Victor E. Ferrall, Jr. Endowed Artists-in-Residence Program
The Victor E. Ferrall, Jr. Endowed Artists-in-Residence Program brings distinguished visual or performing artists to campus for as little as a day or two or for as long as a semester to teach, direct workshops, and perform or exhibit their work. Ferrall performing artists visit campus annually, whereas visual artists visit every other year, alternating with the Ginsberg Artists-in-Residence.
In the case of visual artists, their work or work created by collaborating students is presented in an exhibition at the Wright Museum of Art during their residency.
The program was established in 1998 in honor of the ninth president of Beloit College, Victor E. Ferrall.
Residents
2026
Gonzalez’s choreography explores the aesthetics of digital attention, synthetic performance, and queer time, while involving audiences as active editors. More about Gabriel Bruno Eng Gonzalez ’20
2025
Kent’s art challenges traditions of abstract painting, drawing from her rich Mexican heritage and focusing on the intricacies of language and translation. More about Caroline Kent
2024
A disabled animal, artist, and person who stutters, and through music, performance, writing, video, and photography asks what stuttering can teach us about justice. More about JJJJJerome Ellis
Tanya Aguiñiga
2023
An artist, designer, and craftsperson, Aguiñiga draws on her upbringing as a binational citizen to tell the larger and often invisible stories of the transnational community. More about Tanya Aguiñiga
2019
Deep Listening instructor, Ph.D. Candidate at University California, San Diego and co-founder and director of TECHNE More about Suzanne Thorpe
2017
Specializes in large-scale fabric installations for building exteriors and other public sites. More about Amanda Browder
2016
Beloit College graduate of the class of 2000. Performed extensively in music venue across the United States and Western Europe. More about Helen Gillet
2015
Performer and ethnologist whose activities span from Japanese traditional performing arts to monster truck rallies. More about Tomie Hahn
2014
Assistant professor of art at Pomona College and recipient of the 2009 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award among others. More about Lisa Anne Auerbach
2013
Formidable trumpet player who makes custom trumpets, and is also a professional photographer. More about Tony Scodwell
2012
Artist whose work has been exhibited domestically and internationally at venues such as PS1/MoMA, the Serpentine Gallery, New Langton Arts, Artists Space, SculptureCenter, and the Palais de Tokyo. More about Nina Katchadourian
2011
Professor of ethnomusicology at the University of Chicago and an artistic director of the New Budapest Orpheum Society. More about Philip Bohlman
2010
Social activist, artist, and co-founder of the Center for Tactical Magic. More about Aaron Gach
2007
Chair of the film and video department at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. He previously taught film, video, and audio production at the University of Iowa. More about Leighton Pierce
2007
Multidisciplinary artist represented in Portland by Jane Beebe at PDX Contemporary Art and in Seattle, Wash., by Greg Kucera Gallery. More about Marie Watt
Ellis Marasalis
2006
Swingle Singers
2005
2004
Professor at Maryland Institute College of Art and multimedia artist whose work has been featured at the Museum of Modern Art among others. More about Stephanie Barber
Ester Lamneck
2003
Robert Rowe
2003
2002
Director of the graduate fashion program at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. More about Nick Cave
Present Music
2002
“Orchestra of Voices” Chanticleer
2001
1998
Teacher at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. More about Jeanne Silverthorne
