Chloe Perkis (They/Them) Chicago, IL
Education
2017 Associate of Fine Arts, Harold Washington College, City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2026 Bachelor of Fine Arts, in progress, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Selected Publications
2022 SILLY SUCCUBUS – Self Published Chicago, IL
2022, 2018 LUMPEN #140 & #131 THE COMICS ISSUE – Lumpen Magazine, Edited by Joe Tallarico, Chicago, IL
2019 UGLY – 3rd Edition Bred Press, Chicago, IL
2018 BEST AMERICAN COMICS 2018 – UGLY, Edited by Phoebe Gloeckner & Bill Kartalapoulos, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York, NY
2018 TRUE LOVE – Self Published, Chicago, IL
2018 UGLY – 2nd Edition Bred Press Chicago, IL
2018 HEADS MAGAZINE 8 – UDLI Editions, Boone, NC
2018 DAMAGE – Self Published, Chicago, IL
2017 DEAD FLAME – Bred Press, Chicago, IL
2017 SUCIAS – Hoofprint Workshop, Chicago, IL
2017 LAUGH TRACK – Self Published, Chicago, IL
2017 NEEDY – Self Published, Chicago, IL
2016 UGLY – 1st Edition Bred Press, Chicago, IL
2016 GOODBYE CORPSES – Bred Press, Chicago, IL
2015 OUCH – Bred Press Chicago, IL
Selected Exhibitions
2024 PUNK LIVES, curated in collaboration with Destroy Art, Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2024 Ovine Molds & No-Fail Nails: The Lamb Cake Show, curated by Paul Nudd, Hoofprint Workshop, Chicago, IL
2023 Hoofprint Grand Opening, curated by Liz Born and Gabe Hoare, Hoofprint Workshop, Chicago, IL
2023 Plate Party, curated by Liz Born of Hoofprint Workshop, Living Room Realty, Chicago, IL
2022 Let it Grow: 10 Years of Collaborative Printmaking at Hoofprint, curated by Liz Born & Gabe Hoare, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
2022 Vanitas, curated by Heather Hannoura, Private Gallery, Chicago, IL
2022 Piñatas, curated by Buddy MFG, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2021 Chicago Comics: Future Forward, curated by Joe Tallarico, Buddy MFG Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2020 Merfrau & the Ferocious Five, curated by Hoofprint Workshop, Chicago Art Department, Chicago, IL
2019 Spectr-O-Matic, curated by Rodger Binyone, Comic Arts Brooklyn, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Marathon Art Show, curated by Kelly Froh, Short Run, Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, Seattle, WA
2018 Chicago Area Cartoonists & Comics, curated by Miles Halpern, Kishwaukee College Art Gallery, Malta, Illinois
2017 SUCIAS, curated by Chloe Perkis, Hoofprint Workshop, Chicago, IL
2017 ART STILL GOOD, curated by Perfectly Acceptable Press, The Learning Machine, Chicago, IL
2017 Los Angeles Zine Fest Group Show, curated by Walt Gorecki, Los Angeles, CA
2017 CORPUS CORPUS, Portfolio Exchange, curated by Paul Nudd, Chicago, IL
2016 Of Rules & Rebellion, Portfolio Exchange, curated by Vin Caponigro & Kristina Paabus, Mid America Print Council Biennial Conference
Performances
2019 Zine Not Dead XII – A Comics Reading Series, Archer Ballroom, Chicago, IL
2018 Casual Agony, Cafe Mustache, Chicago, IL
2017 Final Meals, Lucky Pierre, Chicago, IL
2016 2dCloud Presents: Alt Comics 8, Flowers for All Occasions, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Dame Darcy & Special Guests, The Learning Machine, Chicago, IL
2015 Zine Not Dead I – A Comics Reading Series, Pinky Swear, Chicago, IL
2014 Final Meals, Lucky Pierre, Detroit, MI
2013 I Hate America/I Love America! Performance Art Festival, Lucky Pierre, Live Art Development Agency, London, UK
Awards & Grants
2021 City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) Grant, Chicago Creative Worker Assistance Program, Chicago, IL
2014 & 2016 Dean of Instruction Award - Harold Washington College Juried Art Show, Chicago IL
2013, 2014, &2015 Honorable Mention - Harold Washington College Juried Art Show, Chicago, IL
2014 & 2015 Juror’s Choice Award - Harold Washington College Juried Art Show, Chicago, IL
2014 Studio Arts Merit Scholarship Recipient - Harold Washington College, Chicago, IL
Permanent Collections
SAIC Digital Collections, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Library & Special Collections, Chicago, IL
Harold Washington College Permanent Art Collection, City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Lectures
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Visiting Artist Workshops, DuPage Children’s Museum, Naperville, Illinois
2018 “Gender in Comics”, Panel Discussion Moderated by H. Melt, Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, Chicago, Illinois
2017 Visiting Artist Guest Lecturer - Paul Nudd’s Comics Class, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
2017 Visiting Artist Guest Lecturer - Jessica Campbell’s Comics Class “Funny Comics,” School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2016 Visiting Artist - Challengers Comics + Conversation, Chicago, IL