In late 2024, the Outsider Art Museum and Gallery produced the exhibition, “Wayne Ferguson, A Lifetime of Kentucky Folk Art.” It covered Ferguson’s journey as an artist and educator and placed his art among ceramic traditions.
“Wayne has been working professionally in clay now for over 45 years. Most of his work can be classified as holloware: vessels for water, grain, seeds and spices. Some of his pieces even function as shot glasses and smoking pipes. Many of the pieces Wayne makes are considered effigy pots, vessels which take the shape of animals or people. Various cultures throughout the Americas have made such pots, each telling a distinct story. Wayne’s work is no different, often delving into political satire and social commentary, focusing on issues ranging from global warming to political corruption to racial struggle and war.”