Catherine Opie
Catherine Opie (born 1961) is an American photographer, university teacher and film director.
Also recorded as Catherine Sue Opie.
Catherine Opie in brief
- Born
- 1961
- Known for
- photographer, university teacher and film director
- Place of birth
- Sandusky
Overview
Born at Sandusky in 1961.
In detail
Catherine Opie studied at San Francisco Art Institute and California Institute of the Arts. the recorded working language is English.
The field of work recorded is fine-art photography, lesbian and drag. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait, cityscape, landscape and architectural. The authority associates the name with contemporary art.
Places of work recorded in the authority are San Francisco, Santa Clarita and Los Angeles. Residence is recorded at Rancho Bernardo and Poway. Employment is recorded with University of California, Los Angeles and Yale University. Positions recorded include professor emeritus.
Work by Catherine Opie is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate, Museum of Modern Art and Victoria and Albert Museum.
Distinctions recorded are Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award and Guggenheim Fellowship.
Sources
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- 1.
“Catherine Opie”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q50049: Catherine Opie
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