| Kate Vitali (b. 2001) is a photographer working in New York. Vitali was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey where she began taking photographs at the age of four. Vitali graduated from Pratt Institute in 2023 with a BA in Photography and concentration in film and video. She shoots frequently, often at the request of her friends, and is drawn to their dirty, frayed edges rather than the smiles they put on for the camera. Vitali’s non-photographic practice includes Richard (2021-2023), a long-term multimedia project bridging soft-sculpture, film, and photography, centered on a larger-than-life, anatomically correct male doll named Richard who acted as a satirical avatar for Vitali’s consideration of power, sexuality, and the absurd. Vitali’s work has been featured in Interview Magazine and Office Magazine and she has directed music videos. Her work has been exhibited in New York and Los Angeles. |