Kate Harold is an emerging fine art photographer in Washington, DC. Her work explores feelings of disillusionment in contemporary suburban America accompanied by a nostalgia for better times, particularly the 1980s. Using color in a way that is often hyperreal and fantastical, she examines the strange and absurd that lurk beneath the surface of everyday, mundane life. Her lonesome and ethereal night photography scenes engender more questions than answers and challenge the viewer to look deeper. A former film and music executive and graduate of University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, Kate is no stranger to visual storytelling. Her work displays a cinematic quality reminiscent of David Lynch and Edward Hopper, two of her biggest artistic influences.
EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
2025, Bronze Medal Finalist in Fine Art Single Image, Foto Slovo Awards, Exhibition at “Surrealist Festival, Frejus, France
2025, Glen Echo Photoworks “Summer School” Exhibit, juried by Gayle Rothschild, Photoworks Gallery, Glen Echo, MD
2025, “Dynamic: Shadow and Light” Exhibit, juried by Todd Johnson, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
2025, “The Dark Side” Exhibit, juried by Constantin Cosmin, Boomer Gallery, London, UK (see digital booklet here)
2025, reFocus Awards “Color Photography Contest” nominee in three professional categories: street (2 works recognized), fine art and portrait.
2025, “Dreams and Nightmares” Exhibit, juried by Constantin Cosmin, Boomer Gallery, London, UK (see digital booklet here)
2025, “Color Burst” Exhibit, juried by Todd Johnson, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
2025, “Grit Gallery III - Cityscapes” Exhibit, juried by Lawrence Kryan, Newark Local Beer, Newark, NJ
2024, Glen Echo Photoworks “Summer School” Exhibit, juried by Gayle Rothschild, Photoworks Gallery, Glen Echo, MD
PUBLICATIONS
2025, published in upcoming “Freedom” issue of BROAD Magazine, editor Gergo Farkas
2025, exhibited work from “Color Burst” at Black Box Gallery in Portland, OR, published by Blurb Books