Bio
Jake Leslie is a Michigan-born photographer currently living in the Metro Detroit area. His work has been featured in The Sault Area Art Center, The Scarab Club, The Voyeur Bordello, The Padzieski Gallery, and SCAD Atlanta as part of the Society for Photographic Education Member’s Exhibition, among others. His photographs have been included in private collections, and displayed at the Michigan capitol building. He received his BFA from Wayne State University, and will be pursuing an MFA in photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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BORN
1999, Ann Arbor, Michigan
EDUCATION
2026 – present, MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2023 – 2026, BFA Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Art at Wayne Open House, Image Gallery on Four, juror Robert Wilson, April 24 – December 5, 2026
2026 Undergraduate Exhibition & 2025 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Wayne State Art Department Gallery, juror Laura Makar, April 24 – May 8, 2026, Back Yard used for promotional material
The Human Connection to Nature, The Voyeur Bordello, juror Miles Marie, April 17 - 25, 2026
Society for Photographic Education Members Exhibition, SCAD Atlanta, juror Maria Kelly, March 19 – 21, 2026
Howl & Hold: Feral Grief Zine, Issue 2 | Altars, juror Lori Zaspel, Published February 7, 2026
2026 Teresa Lousias Juried Photography Exhibition, Padzieski Gallery at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, juror Melanie Maxwell, January 16 – February 15, 2026
Detroit New Wave Photo Zine, jurors Miles Marie, Gerard Corbo, Erin McConnell, Scott Millington, Ryan Southern, Naheem Browne, Suraj Bhamra, 500 editions printed and distributed around Detroit, December 13, 2025
Midwest Society for Photographic Education Juried Student Exhibition, juror Deborah Orloff, College for Creative Studies, October 9 – 11, 2025
Midwest Society for Photographic Education Members Exhibition, The Scarab Club, juror Kat Goffnett, October 9 – November 9, 2025
Michigan Art in the Legislature Program, Anderson House Office Building, October 8, 2025 – September 30, 2026
Alter Egos & Inner Echoes, The Voyeur Bordello, juror Miles Marie, July 5, 2025
2025 Art at Wayne Open House, Image Gallery on Four, juror Robert Wilson, March 7 – December 5, 2025, Camper used for promotional material
2025 Undergraduate Exhibition & 2025 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Wayne State Art Department Gallery, juror Laura Makar, March 7 - April 4, 2025
The World in Ourselves, The Voyeur Bordello, juror Amber Dietz, April 3 – 8, 2025
Abandoned and Discovered in the Midwest, Olive M. Craig Gallery, Sault Area Art Center, juror Charles Colbert, June 4 – 29, 2024
53rd Annual Scarab Club Exhibition of Contemporary Photography, The Scarab Club, juror Danielle Eliska, July 3 - July 27, 2024
2024 Art at Wayne Open House, Image Gallery on Four, juror Robert Wilson, March 1, 2024 – March 7, 2025
2024 Undergraduate Exhibition & 2024 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Wayne State Art Department Gallery, juror Laura Makar, March 1 – April 5, 2024, Bus Stop used for promotional material
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
SAIC Visionary Scholars Award, 2026
SAIC Berger/DeGenevieve Graduate Merit Award, 2026