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Kate Breakey Black and White 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.
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Artist: Kate Breakey
Two Protea

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

Comet Neowise

Comet Neowise

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Orange Leaves

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

Tangled III
Tangled III

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

White Pumpkin

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

Fingernail Moon Setting Behind Safford Peak

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Blue Vase with Red Berries

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

Buckeye, Texas

Buckeye, Texas

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nine Lunar Eclipses (B)
Nine Lunar Eclipses (B)

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Canvas, Archival Pigment

Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (K)

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Pastel, Pencil

Patricia's Tulips

Patricia's Tulips

By Kate Breakey

Located in Sante Fe, NM

I've been fascinated with botany and have photographed flowers for 40 years now. Flowers were around long before animals – about 140 million years. There are estimated to be 400,000...

Category

2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Pastel, Pencil

Droopy Tulips

Droopy Tulips

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rosed-Breasted Grosbeak

Rosed-Breasted Grosbeak

By Kate Breakey

Located in Sante Fe, NM

In 1834, William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877) saw that silver salts darkened in the sun and invented a photographic process he called “photogenic drawing” — in which images were made...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Kate Breakey Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Birds on Wire

Birds on Wire

By Kate Breakey

Located in Sante Fe, NM

The Element ‘Gold, (Au) can only be made in the nuclear reactor of stars. It came to our planet when the Earth was first forming, as dust from catastrophic astronomical events –stars...

Category

2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Black and White Photography

Materials

Gold Leaf

Seven Finches on Yukka

Seven Finches on Yukka

By Kate Breakey

Located in Sante Fe, NM

The Element ‘Gold, (Au) can only be make in the nuclear reactor of stars. It came to our planet when the Earth was first forming, as dust from catastrophic astronomical events –stars...

Category

2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Black and White Photography

Materials

Gold Leaf

Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (L)
Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (L)

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

Nine Lunar Eclipses (C)
Nine Lunar Eclipses (C)

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Canvas, Archival Pigment

Nine Lunar Eclipses (F)
Nine Lunar Eclipses (F)

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Canvas, Archival Pigment

Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (J)
Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (J)

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (H)
Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (H)

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

White Coi

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...

Category

2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Black and White Photography

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

White Flowers on Dress

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

Tangled II
Tangled II

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

Queen Anne's Lace

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

Green Vase with Ginger Flower

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...

Category

2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Black and White Photography

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

Nine Lunar Eclipses (A)
Nine Lunar Eclipses (A)

Nine Lunar Eclipses (A)

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Canvas

Penstemon in a Bottle

Penstemon in a Bottle

By Kate Breakey

Located in Sante Fe, NM

I've been fascinated with botany and have photographed flowers for 40 years now. Flowers were around long before animals – about 140 million years. There are estimated to be 400,000...

Category

2010s Contemporary Kate Breakey Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tall Dead Pine Tree, White Mountains, Arizona

Tall Dead Pine Tree, White Mountains, Arizona

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Droopy Daisies

Droopy Daisies

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Carnations, White Vase

Carnations, White Vase

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Chrysanthemum II

Chrysanthemum II

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

D Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly

D 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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Blue Vase, Two Dead Flowers

Blue Vase, Two Dead Flowers

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kangaroo Rat

Kangaroo Rat

By Kate Breakey

Located in Sante Fe, NM

In 1834, William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877) saw that silver salts darkened in the sun and invented a photographic process he called “photogenic drawing” — in which images were made...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Kate Breakey Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Coyote Vine

Coyote Vine

By Kate Breakey

Located in Sante Fe, NM

In 1834, William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877) saw that silver salts darkened in the sun and invented a photographic process he called “photogenic drawing” — in which images were made...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Kate Breakey Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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Find a wide variety of authentic Kate Breakey black and white photography available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of black and white photography to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Kate Breakey in archival pigment print, pigment print, crayon and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Kate Breakey black and white photography, so small editions measuring 3 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Robin Rice, David H. Gibson, and Barrie Wentzell. Kate Breakey black and white photography prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $550 and tops out at $6,000, while the average work can sell for $1,500.