Perspective Gallery is pleased to present “Student Perspectives 2022,” our 10th annual juried exhibition of photography by Chicago area high school students. This year, 180 students from 15 area high schools submitted over 450 images. Of those, 40 images by 35 students were selected for the exhibition.
Our juror this year was Katherine Sifers, a photographer and installation artist who exhibits her work locally, regionally and nationally. Her work is held in private collections and in the permanent collection of the Brady Gallery at the George Washington University. She is an Assistant Professor and the Chair of the Photography Program at the College of Dupage. She received an Associates of Applied Science in Photography from the Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology, a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Columbia College, Chicago and a Master in Fine Arts from George Washington University. She was the recipient of the Albert P. Weisman Scholarship and the Morris Louis Scholarship. She received the Columbia College Chicago Academic Excellence Award, the Columbia College Chicago Photography Department Purchase Award, and the Toel Award for Photography.
Selected Student Artists
Shriya Avula, Vernon Hills High School
Elijah Bermejo, Chicago High School for the Arts
Drew Beveridge, Lane Tech College Prep High School
Jude Chadwick, Evanston Township High School
Linnea Downs, Evanston Township High School
Ava Engstrom, Niles North High School
Marin Estela, Lane Tech College Prep High School
Stephanie Gavilanes, Lane Tech College Prep High School
Angeles Gervacio, Lane Tech College Prep High School
Roksolana Glushak, Lane Tech College Prep High School
Susan Elizabeth Groven, Geneva Community High School
Stella Hansen, Evanston Township High School
Elliot Harold, Libertyville High School
Galan Hernandez , Esmeralda Chicago High School for the Arts
Jonathan Hernandez, Chicago High School for the Arts
Sydney Hletko, Evanston Township High School
Nya Hopson, Evanston Township High School
Kiersten Hung, Buffalo Grove High School
Socrates Uye Hwang, Niles West High School
Liliana Kulig, Libertyville High School
Sariah Lebron, Morton Grove West High School
Jane Marsey, Lane Tech High School
Laila Morgan, Vernon Hills High School
Othandiwe Ngubane, Glenbrook South High School
Michelle Nguyen, Niles West High School
Emese Ori, Geneva Community High School
Jayden Parikh, Highland Park High School
Alexander Salinas, Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep High School
NyJah Scurlock, Chicago High School for the Arts
Nalani Sexton, Chicago High School for the Arts
James Sheehy, Lane Tech College Prep High School
Alexis Strong, Lane Tech College Prep High School
Dennis Tur, Vernon Hills High School
Isabella Vivona, Loyola Academy
Matthew Warren, Chicago High School for the Arts
Alex Yunda-Raijer, Glenbrook South High School