Bio: Mary Catherine Messner is a Chicago photographer who travels the World collecting visual stories. Her body of work celebrates everyday life and the frequently
overlooked beauty of ordinary things.
Ms. Messner has had her images included in various gallery and online exhibitions. Most recently, her work was included in the South x Southeast Gallery’s 40 over 40 2026
Exhibition and the Center for Photographic Art 2026 International Juried Exhibition On-Line Gallery and its Exhibition catalog.
Mary Catherine’s work has also been included in high profile publications, including EyeShot Magazine and the 2019 Seeing in Sixes book curated by LensWork Publishing.
Statement:
Wishes are quietly sent upon the wind, carried gently beyond sight and reach. Some hold the hope of new beginnings, others the longing for what once was. We release them without knowing where they will land, trusting the wind to carry them where they are meant to go.
