ARTIST STATEMENT
I seek to bring the energy of the Divine into presence and image form. Capturing moments of synchronicity in present-moment activities is an ongoing practice to marry intuition to the process of deeply seeing this ineffable energy when it becomes image form. My training enables me to stay in readiness within the whirl of ecstatic energy, trusting the process and keeping my cameras close. I treasure the images that come about through this method. Whatever else the day brings to me, this practice keeps my eyes innocent and wonder full.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Dorothy Perry was born in Aurora, Illinois, in 1957 and enjoyed artistic and creative ability at an early age.
Ms. Perry attended Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, and Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, and received a BFA in Painting and Printmaking in 1979.
Dorothy Perry’s work has been featured in several and Sapphire and Crystals early in its inception.
Dorothy has had her fine portrait work exhibited in group shows at cultural centers, including the Museum of Science and Industry, Gallery Guichard, Drake University, Taipei Art Guild, and an anniversary show named “In Retrospect: 25 Years of Visual Culture at the African American Cultural Center at UIC” in 2019.
In 2024 at the age of 67 she had the honor of her first solo photo exhibition titled “SummerDancing” in the Loggia Gallery of Fourth Presbyterian Church. The show of fifteen photographs ran from August 16th to Sept 26th in 2024. Dorothy Perry’s portrait work is in private and corporate collections in Chicago and Seattle.
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