Ferren is an art historian, writer, and textile artist based in London, UK. She is an advocate for art education, and her research areas include modern Chinese art history and topics exploring the crossover between pop culture and art.
Ferren is an art historian, writer, and textile artist based in London, UK. She is an advocate for art education, and her research areas include modern Chinese art history and topics exploring the crossover between pop culture and art. Her work can be found across mediums, including books (The Ultimate Art Museum and Women’s Work), articles, interviews, and 68 episodes of the popular visual arts podcast Art Matters.
From the paintings of Van Gogh to the music of Beyonce, art has a very close relationship to popular culture reflecting the trends and tastes of a given time, and provide insight into tastes in music, fashion, popular stories and much more