Perspective Gallery is pleased to present "Student Perspectives 2025," our fourteenth annual juried exhibition of photography by Chicago area high school students. This year, 52 images by 47 students were selected for the exhibition from a group of over 750 submitted images.

Our juror this year was Matt Silber, a visual artist based in Chicago working in photography, digital imaging, installation and sculpture. He received his MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago and has had solo exhibitions in Spain, Germany and the U.S.. His artwork is part of many private and public permanent collections including The Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Contemporary Photography, and The Bidwell Foundation. Siber is Associate Professor, Adjunct in the Photography Department of The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. 

Selected Artists

Chi Arts: Nicodemus Drummond, Nihaiyia Espada, Dahlia Haley, Teagan Murphy, Denise Rua, Brian (BJ) Small, Caitlin Stallone, Sophie Yanny;  Evanston Township:  Sophie Berger-White, Harrison Boes, Thomas Doyle, Adele Fammeree, Eleanor Pavich, Morgan Witherspoon; Fresh Lens (Lincoln Park): Lilyanna Figueroa; Fresh Lens (Senn): Clara Spence; Geneva; Willow Houck; Glenbrook South: Kiera Kurt; Lane Tech: Jocelyn Alvarez, Martyna Babiarz, Kaila de Freitas, Forrest Durnbaugh, Adelina Flores, Addison Green, Marlon Guaraca, Rory Irwin, Lila Koolman; Libertyville HS: Tanishka Sandeep Chavan, Mason Fluno, Benjamin Truding, Jenna Woodworth; Loyola: Natnael Araia, Brandon Canzolino, Chase Kolssak, Isaac Martinez, Ethan McLean,Hunter Solon, Morgan Szpak; Niles West:  Christina Amato, Gabriella Cline, JunHao Gao, Fiona Payne, Vlada Shavurska, Audrey Taylor; Vernon Hills: Max Agam, Braden Sontag,  Evelyn Weber,

Juror: Matt Siber, Associate Professor, Adjunct in the Photography Department of The School of The Art Institute of Chicago

Gabrielle Swidler: “Eye” (Juror’s Award Student Perspectives 2024)