Student Perspectives 2022

Perspective Gallery is pleased to present "Student Perspectives 2022," our tenth 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 HS.

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