Kathryn Allen Hurni discovered her passion for photography at age 13, a path that led her to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she earned a B.F.A. in Photography in 2006. Her practice began with traditional film photography, working in both color and black and white.
While she has photographed in formats such as 35mm and 4x5, she favors medium format. Now using both film and digital mediums, Kathryn approaches each project with meticulous care, especially in her printing process, to preserve the detail and depth in her work.
Her photography has been exhibited at institutions like Aperture Gallery, Manifest Gallery, andThe Center for Fine Art Photography. In 2015, Kathryn held her first solo show at Penn State University, followed by a second solo exhibition at EPSY Gallery in Wales, UK, in 2018. Most recently, she attended the NES Artist Residency inIceland, where she developed a series of abstracted, painterly landscapes inspired by the dramatic Icelandic scenery. Additionally, Kathryn’s work has appeared in publications including T Magazine, DETAILS, WSJ, and W Magazine.
She currently divides her time between her fine art practice and commercial work as a freelance documentary photographer, continually exploring the boundariesbetween artistic and documentary storytelling.
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NES Artist Residency, Skagaströnd, Iceland, October2024
The Ones We Love, Online Exhibition, July2018
American Chordata, Print Publication, Summer2018
Čilichili, Print Publication, April2018
ESPY Solo Show, Wales, UK, October 2018
ESPY Photo Award, Wales, UK, July 2017
LUEL Magazine, Print Publication, October2017
C 41 Magazine, Online Publication, June2017
Phroom Magazine, Online Publication, June2017
It’s Nice That, Online Publication, May2017
Ain’t Bad Magazine, Online Publication, May2017
Black Box Gallery, Group Show, Portland, OR,January 2017
Translation, Solo Show, Philadelphia,PA, March 2015
C4FAP, Regarding Beauty Exhibition, Group Show, Ft. Collins, CO, March 2015
Aperture, Summer Open Group Show,New York, NY, August 2014
The Swap, Online Exhibition, Stuart Pilkington, 2013
Book Film Painting, Online Exhibition, Stuart Pilkington, 2013
INPHA 2, Photography Publication,2013
PDN, PDN Faces, Publication,September 2013
Real Simple, Group Show, New York, NY, December 2011
Nicolet College, GroupShow, Rhinelander, WI, July 2010
Limner Gallery, The Human Landscape, Group Show, Hudson, NY, May 2010
Bailey House Auction, Photography Auction, New York, NY, February 2009/10
Germantown Academy, Group Show, Ft. Washington, PA, October 2009
SPD: LandSeaAir, Photography Auction, New York, NY, December 2008
New Salon, two man show, New York,NY, March 2007
Joyce Elaine Grant, Group Show, Denton, TX, January 2007
PSII Gallery, Triptych, Group Show, Queens, NY, November 2007
New York University, through the glass darkly, New York, NY,March 2006
Crosby Painting Studio, Cyclops, Group Show, New York, NY, March 2006
Galleria illy, Dreamland Group Show, New York, NY, Dec 2006
Shared Influence 1993-2003:
Shared Influence 1993 - 2003: A Decade of Photography at Germantown Academy, Group show, Ft. Washington, PA, January 2004
Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts, Artist Residency, Summer 2001
James Madison University, Group Show, Harrisonburg, VA, January 2000
Germantown Academy awards both sophomore and senior year, 2000, 2002
“To the sophomore who contributed most to the photography department.”
“To the student who contributed most to the art life of the academy.”