Gwendolyn Courtney-Shorack is a fine art photographer who creates work exploring her femininity and vulnerability through cinematic scenes. At a young age, she fell in love with analog photography when the local newspaper toured her elementary school and gave her a camera with black and white film. She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in photography in 2013 from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. 

Expressing her creativity through self-realization, she uses humor and pop culture influences. Her inspirations include works by many fine art photographers, including Cindy Sherman, Alex Prager and Rineka Dijstra. 

 Her work has been showcased in many group exhibitions. One of her projects, “Reclaiming the Past,” has been featured in many galleries in Montana and Oregon. Her self-portrait work from this project is featured in the international publication She Shoots Film, Issue 1, “Self-Portrait.”

Gwen currently lives in the Willamette Valley where she enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, dog, and cat. She always has an eye to her viewfinder when walking around the neighborhood, going on hiking adventures, or at family birthdays.

While photographing others, she desires to create an avenue of transparency and a pathway to openness and truth.