Fergus Berney-Gibson

@ferguskbg | www.ferguskbg.com

Fergus Berney-Gibson is a artist and writer based on Gadigal land whose practice explores fraternal historiography through a queer lens. Berney-Gibson addresses the politics of bodies coming together, case studied through an analysis of gendered behaviour and ritual. In his photo-sculptural practice, Berney-Gibson deconstructs and queers narrative forms — bildungsroman, gossip, and scripture — to propose alternative frameworks for connection. He combines found leathers, textiles, tools and domestic objects with fragmented photo-documentation reminiscent of film stills. These accumulated fragments form an alternative archive of fraternal interaction — one that privileges touch, experience, and non-hierarchical historiographies. Berney-Gibson holds a BFA in Printmaking from the National Art School (2020) and a Graduate Certificate in Art Curation from the University of Sydney (2022). Most recently, Berney-Gibson was selected as a finalist for the 2024 Macquarie Emerging Artist Prize and awarded the 2024/25 Mark Henry Cain Memorial Travel Scholarship. He is due to complete his MFA at the National Art School in 2025.