Sort of Straight, 2011.
Oil on linen, painted linen flags, string, nails; 36 x 58"

CJF is an artist whose idiosyncratic paintings, drawings and sculptures blur the line between subject and object. Slyly referencing and revealing the process of its own making, the work engages a variety of social, political, and cultural issues.

Born in Vineland, NJ, a farming town, Ferrero now resides in NYC. He has had solo exhibitions at Feature Inc., Envoy Enterprises and Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts in NYC. His work has been included in exhibitions at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Artists Space, The Elizabeth Foundation, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Exile in Berlin, and Artenova in Italy. Ferrero received his MFA from Brooklyn College in 2006, and has been awarded fellowships from the Millay Colony, the AIM program, and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts.