EDUCATION:

Photography – Self-taught

EXHIBITIONS:

• Northwest Cultural Council, Rolling Meadows, IL / 2007

• Pheasant Run Resort Art Gallery, St. Charles, IL / 2008

• David L. Pierce Art Gallery, Aurora, IL / 2005

• Waubonsee Community Education Instructor – Basic Photography 2012

• Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL / 2015

• Aurora City Hall, Aurora, IL / 2010

• Saatchi Online Art Gallery / 2019

• Aurora Historical Gift Shop & Museum, Aurora, IL

• Water Street Studios Group Show Batavia, IL /2019

• Water street Studios The /Chicago Capital Gallery [Solo exhibition] “Eclecticism As I See It”/2019

• The Old Elburn Hall Elburn, IL/ 2019

• Norris Cultural Center St Charles, IL / Anniversary Show 2019

• Fermilab On-Line Exhibition “Conversion” and Artist Talk / November 2020 /

  https://vms.fnal.gov/asset/detail?recid=1963787

• Richard and Gina Santori Library, “Artist Conversion of Found Communications Within the Environment” / Spring 2021

• Artist of the Week – Glancer Magazine / July 2021/ https://www.glancermagazine.com/post/artist-of-the-week-perry-slade-of-aurora

• Artist Interview – Vimeo / April 2021 / https://vimeo.com/539090079

• Indie Art Park- Warrenville IL / Group show August – September 2022

• Water Street Studios – Batavia IL / Aurora All Stars Group Show August – September

  2022

• Tall Grass Art Association Park Forest IL / TA-DA Group show / August – September 2022

• The City of Lights Camera Club, Aurora, IL. - Member

• Marmion Academy Aurora IL / Solo exhibition “His Mind’s Eye”, Oct – Nov 2022

• Elgin Artspace Lofts Chicago Alliance of African American Photographers Pan-African Fe

  Showcase Feb 1 – Feb 28 2025

• The City of Lights Cornucopia Shop: Eye of the Photographer Feb 1 – Feb 28 2025

   

  Past and present organizations / professional affiliations:

  Quad county African American Chamber of Commerce CURRENT
  Chicago Alliance of African American Photographers [CAAAP] PAST Member of the Water Street Studios Artist Collective. Batavia, IL. CURRENT Water Street Studios Batavia IL / via Artist Collective membership CURRENT Tall Grass Art Association Park Forest, IL / Juried Artist CURRENT
  Aurora IL Historical Society Aurora IL / Gift Shop CURRENT
  Yellow Bird Books, Aurora, IL, CURRENT
  Studio V, Harper College, Palatine, IL, Member Artist CURRENT

  The City of Light Camera Club CURRENT