Katie Shapiro’s practice explores the ineffable—making visible what cannot be seen. Her recent work focuses on themes of motherhood, deepening her ongoing investigation into perception, presence, and the unseen. She holds an MFA from the University of California, Irvine, and a BFA in Photography from CalArts.

Shapiro’s work has been exhibited internationally, with recent and past shows at institutions including Aperture Gallery, Kopeikin Gallery, Klompching Gallery, Christopher Grimes Gallery, and The Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, CA. Her photographs have been featured in Artforum, The Los Angeles Times, and New York Magazine.

Her work is included in numerous private and public collections, notably the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), The Huntington Library and Art Collection, the California Museum of Photography in Riverside, the Amon Carter Museum, and the CalArts Library.

Shapiro has held residencies at the Banff Centre in Canada and Bullseye Glass in Pasadena, and is slated to attend Anderson Ranch this fall. She lives and works in Los Angeles.


 portrait by David Dowling

contact: shapiro.katie@gmail.com
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