Marthanna Yater won one of two merit awards in the Annual Juried Exhibition, INFOCUS, at the grand opening of the state of the art Palm Beach Photographic Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Marthanna's award winning image, First A Woman, beat out over 600 other entries in this acclaimed competition.
The juried show was part of the opening celebration for the 11 million dollar Photographic Center and was attended by many renowned artists, photographers, and dignitaries including Palm Beach Mayor, Lois Frankel.
Entrance to Palm Beach Photographic Center
Thousands of fans also enjoyed the festivities, reveling in the state of the art 26,000 square foot center devoted to the enrichment of life through exhibitions, community programs, workshops and other educational activities that promote the arts of photography and digital imaging.
The grand opening also featured a solo exhibition from acclaimed artist-photographer Anna Tomczak, with whom Marthanna studied under at Penland over 25 years ago.
Marthanna Yater (left) and Anna Tomczak
Marthanna's success at the Palm Beach show was the perfect time to announce the launch of her new website celebrating her passion for photographing women and children and capturing the art in each moment.
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