Portrait Night

Open to all photographers and photo enthusiasts interested in portrait photography, featuring a short presentation, discussion, and book signing with Lydia Panas. Four presenters only. Lydia Panas is an award–winning photographer whose work has been exhibited widely throughout the United States and internationally. Lydia was one of nine artists to be selected by Houston Fotofest curators for the prestigious International Discoveries Exhibition in 2007 and won First Prize for the Publisher’s Choice Singular Image at CENTER, Santa Fe, NM. Lydia’s work has been published extensively in publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Photo District News, Popular Photography, and The Wall Street Journal Blog. Her work is included in numerous collections including Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Brooklyn Museum; Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago; and MoMA Shanghai. Lydia holds degrees from Boston College, the School of Visual Arts, and New York University/International Center of Photography. She has also received a Whitney Museum Independent Study Fellowship. Her first monograph is The Mark of Abel, released by Kehrer Verlag and named one of Photo District News “Best Books of 2102.” The Mark of Abel will be available for purchase at Portrait Night.

When 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Building Photographic Resource Center
Contact Name Erin Yuskaitis
Phone (617) 975 0600
Contact Email info@prcboston.org
Fees Free