Gatheren was born and raised in sandusky, ohio. Her father ran his family's art supply company. He also had one of the country's pre eminent collections of republican political memorabelia. Gatheren says she still has a third place bowling trophy from the 19 seventies on display in her studio.
At 8 years old, Catherine Opie realized “that history is made within an image culture”—and here, she discusses her incredible life as a photographer driven by culture.