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Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

Marco Ferrari

Assistant Professor of Cinematography
Office
Cva Ctr For The Visual Arts 214E
Office Hours
Tuesdays, appointment by request.
Office Phone
(309) 438-2011office
phone
Email
mgferra@ilstu.eduemail
Website
marcogferrari.comwebsite
  • About
  • Education
  • Selected Research

Biography

Marco G. Ferrari is an artist based in Chicago, Illinois and Rome, Italy. Ferrari received his MFA from the University of Chicago in Visual Arts and his B.A. from DePaul University in Communication and Italian Studies. He currently balances his studio practice as curator of the Virginio & Marisa Ferrari Arts Foundation.

Current Courses

THE 233.001 Editing

THE 233.002 Editing

THE 238.001 Filmmaking I

Teaching Interests & Areas

I embrace the cyclical creative process that holds theory and practice, which can ultimately stimulate a meaningful dialogue with the public. As a visual artist with foundations in film, video, sculpture and music I understand the pedagogical importance for students to experience the generative potential of the creative process. I want to teach because I want to be challenged in how to strengthen, articulate and share the technical and philosophical aspects of the filmmaking craft that I have developed through my practice.

Research Interests & Areas

I build films, installations, digital images, sound, and video projection performances that explore our relationships with place and time, to probe how identity is shaped by tensions raised by our attachments to or de-attachments from our built and natural environments. Upholding a 'cinema of imperfection' that reveals the materiality of the image, my work seeks to move beyond a perceived transparent reality to a place of visual plasticity and sublime emotional experience.

MFA Visual Arts

University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Bachelor of Arts Communications--Media Studies

DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

Performances and Exhibits

Chi.Il (film, pre-production, working title, projected completion September 2027)
Marco G. Ferrari.
September 1 2025 - September 1 2027
Fields (film, pre-production, working title, projected performance May 2026)
Marco G. Ferrari.
Princeton University. November 1 2025 - May 15 2026
Goldilocks Moment (preparation, installation and group art exhibition)
Marco G. Ferrari.
SoNa Gallery. December 1 2025 - February 7 2026
Open Symmetry (public sculpture installation/dedication)
Marco G. Ferrari.
Village of Niles & Niles Arts and Culture Advisory Council.. October 24 2025 - October 24 2025
Porta Maggiore (completed film, prep for June 2026 exhibit and film fest circuit)
Marco G. Ferrari.
Csoa ExSnia (Community Social Center), Forum Territoriale Permanente del Parco delle Energie, Comitato di Quartiere Pigneto–Prenestino, Nuovo Cinema Aquila. August 20 2025 - June 30 2026
The Rehearsal of Philoctetes (film, post-production, working title, projected completion May 2026)
Marco G. Ferrari.
October 1 2025 - May 1 2026