blue Crest Financial offices, GM building, NYC, Cook plus Fox architects, NYC, UDR inc, (installations at multiple luxury residential buildings) Upper West Side, NYC
Links to affiliate galleries:
https://www.navacontemporary.com/joseph-conrad-ferm
http://www.paulfishergallery.com/joseph-conrad-ferm.html
https://thegallerynantucket.com/joseph-conrad-ferm/
https://kapowmeggings.com/blogs/kapow-blog/meet-the-artist-joseph-conrad-ferm