Grace Ferguson is an instrumentalist, composer and music educator, represented as an Associate Artist by the Australian Music Centre. Since studying piano performance at the Melbourne Conservatorium, she has been an active member of the music community in Australia, releasing original works, performing live and contributing music to a range of collaborative projects across theatre, dance and film.
During 2024, Grace was awarded Best Original Score for a Main Stage Production for the production ‘On the Beach’ (STC) at the Sydney Theatre Awards, shortlisted as a finalist for the APRA PD Awards (Classical/Experimental) and through the support of Creative Australia spent three months developing her practice as a resident at La Cité internationale des arts in France.
Grace acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land where she works and lives, the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation and pays her respects to First Nations Elders past, present and emerging. She acknowledges their continuing connection to community, the land and artistic traditions they have practiced for generations.
UPCOMING PROJECTS + PERFORMANCES
Jan 2025
Anatomy of a Suicide directed by Katie Smith
Presented by Heartstring Theatre
Meat Market, Melbourne
Nov 2025
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf directed by Sarah Goodes
Presented by Sydney Theatre Company
Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney
SELECTED LIVE PERFORMANCES (MUSIC)
2024
Make It Up Club 12.11.24
with Maryam Rahmani
Bar Open
2024
Ateliers ouverts - La Cité internationale des arts
Supported by Creative Australia
Site du Marais 18 rue de I'Hotel de Ville, 75004 Paris
2024
Penelope Trappes (UK) Heavenly Spheres
Support: Grace Ferguson
Eastmint, Melbourne
2023
Lost City
Curated by Brad Cameron, featuring artists David Moran, Maryam Rahmami, Gabriella Smart, Georgia Oatley & Grace Ferguson
Estonian Hall, Adelaide
2023
'AMPHI:BIOS'
Presented by TREATMENT III Festival, curated by Georgina Lewis
Western Treatment Plant, Melbourne
2023
Make It Up Club 25th Birthday
Group performance featuring artists: Merinda Dias-Jayasinha, Grace Ferguson, Genevieve Fry, Abby Sundborn & Lily Tait
Old Bar, Melbourne
2023
Inner Vannika Festival
Victoria
2023
Piano Day
Presented by FLOAT, featuring artists Sophie Hutchings, Grace Ferguson & Evelyn Ida Morris
Tempo Rubato, Melbourne
2023
Eddie Chacon and John Carroll Kirby at the Night Cat
Support: Grace Ferguson
Presented by Crown Ruler Melbourne
2022
Live experimental music series 1000ears
Hosted by Ben Speth, Naarm
#7 solo and group performance featuring artists Mito Elias - founillette and voice, Grace Ferguson - electronic synth + acoustic reed organ, vi a - no input mixer
2022
Eastmint Studio Fundraiser
Featuring artists Grace Ferguson, Dave Graney, Clare Moore, Grand Salvo & Hantu
Eastmint, Melbourne
2022
In The Dome
Presented by Cease And Desist, featuring artists Low Flung, Hantu, Grace Ferguson & Lily Tait
The Mission to Seafarers Victoria, Melbourne
2022
ABSORB(ED)
Miscellania, Melbourne
2021
Aporrhoai
Presented by Melbourne Music Week, featuring artists Aarti Jadu, Grace Ferguson, YL Hooi & Carla Zimbler
MPavillion, Melbourne
Winter Gifts: Vol 1
Presented by ONO, featuring Grace Ferguson (Live), DBR & Anuraag
Miscellania, Melbourne
2021
Music Company Showcase
Featuring artists E Fishpool, Rohan Ribeiro, Nico Niquo & Grace Ferguson
Meat Market, Melbourne
2021
BRUNSWICK MUSIC FESTIVAL: SOUNDWORLDS
WESTON | FERGUSON + FIA FIELL
Tempo Rubato
2019
Fia Fiell + Grace Ferguson
Presented by Spirit Level Records
Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne
2019
International Piano Day
Presented by Spirit Level Records and Yamaha Australia
Collaborative work by Sarah Mary Chadwick & Grace Ferguson
2018
Crossing Into the Electric Magnetic
Conducted by Sandro Chinchaladze and Scott McCulloch, AqTushetii, artist in residence
Omalo, Georgia
SELECTED WORKS (THEATRE + DANCE)
2024
Bundanon artist in residence
In collaboration with choreographer Zoë Bastin
Bundanon Homested, NSW, Australia
2024
Hamlet directed by Ian Sinclair
Presented by Melbourne Shakespeare Company
Fortyfive downstairs, Melbourne
2023
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf directed by Sarah Goodes
Presented by Red Stitch Theatre
Red Stitch, Melbourne
2023
Julius Caesar directed by Richard Murphett
Presented by Melbourne Shakespeare Company
Fortyfive downstairs, Melbourne
2023
On The Beach directed by Kip Williams
Presented by Sydney Theatre Company, written by By Nevil Shute, adapted for the stage by Tommy Murphy
Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney
2023
Selling Kabul
Presented by Red Stitch Actors Theatre, written by Sylvia Khoury
Red Stitch, Melbourne
2019
We All Know What is Happening devised by Samara Hersch and Lara Thoms
Presented by Noorderzon Festival and ZKB
Groningen, The Netherlands & Zurich, Switzerland
2018
A Thousand Times the Rolling Sun
Group exhibition curated by Gabriel Curtin
Old HM Prison in Beechworth, Victoria
2018
Your Heart’s So Hot O Sister
Collaboration between Rosie Ribel, Lilian Steiner & Grace Ferguson
Presented by Melbourne Music Week, Melbourne
2019
We All Know What is Happening
Devised by Samara Hersch and Lara Thoms
Presented by Arts House, Melbourne, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney & Vitalstatistix, Adelaide
FILM
2023
Inside
Feature film directed by Charles Williams
Role: Piano instructor
2023
Foe
Feature film directed by Garth Davis
Role: Piano instructor/piano double
2022
Patterns of the Afternoon
Short Film directed by Maddelin McKenna, presented at MIFF
Composition
2022
Breath
Experimental film by Rudi Williams and Grace Ferguson
Composition
2022
Morpheme
Presented as part of the Exhibition An Ear to the Edge of Sound (MILK GALLERY), curated by Josephine Mead
Collaborative work by Julian Tuna (direction) & Grace Ferguson (composition)
2021
Take Up Space
Animated Documentary, created in partnership with Women’s Health West
Directed and animated by Annie Murray Sound design by Grace Ferguson & Pat Telfer