Dr. Ferren Gipson is a British-American art historian, artist, writer, & broadcaster.

Named one of Apollo Magazine’s ‘40 under 40,’ her art research spans a wide range of themes, including popular culture, materiality, modernity, power, and iconography. She is an award-winning author of Women’s Work (2022), Astrology in Art (2026), and The Ultimate Art Museum (2021), and as a dynamic storyteller, has contributed to the Financial Times, hosted the Art Matters podcast, and currently hosts and produces the chart-topping Object podcast. She has also curated exhibitions for UNIT London and the London Art Fair.

Ferren holds a PhD in the History of Art from SOAS, University of London. She has previously taught for the Courtauld Institute and SOAS, and has delivered numerous talks for museums including Tate Modern, the National Gallery, the National Museum for Women in the Arts and more, as well as guest lectures for institutions like the Royal Academy of Art and Sotheby’s Institute of Art.

Within her art practice, Ferren explores themes of spirituality, materiality, and matrilineal ties through textiles. For her, making is both research and ritual, and is deeply tied to ancestral legacies. She has exhibited her work with Hauser & Wirth, Paul Smith Gallery, and more.

She is based in London.