ABOUT
Jana C Perez holds an M.A. in Advertising Design and an M.F.A. in Photography with a minor in Design. She is an artist, professional graphic designer, fine art photographer and former educator. Her work frequently examines advertised ideas of female identity and beauty.
Perez’ fine art photography has been featured in juried, invitational and solo exhibitions nationwide including the 4th Annual Photography Biennial, the ReFresh Print Biennial I, as a Portfolio Winner at The Houston Center for Photography, Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, Art Basel Miami, The Fitton Center for the Arts and The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science.
Her design work has been recognized by Adweek, The Dallas Advertising League, The American Advertising Federation of Fort Worth, Graphic Design USA and UCDA.
She has presented research at the Annual Hawaiian International Conference on Arts and Humanities, the National UCDA (University & College Designers Assoc.) Design Education Summits, TASA (Texas Association of Schools of Art) Conference and The International Conference on the Image.
Angilee Wilkerson lives in Denton Texas and holds an M.F.A. in Photography with a Minor in Intermedia. She is an artist, educator, and fine art and professional photographer and serves as Creative Director at the University of North Texas.
Her work frequently examines memory, identity and performative self portraiture. For the past twenty years she has photographed in the the native grasslands, thickets, flood plains and waterways found in and near the Blackland Prairie and Cross Timbers of northern Texas and southern Oklahoma.
Wilkerson’s work has been honored by jurors from The New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY; The Guggenheim Museum, NY; The George Eastman Museum of Photography and Film, NY; and others. In addition, her photographs have been exhibited nationally and internationally and featured in many publications, including The Photo Review; Photo District News, Photographer’s Forum; and The Wall Street Journal.
Angilee earned her certification as a Texas Master Naturalist and is passionate about Texas prairie restoration; she donates her time to education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within the North Texas area.