Katy Grannan

(American, born 1969)

Katy Grannan is a contemporary American photographer best known for her intimate portraits of strangers. Grannan’s work is informed by memories of her own childhood as well as the photographic tradition of Diane Arbus. “I have a terror of things being nice and knowing what to expect,” she has explained. “Making a photograph is a license to have experiences that I would not otherwise have.” Born in 1969 in Arlington, MA, she received studied at both the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University, before going on to receive an MFA in photography from the Yale School of Art in 1999. Beginning in the early 2000s, Grannan began posting wanted advertisements in newspapers looking for models to photograph around small towns such as Poughkeepsie, NY. With her models nude and provocatively posed, either in the open air or their homes, Grannan’s photos explore voyeurism, desire, and secrecy. In 2005, her book Model American was published by the Aperture Foundation, it features a collection of her better known series in the same volume. The artist currently lives and works in Berkeley, CA. Today, Grannan’s works are held in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others.

Katy Grannan Artworks

Artworks for Sale &
Auction Results

Katy Grannan (116 results)
Anonymous, Modesto, CA, 2014

Katy Grannan

Anonymous, Modesto, CA, 2014

Sale Date: October 7, 2022

Auction Closed

Anonymous, Fresno, CA, 2011

Katy Grannan

Anonymous, Fresno, CA, 2011

Sale Date: July 19, 2022

Auction Closed

Anonymous, Los Angeles, 2008

Katy Grannan

Anonymous, Los Angeles, 2008

Sale Date: July 19, 2022

Auction Closed

Anonymous, Los Angeles, 2009

Katy Grannan

Anonymous, Los Angeles, 2009

Sale Date: April 13, 2022

Auction Closed

Van, Red Hook, NY; Angela, Red Hook, NY, 2003

Katy Grannan

Van, Red Hook, NY; Angela, Red Hook, NY, 2003

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

Auction Closed

Mike, Hearthstone Motel, Upper Red Hook, New , 2004

Katy Grannan

Mike, Hearthstone Motel, Upper Red Hook, New , 2004

Sale Date: February 10, 2022

Auction Closed

Untitled (from Poughkeepsie Journal), 1999

Katy Grannan

Untitled (from Poughkeepsie Journal), 1999

Sale Date: September 29, 2021

Auction Closed

Kamika, Near Route 9, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2003

Katy Grannan

Kamika, Near Route 9, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2003

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

Auction Closed

HYDE PARK, NY, 1999

Katy Grannan

HYDE PARK, NY, 1999

Sale Date: August 20, 2020

Auction Closed

NICOLE, SUNNYDALE AVENUE (II), 2007

Katy Grannan

NICOLE, SUNNYDALE AVENUE (II), 2007

Sale Date: May 1, 2020

Auction Closed

Mystic Lake, 2005, 2005

Katy Grannan

Mystic Lake, 2005, 2005

Sale Date: November 14, 2019

Auction Closed

Mystic Lake, 2004, 2004

Katy Grannan

Mystic Lake, 2004, 2004

Sale Date: November 14, 2019

Auction Closed

UNTITLED (FROM POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL), 2000

Katy Grannan

UNTITLED (FROM POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL), 2000

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

Auction Closed

NICOLE, SUNNYDALE AVENUE (II), 2007

Katy Grannan

NICOLE, SUNNYDALE AVENUE (II), 2007

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

Auction Closed

Deanna Allentown, 2002

Katy Grannan

Deanna Allentown, 2002

Sale Date: April 11, 2018

Auction Closed

UNTITLED (FROM THE POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL), 1999

Katy Grannan

UNTITLED (FROM THE POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL), 1999

Sale Date: April 10, 2018

Auction Closed

UNTITLED (FROM THE POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL), 1999

Katy Grannan

UNTITLED (FROM THE POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL), 1999

Sale Date: April 10, 2018

Auction Closed

ANONYMOUS, MODESTO, CA, 2013

Katy Grannan

ANONYMOUS, MODESTO, CA, 2013

Sale Date: April 10, 2018

Auction Closed

Tim, 2005

Katy Grannan

Tim, 2005

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

Auction Closed

Michele, b. 1977, 2004

Katy Grannan

Michele, b. 1977, 2004

Sale Date: November 9, 2017

Auction Closed

Tim, b. 1982, 2002

Katy Grannan

Tim, b. 1982, 2002

Sale Date: November 9, 2017

Auction Closed

UNTITLED (FROM THE POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL), 1998

Katy Grannan

UNTITLED (FROM THE POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL), 1998

Sale Date: October 5, 2017

Auction Closed

UNTITLED (FROM THE POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL), 1998

Katy Grannan

UNTITLED (FROM THE POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL), 1998

Sale Date: October 5, 2017

Auction Closed

UNTITLED (FROM THE POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL), 1998

Katy Grannan

UNTITLED (FROM THE POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL), 1998

Sale Date: April 5, 2017

Auction Closed

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