I am an artist. I teach drawing and painting at Central Visual & Performing Arts High School. I have shown my work at numerous galleries, and my work is in private collections, school playgrounds, wildlife sanctuaries, bike trails, and other public spaces. I drew and painted "Road Trip" for my son when he was three years old, and now I have published it. The book is available through this site, through Amazon, and from the book outlets listed on the home page.
You can read my resume' below, if you have the patience, and you can also see more of my work at:
Resume, Bill Perry
Education
High School: Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1966
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramic Sculpture, University of Hawaii, 1973
Graduate Study, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1975-1976
Teaching Certification, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1978
Meditation Teachers’ Training, SYDA Foundation,
Ganeshpuri, India and South Fallsburg, NY, 1978 - 1990
Master of Arts, Bronze Sculpture, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, Missouri, 2010
Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, Missouri, 2012
Advanced Placement Teachers’ Training, The College Board, Chicago, IL, 2012
Post-graduate studies, ceramics and drawing, Fontbonne University, 2013
Shows and Work
One-man show, The Foundry Gallery, Honolulu, HI, 1975
Graduate Show, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1976
St. Louis Art Fair, Clayton, MO, 1977, 1978, 1979, Best of Show, Ceramics, 1979
Three-Man Show, Maplewood Artists, Bobby’s Gallery, Maplewood, MO, 1996
One-Man show, Bobby’s Gallery, Maplewood, MO, 1997
One-Man Show, O’Fallon Community Center, O’Fallon, MO, 1998
“Hose Umbrella Man”, a bronze fountain, installed at The College School of Webster Groves, 2010
Fontbonne University Graduate Show, 2010
One-Man Show, large oil pastel drawings to benefit Circus Flora, at the Arts & Education Council, St. Louis, MO, 2011
Schlafly Art Outside Show, Maplewood, MO, 2012, 2013
One-Man Show, Old Orchard Gallery, Webster Groves, MO 2012
Invitational Shows, Art St. Louis, 2012, 2013, 2014
"Dive Into the Dream", a one-man retrospective show, Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Gallery, Sheldon Art Galleries, March- May, 2014
“The Big Giant Heads”, a set of four monumental stoneware tile playground sculptures, installed at the kindergarten playground of The College School of Webster Groves, 2010-2012
Over the last decade I have created six self-published calendars, illustrated in pen and ink, issues of a hundred or more.
“Road Trip, A Fold-out Adventure", A book a child can drive a toy car through illustrations in watercolor and pen & ink, first printing, 2014.
Recognition
I, my teaching, and my art have been featured in the County Journals, St. Louis Magazine, and the St. Louis Post Dispatch. I also received a Special Commendation for my teaching from the St. Louis Public Schools in February 0f 2012.
Memberships
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
St. Louis Artist's Guild
Missouri Art Educator's Association
National Art Educator's Association
Teachers Advisory Board, St. Louis Art Museum, 2009 - present
Other Accomplishments
Board of Directors, The Learning Center, 1978-1980
Teachers Advisory Group, St. Louis Art Museum, 2009 till present
For the four years I curated “Humenagerie, Containers of Uncertain Ancestry” a juried exhibit of ceramic sculpture for St. Louis Metro area high school and community college students. The first Humenagerie show was held at The Chapel Gallery, near Washington University. The second show was held at the Meramec College Art Gallery. The third show was at The St. Louis Artists’ Guild. The fourth Humenagerie was in January, 2014, at The Soulard Art Market.
