Perspective Group and Photography Gallery Limited is a not-for-profit, community-oriented cooperative whose purpose is to promote fine art photography. In addition to monthly group and featured artists exhibitions, the gallery features a guest speaker lecture series and monthly artist talks. Perspective Gallery also hosts four annual exhibitions including: an international juried exhibition; a juried exhibition for Chicago-area photographers; a juried exhibition for Chicago-area high school students; and an invitational show.
The members of Perspective Group and Photography Gallery bring a rich blend of experience and focus to the gallery. Members’ work has been shown at galleries, colleges, libraries and in publications as well as in local, national and international juried shows. The artistic styles and techniques of its members include traditional film, digital, alternative processes, mixed media, collage and encaustic art.
Our Mission:
The mission of Perspective Group and Photography Gallery Limited, a 501(c)(3) organization, is to promote the art of photography to the public by way of exhibitions, lectures and outreach while fostering a dynamic and diverse community of photographers who share ideas, inspiration and knowledge of photography.
Opening receptions are generally the first Saturday evening of the month. Information about artist talks and other events may be found on www.perspectivegallery.org
Image: Paula Shur
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Opening soon, Perspective Gallery is excited to present LENS 2026, our 16th annual international juried exhibition of fine art photography.
This year's call for entry saw 1430 images entered by 299 photographers from 38 states and several international countries. This gave our juror, Ann M. Jastrab, Executive Director at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, California, an extremely difficult task but she rose to the occasion and has selected 28 phenomenal images which will be on display at our Evanston location, opening on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
Featured artists are:
Samuel Anderson (Savannah, GA)
Robin Bailey (Rolling Meadows, IL)
Terry Barczak (Minneapolis, MN)
Rupert Chambers (Carmel, CA)
Lisa Di Giacomo (Wooster, OH)
Alexander Diaz (Jacksonville, FL)
Caity Fares (San Diego, CA)
David Gardner (San Francisco, CA)
Veronica Gray (Laguna Beach, CA)
Jim Hill (Riverside, IL)
Trevor Jackson (Las Cruces, NM)
Dave Jordano (Chicago, IL)
Daniel Kariko (Greenville, NC)
Chris Kleihege (Chicago, IL)
Wheaton Mahoney (Greenfield, MA)
Jill Obermaier (Oak Park, IL)
Samantha Oulavong (Chicago, IL)
Catherine Panebianco (Jamestown, NY)
Russ Rowland (New York, NY)
Philip Sager (San Francisco, CA)
Dina Santos (Santa Cruz, CA)
Mark Sawrie (Muncie IN)
Connor Schaal (Long Beach, CA)
Jeff Schewe (Chicago, IL)
riel Sturchio (Iowa City, IA)
Eryn Turner (Wauwatosa, WI)
Kay Westhues (South Bend, IN)
Darby Williams (Bloomington, IN)
An opening reception and awards presentation will be held this Saturday, March 7, from 5-7pm.
A virtual artist's talk with juror Ann M. Jastrab will take place on Thursday, March 12 at 7pm. Ann will share some comments and LENS 2026 artists will discuss their work. This Zoom event is free to join but preregistration is required. You can sign up for the talk here.
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