Born in Brazil in 1946, Ferjo knew that his destiny was to be an artist by the age of 8. In 1974 he received a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he began painting cubist-style landscapes, eventually moving to realist portraiture. His surreal and metaphysical style earned him the prestigious Crescent Scholarship at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the New York Council for the Arts Award for Excellence in Portraiture and Interiors.
Ferjo is regarded as one of the most energetic and interesting artists in the modern day art world. His compositions combine the influence of old and new masters, creating a profusion of color, surrealism and fantasy. His art redefines our view of perspective, manipulating space and time and giving one a sense of another dimension.
