Alana Perino (they/them)
Assistant Professor College of Arts & Sciences Department of English Providence
Biography
Alana Perino’s fine art practice is concerned with home, the nature of belonging, and perceptions of the self. Their work, which spans the genres of photography, sculpture, performance and autofiction, has been exhibited and published nationally and internationally. Their practice has been recognized and supported by institutions such as Aperture Foundation, Lenscratch, Palm Studios and Lensculture. In addition to their artistic pursuits, Perino has worked within the industries of photojournalism, editorial photography, fashion photography, commercial photography as well as exhibition curation and installation. Previously, Perino has taught photographic disciplines of analog and digital technique, portfolio development, bookmaking, history, and theory at Academy of Art University, Harvey Milk Center for the Arts, and Rhode Island School of Design.
Education
MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
Photography
BA, Wesleyan University
College of Letters
Aperture Portfolio Prize 2025
Aperture Foundation
Urbanautica Institute Annual Awards 2024
Urbanautica Institute
Gomma Photography Grant 2024 Finalist
Gomma Grant
Honorable Mention – Silver Eye Fellowship 25
Silver Eye Center
2023 Silver List Photographer
Silver Eye Center
Finalist – Palm Photo Prize 2022
Palm Studios
Third Place – “Lenscratch Student Prize”
Lenscratch
Henry Wolf Scholarship
Rhode Island School of Design
Honorable Mention – “Exposed 2021”
Marin Society of Artists
“2025 Chico Review Attendees.” Perino, A. (August 17, 2025)
https://realphotoshow.com/2025-chico-review-attendees-2/
“Weekend Portfolio / Pictures of Birds.” Perino, A. (January 17, 2025)
https://museemagazine.com/culture/2025/1/17/alana-perino-pictures-of-birds
“In a Condition of No Light.” Perino, A. (May 2, 2024)
https://safelightpaper.com/blogs/stories/in-a-condition-of-no-light-alana-perino
“Photobooks of 2023.” Perino, A. (January 4, 2024)
https://www.instagram.com/p/C1smRPlvpZT/?img_index=1
“Photobooks of 2023: J Carrier.” Perino, A. (December 19, 2023)
https://photobookstore.co.uk/blogs/photobookstore-magazine/photobooks-of-2023-j-carrier
“ALANA PERINO: GO TO THE LAND AND I WILL SHOW YOU.” Perino, A. (August 21, 2023)
https://lenscratch.com/2023/08/alana-perino-go-to-the-land-and-i-will-show-you/
““An Evening with Lenscratch Student Prize Winners”.” Perino, A. (November 30, 2022)
“The 2022 Lenscratch Student Prize Third Place Winner: Alana Perino.” Perino, A. (July 27, 2022)
http://lenscratch.com/2022/07/the-2022-lenscratch-student-prize-third-place-winner-alana-perino/#:~:text=Perino%20was%20selected%20for%20their,ashore%20when%20their%20inhabitants%20depart.
“Go to the Land and I Will Show You: Alana Perino.” Perino, A. (July 25, 2022)
https://frozenwaste.land/artists/gtlap
Perino, A. (February 28, 2026). La Vie Sans Elle: Pictures of Birds. (Magazine Portfolio).
M Le magazine du Monde, Number 754, 98-103.
Print Only
Perino, A. (February 15, 2026). Alana Perino, Pictures of Birds: Pictures of Birds. (Catalog Article).
Urbanautica Institute Awards Awards 2024 Catalog, 6th Edition, 102-109.
Print Only
Perino, A. (May 13, 2025). Alana Perino Crafts a Haunting Story of Family and Memory: Pictures of Birds. (Magazine Portfolio).
Aperture Magazine, Number 259 / Summer 2025, 28-33.
https://aperture.org/editorial/alana-perino-crafts-a-haunting-story-of-family-and-memory/
Perino, A. & Pilkington, E. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 24, 2025). Meet the new American refugees fleeing across state lines for safety. (Image for Newspaper Article).
The Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/24/american-refugees-escape
Perino, A. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 1, 2025). Featured Artist / Alana Perino – In a Condition of No Light: In A Condition of No Light. (Online Magazine).
F-Stop.
https://www.fstopmagazine.com/blog/2025/interview-with-featured-photographer-alana-perino/
Perino, A. & Wells, M. (February, 2025). Water and the Grief of the Image. (Journal Article).
Vistas: A Journal of Art, History, Science and Culture, Winter 2024/2025, 43-46.
311 Highland Avenue
Perino, A. & Reider, T. (December 13, 2024). A Broken System is No Excuse. (Image for Newspaper Article).
The New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/opinion/united-healthcare-shooting-brian-thompson.html
Perino, A. & Barnicle, S. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 4, 2024). Gettysburg’s Lost Cause Problem. (Image for Newspaper Article).
The New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/opinion/gettysburg-confederate-flag-history.html
Perino, A. (2023). Go to the Land and I Will Show You. (Book).
Valley Books, 200, 136.
https://valleybooks.co/shop/p/go-to-the-land-and-i-will-show-you-alana-perino
Perino, A. (January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2022). Pictures of Birds: Collected Tales : The Journal of Grievances VOL IV. (Book Chapter).
Antics Publications.
https://an-tics.com/Collected-Tales-The-Journal-of-Grievances-Vol-IV
“Alana Perino, Visiting Artist, MU Photo Club 2026 Artist Lecture Series,” University of Missouri, Columbia, MI, United States. (May 23, 2026).
“Alana Perino and Ariel Goldberg in Conversation,” Aperture Foundation, New York, NY, United States. (September 6, 2025).
“Fellowship Conversations: Alana Perino and Paolo Morales,” Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA, United States. (June 11, 2025).
“Alana Perino,” Brown University, Providence. (October 28, 2024).
Graduate Commons Grant Awardees, “Alana Perino : “In a Condition of No Light”,” Rhode Island School of Design – Graduate Exchange, Providence, RI, United States. (January 20, 2023).
11th Annual LGBT Media Summit, “Journalism and Activism : Younger Journalists Balancing Coverage,” National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Conference, San Francisco, CA, United States. (2015).
(Exhibition). (April 9, 2026). Prints on Paper Studio – Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair. Brooklyn, NY, United States.
(Exhibition). (November 13, 2025). Aperture Foundation – Paris Photo. Paris, France.
(Exhibition). (August 21, 2025). Alana Perino: Pictures of Birds – 2025 Aperture Portfolio Prize Winner. New York, NY, United States.
(Exhibition). (May 14, 2025). Aperture Foundation – Photo London. London, England.
(Exhibition). (February 13, 2025). A Second Glance. Boston, MA, United States.
(Exhibition). (April 23, 2025). The 2025 Aperture Portfolio Prize Shortlist. New York, NY.
(Book Fair). (November 6, 2024). Go To The Land And I Will Show You – Valley Books. Paris, France.
(Exhibition). (April 26, 2024). Reflections. New Bedford, MA, United States.
(Book Fair). (February 3, 2024). Go To The Land And I Will Show You – Valley Books. Jersey City, NJ, United States.
(Book Fair). (September 15, 2023). Go To The Land And I Will Show You – Valley Books. New York, NY, United States.
(Exhibition). (August 4, 2023). Too Close. New York, NY, United States.
(Exhibition). (July, 2023). Traversing Terrain. Providence, RI, United States.
(Book Fair). (July 22, 2023). Go To The Land And I Will Show You. Kingston, NY, United States.
(Exhibition). (May, 2023). RISD Grad Show 2023. Providence, RI, United States.
(Exhibition). (March 16, 2023). Field Work. Providence, RI, United States.
(Exhibition). (2022). Residual Hauntings. Providence, RI, United States.
(Exhibition). (April 7, 2022). Reverberation. Seattle, WA, United States.
(Exhibition). (February 23, 2022). Judaica. Providence, RI, United States.
(Exhibition). (October 8, 2021). Arrival. Providence, RI, United States.