Kate Breakey 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.(Biography provided by photo-eye Gallery)
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Artist: Kate Breakey
Cherry, photograph on glass, backed with gold leaf, framed, signed and numbered
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Cherry" is a photograph by Kate Breakey. The piece is signed numbered and framed by the artist. Framing varies.
These images are archival pigment prints printed directly onto pl...
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2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
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Gold Leaf
Shetland Islands, Golden Stardust
By Kate Breakey
Located in Columbia, MO
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 ser...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Kate Breakey Photography
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Gold Leaf
Shiny Shell
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Kate Breakey's artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual a...
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2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
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Gold Leaf
Leopard Moth
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 Photography
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Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
My Sister's White Cat
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Ghosts of Love
If love took form, if we could see it, and if so watch, as it faded, or got lost, or just gave up, slowly softly, disappeared, disillusioned, dejected, I think I saw it, as a tree in the woods, as a pale moth, a boat upturned on a shore, moonlight on ocean, a feather, drifting down, discarded, I looked and, love was everywhere, sighing, trembling, shimmering, fluttering, tender, as it departed, and as I watched...
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2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
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Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Night Snake
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
White Witch Moth
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 Photography
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Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Portrait of a Raven
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
When the trembling heart stops beating, what remains is a tiny beautiful corpse. I make a portrait to commemorate that life and to express my sorrow and regret. It’s my gesture towar...
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2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
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Archival Pigment
Portrait of a Raven
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
When the trembling heart stops beating, what remains is a tiny beautiful corpse. I make a portrait to commemorate that life and to express my sorrow and regret. It’s my gesture towar...
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2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
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Archival Pigment
Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (H)
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Artist Statement
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 i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Pastel, Pencil
Green Vase with Ginger Flower
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 Photography
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Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (E)
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Artist Statement
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 i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Mushrooms, Tuscany
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 Photography
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Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Still Life with Mandarines
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 Photography
Materials
Pencil, Archival Pigment, Pastel
Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (C)
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Artist Statement
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 i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Horny Toad
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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (K)
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Artist Statement
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 i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
Materials
Pastel, Archival Pigment, Pencil
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (F)
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Artist Statement
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 i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (L)
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Artist Statement
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 i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
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 Photography
Materials
Pencil, Archival Pigment, Pastel
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 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 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...
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2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
A Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Artist Statement
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 i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lunar Eclipse
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Kate Breakey's artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual a...
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2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
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Gold Leaf
Chrysanthemum 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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (I)
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Artist Statement
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 i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
Materials
Pencil, Archival Pigment, Pastel
Galahs in a Tree, Pt Lincoln 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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Horseshoe Crab
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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
White Swan
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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Fingernail Moon Setting Behind Safford Peak
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Artist Statement
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 i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lone Sheoak Tree, Kangaroo Island 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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Ship in 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Hydrangea 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 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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (J)
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Artist Statement
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 i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Pastel, Pencil
Rattlesnake
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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Nine Lunar Eclipses (F)
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 Photography
Materials
Canvas, Archival Pigment
Nine Lunar Eclipses (H)
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 Photography
Materials
Canvas, Archival Pigment
Nine Lunar Eclipses (C)
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 Photography
Materials
Canvas, Archival Pigment
Orange Leaves
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 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 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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Blue Vase with Red Berries
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 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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Kelp, Mendocino, California
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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Wing
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 Photography
Materials
Pencil, Archival Pigment, Pastel
Nine Lunar Eclipses (E)
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 Photography
Materials
Canvas, Archival Pigment
Nine Lunar Eclipses (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 Photography
Materials
Canvas, Archival Pigment
Nine Lunar Eclipses (G)
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 Photography
Materials
Canvas, Archival Pigment
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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Pumpkin
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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
House Finch on Yucca, Arizona
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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Nine Lunar Eclipses (B)
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 Photography
Materials
Canvas, Archival Pigment
Agoseris 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
White Pumpkin
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 Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
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