Nicholas Ferguson
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Nicholas Ferguson born June 2, 1938 in London, United Kingdom, is an artist and Television director.
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[edit] Education
Ferguson's artistic career started at the Chelsea College of Art before moving on to University College London's Slade School of Art. At the Slade he studied under William Coldstream, Lucien Freud and Nicholas Georgiadis.
[edit] Television
During the 1960s Ferguson worked as an art director for Ready Steady Go!, a popular music show broadcast on ITV made by Associated-Rediffusion. He later went on to direct a number of soap operas including Coronation Street, Families, Family Affairs and spin-offs from Hollyoaks, including Hollyoaks Let Loose. He also directed two cult music programmes for Granada Television , Marc! presented by the musician Marc Bolan and So It Goes, fronted by Anthony Wilson. As a freelance director Ferguson has worked on many productions within the UK Independent television network.
[edit] Fine Art
As well as a televisionist, Ferguson has maintained his personal passion for creating fine art. His rendering of abstract painting has been exhibited numerously since leaving college.
