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