Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Australian, b. 1957
Kate Breakey is internationally known for her large-scale, richly hand-colored photographs including her acclaimed series of luminous portraits of birds, flowers and animals in a series called Small Deaths published in 2001 by University of Texas Press. Her other monographs include Painted Light, University of Texas in 2010, a career retrospective that encompasses a quarter century of prolific image making.
Her collection of photograms, entitled 'Las Sombras / The shadows' was published by University of Texas Press in October 2012. This series is a continuation of her lifetime investigation of the natural world which in her own words is ‘brimming with fantastic mysterious beautiful things.
Since 1980 her work has appeared in more than 110 one-person exhibitions and in over 60 group exhibitions. A native of South Australia, Kate moved to Austin, Texas in 1988. She completed a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Texas in 1991 where she also taught photography in the Department of Art and Art History until 1997. Her collections include the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, The Australian National Gallery, and the San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts, as well as various private collections.
She has resided in Tucson, Arizona for 20 years. She regularly teaches workshops nationally and internationally.to
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Artist: Kate Breakey
Tangled I
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Nest IV
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Portraits of found nests. Price includes frame.
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink
White Horse in Moonlight
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Waterfall, Mongolia
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Two Protea
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
White Flowers in a Bottle
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
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2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
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Two Pale Roses
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
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2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Two Magnolia
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Queen Anne's Lace
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Sterling Silver Rose
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Raven on Lace
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
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Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Single Spider Chrysanthemum
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
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2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
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Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Sunflower III
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
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2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
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Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
White Coi
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
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2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
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Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Nest II
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Portraits of found nests. Price includes frame.
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
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Archival Ink
Three Pink Roses
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Tangled III
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
White Flowers on Dress
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Ravens, Kellidie Bay, South Australia
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Nest I
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Portraits of found nests. Price includes frame.
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink
Five Figs
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Archival Pigment Print on Glass Plate Backed with 24kt Gold Leaf, Framed by the Artist
GOLDEN STARDUST
The Element ‘Gold, (Au) can only be made in the nuclear reactor of stars.
I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
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Gold Leaf
Tangled II
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Nest III
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Portraits of found nests. Price includes frame.
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink
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