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katie murray

bio

Katie Murray was born in New York and is currently living in Queens. She received her B.F.A in Fine Arts from SVA in 1997, before attending the photography program at Yale University, where she received her M.F.A in June 2000. In March 2001 Katie was selected as one of PDN's thirty photographers under thirty. Katie's work has been exhibited and is collected at the Yale University Art Gallery, and The Museum of the City of New York. She has participated in numerous group shows in galleries such as Bellwether and had a solo show at Saint Francis College in 2001. Most recently her work has appeared in the books "Brotherhood" and "The Spirit of Family". Katie's work will also be exhibited internationally as part of the Dove collection this fall, with a book of the exhibition to follow.

statement

Mrs. Lynster Rockaway Beach, NY 2002
Surfer New Jersey 2003

The places where land and sea meet are points of entry into the mystery of the ocean. The subjects in these two photographs approach this place in contrasting ways. Mrs. Lynster appears to be enjoying the beach as a place of repose. Her expression is peaceful, perhaps nostalgic, as she is mysteriously unaffected by the converging birds. The surfer, part of a larger body of work of amateurs, is approaching the sea as an uneasy conqueror. There is a sense of ritual and adventure, while the misty weather accompanied by the surfers grip on his board as well as his wet suit adds a foreboding quality to the read of this photograph. He is a creature of the world; as uncomfortable on land as in the sea.