Amelia Cain graduated from Tyler School of Art in 2011, where she studied photography and art education. Cain has exhibited in group exhibitions regionally and nationally and has received several awards. Her latest works explore the cyanotype process, combining digital photography with a 19th century printing process, bridging present and past. 

Cain often captures images on hikes, focusing on the emptiness of landscape and transient beauty of natural forms. Clippings of flowers and other natural elements make an appearance in Cain’s works as ghostly photograms, a nod to Anna Atkin’s historical use of the process to document botanical findings. Cain applies cyanotype emulsion to watercolor paper using a brush, exposes to sunlight and develops in trays of water and vinegar. The process reveals many layers of complexity and is particularly amenable to experimentation.