John C. Fernie (b. 1945) is a sculptor, photographer and conceptual artist whose work combines photographs, text, images and objects. Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, he earned a B.F.A. from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1968 and an M.F.A. from the University of California, Davis, in 1970. During his graduate studies, Fernie helped organize an exhibition involving Bruce Nauman at UC Davis' Memorial Union Art Gallery. His work was included in documenta 5 in Kassel, Germany, in 1972. Fernie taught sculpture at the California College of Arts and Crafts (1970–72), Stephens College (1972–75) and Nova Scotia College of Art and Design beginning in 1975. His work is represented in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.