Painter, administrator and teacher, born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. He studied at St Joseph’s College of Education, 1959–62, then St Mary’s College of Education, 1962–3, both in Belfast, then taught art, 1963–6. Obtained an honours degree in art history from Courtauld Institute and a postgraduate diploma in business administration from Queen’s University, Belfast. In 1970–1 Ferran spent a year at Brera Academy of Fine Art, Milan, Italy. From 1966 he was on the staff of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, becoming director. He served on many committees and boards and was a member of RUA. Posters, murals and films were among his special interests. The Irish Times critic Brian Fallon described his work as “often poetically suggestive rather than explicit”.