He began his sculpture career in the early 1970s in New York City where he exhibited extensively and, in 1975, was included in the Whitney Biennial.
He has had solo and two-person exhibits at: He has also been included in numerous juried and invitational exhibitions including those at the Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center, Dowell, Maryland He is represented by Gremillion & Company Fine Art in Houston, Westbrook Modern in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, Susan Calloway Fine Arts in Washington DC and J.Cacciola Gallery W in Bernardsville, New Jersey.
His parents were Robert Perry, a professor of religion at New York University, and his mother, Mary Stewart Perry, a professional cartoonist and sister of the actor James Stewart.
He was raised in Manhattan until his family moved to Erwinna, a small town in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, when he was three.
He graduated from Bard College, where he received his BA in sculpture in 1971.