Katy Grannan: California & The Westerns
Working collaboratively with her subjects, the artist explores the relationship between aspiration and delusion, and how our desire for attention confronts the prospect of anonymity.
![Color photograph of women in matching outfits of lilac tops, red skirts, and black high heels seated cheek-to-cheek on a hillside](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Gail-and-Dale-Best-Friends-Point-Lobos-2006.jpg)
Katy Grannan, Gale and Dale (Best Friends), Point Lobos, 2006
pigment print, 41-1/4 x 51-1/8 inches (framed) [104.8 x 129.8 cm]
![Color photograph of two older women seated side-by-side in front of waves on the beach](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Gail-and-Dale-Pacifica-I-2007.jpg)
Katy Grannan, Gail and Dale, Pacifica (I), 2007
pigment print, 40 x 50 inches (image, sheet & mount) [101.6 x 127 cm]
![Color photograph of an elderly man seated on a sandy beach clutching a string of wooden beads and wrapped in a red towel](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Granna_Westerns_Web0131.jpg)
Katy Grannan, Edward (with Prayer Beads), Baker Beach, 2006
pigment print, 41-1/4 x 51-1/8 inches (framed) [104.8 x 129.8 cm]
![Color photograph of a blonde woman reclined on the sand with the ocean and Golden Gate Bridge in the background.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KG-02-016-1125x900.jpg)
Katy Grannan, Nicole, Golden Gate, 2006
pigment print, 41-1/4 x 51-1/8 inches (framed) [104.5 x 129.9 cm]
![Color photograph of a long-haired man in a mesh tanktop and briefs posing on a sandy beach.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KG-02-017-1125x900.jpg)
Katy Grannan, Mike, Headlands, 2005
pigment print, 41-1/4 x 51-1/8 inches (framed) (104.8 x 129.8 cm)
![Color photograph of a woman with long white hair blowing in the wind seated on a sand dune covered with beach grasses](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Dale-Ocean-Beach-I-2006.jpg)
Katy Grannan, Dale, Ocean Beach (I), 2006
pigment print, 41-1/4 x 51-1/8 inches (framed) [104.8 x 129.8 cm]
![Color photograph of a nude young woman reclining on a grassy hillside petting a cat at her side](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Reese.jpg)
Katy Grannan, Reese (with Nursing Cats), Tilden Park, 2005
pigment print, 31-1/4 x 38-1/2 inches (framed) [79.1 x 97.8 cm]
![Color photographic diptych of a woman in a blue flowered dress reclining on a sandy shore](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Untitled-1.jpg)
Katy Grannan, Gail, Ocean Beach (II), 2005
two pigment prints, 31-1/4 x 38-1/2 inches [79.1 x 97.8 cm] (each framed)
![Color photograph of a woman in a red bodysuit lying down on asphalt](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/KG-02-027-1149x900.jpg)
Katy Grannan, Nicole, Crissy Field Parking Lot (II), 2006
pigment print, 41-1/4 x 51-1/8 inches (framed) [104.8 x 129.8 cm]
![Color photograph of a woman with long white hair leaning against a wall next to a curtained window](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Dale-Southampton-Avenue-II-2007-720x900.jpg)
Katy Grannan, Dale, Southampton Avenue (II), 2007
pigment print, 51-1/8 x 41-1/4 inches (framed) [129.8 x 104.8 cm]
![Color photograph of women in matching outfits of lilac tops, red skirts, and black high heels seated cheek-to-cheek on a hillside](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Gail-and-Dale-Best-Friends-Point-Lobos-2006.jpg?fit=675%2C540&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Katy GrannanGale and Dale (Best Friends), Point Lobos
2006
pigment print, 41-1/4 x 51-1/8 inches (framed) [104.8 x 129.8 cm]
![Color photograph of two older women seated side-by-side in front of waves on the beach](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Gail-and-Dale-Pacifica-I-2007.jpg?fit=675%2C540&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Katy GrannanGail and Dale, Pacifica (I)
2007
pigment print, 40 x 50 inches (image, sheet & mount) [101.6 x 127 cm]
![Color photograph of an elderly man seated on a sandy beach clutching a string of wooden beads and wrapped in a red towel](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Granna_Westerns_Web0131.jpg?fit=675%2C540&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Katy GrannanEdward (with Prayer Beads), Baker Beach
2006
pigment print, 41-1/4 x 51-1/8 inches (framed) [104.8 x 129.8 cm]
![Color photograph of a blonde woman reclined on the sand with the ocean and Golden Gate Bridge in the background.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KG-02-016.jpg?fit=675%2C540&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Katy GrannanNicole, Golden Gate
2006
pigment print, 41-1/4 x 51-1/8 inches (framed) [104.5 x 129.9 cm]
![Color photograph of a long-haired man in a mesh tanktop and briefs posing on a sandy beach.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KG-02-017.jpg?fit=675%2C540&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Katy GrannanMike, Headlands
2005
pigment print, 41-1/4 x 51-1/8 inches (framed) (104.8 x 129.8 cm)
![Color photograph of a woman with long white hair blowing in the wind seated on a sand dune covered with beach grasses](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Dale-Ocean-Beach-I-2006.jpg?fit=675%2C540&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Katy GrannanDale, Ocean Beach (I)
2006
pigment print, 41-1/4 x 51-1/8 inches (framed) [104.8 x 129.8 cm]
![Color photograph of a nude young woman reclining on a grassy hillside petting a cat at her side](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Reese.jpg?fit=675%2C540&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Katy GrannanReese (with Nursing Cats), Tilden Park
2005
pigment print, 31-1/4 x 38-1/2 inches (framed) [79.1 x 97.8 cm]
![Color photographic diptych of a woman in a blue flowered dress reclining on a sandy shore](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Untitled-1.jpg?fit=675%2C278&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Katy GrannanGail, Ocean Beach (II)
2005
two pigment prints, 31-1/4 x 38-1/2 inches [79.1 x 97.8 cm] (each framed)
![Color photograph of a woman in a red bodysuit lying down on asphalt](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/KG-02-027.jpg?fit=675%2C529&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Katy GrannanNicole, Crissy Field Parking Lot (II)
2006
pigment print, 41-1/4 x 51-1/8 inches (framed) [104.8 x 129.8 cm]
![Color photograph of a woman with long white hair leaning against a wall next to a curtained window](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Dale-Southampton-Avenue-II-2007.jpg?fit=675%2C844&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Katy GrannanDale, Southampton Avenue (II)
2007
pigment print, 51-1/8 x 41-1/4 inches (framed) [129.8 x 104.8 cm]