from San Francisco Art Institute in 1985, and an M.F.A.
In her portraits and landscapes, Opie establishes a level of ambiguity of both identity and place by exaggerating masculine or feminine characteristics, or by exaggerating distance, cropping, or blurring her landscapes.
Using dramatic staging, Opie presents queer and trans bodies in intimate photographs that evoke traditional Renaissance portraiture-images of power and respect. Opie has traveled extensively across the country exploring the diversity of America’s communities and landscapes, documenting quintessential American subjects-high school football players and the 2008 presidential inauguration-while also continuing to display America’s subcultures through formal portraits. She first gained recognition in the 1990s for her series of studio portraits, photographing gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals drawn from her circle of friends and artists. 1961, Sandusky, OH lives in Los Angeles) is known for her powerfully dynamic photography that examines the ideals and norms surrounding the culturally constructed American dream and American identity.
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