Artist Profile

Martha Elizabeth Ture

Inverness, CA

Martha E. Ture in an award-winning, internationally recognized photographer. She was raised in a political family in Washington, D.C. She attended the Corcoran Gallery school and Cornell University in the School of Fine Arts. She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and at the University of California at Berkeley. She took her Master’s in Public Policy at UC Berkeley and worked as a federal fisheries biologist. She is co-author of two papers on the effects of crude oil on marine food chains. She also worked in the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Public Utilities Commission.

Ms. Ture now finds her best contribution to the world is photography. Her practice is primarily in nature and wildlife photography, with forays into concert photography, altered reality, historic and street photography. She participates in juried shows, and works to improve her skills and practice.

She is founder and sole proprietor, Mt. Tamalpais Photos. She takes continuing education in photography, participates in juried and non-juried shows, and works to continue to improve her skills and practice.

She regularly posts her photos on social media, to provide people a moment of recognition of the real world.

Martha E. Ture
EDUCATION
University of California at Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy, Master of Public Policy 1984
California State University at Sonoma, Environmental Studies and Planning, Bachelor of Arts 1983
San Francisco Art Institute, 1966-1967
Cornell University School of Fine Arts, 1963-1965
Corcoran Gallery of Art School, 1957-1962

EXPERIENCE
Award-winning, internationally recognized photographer whose photographs have appeared in The Washington Post, Defenders of Wildlife, The Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, and in The Weathermakers social media. I am founder and sole proprietor, Mt. Tamalpais Photos. I photograph wildlife and nature on and around Mt. Tamalpais, Marin County Open Space District lands, California State Park Lands, Federal lands such as Pt. Reyes National Seashore, and the Pacific Coast areas of the United Nations Golden Gate Biosphere, and now Massachusetts. My professional work includes fisheries biology with the National Marine Fisheries Service. I am co-author, two peer-reviewed papers on effects of crude oil on marine food chains. I have volunteered since 1998 with the National Parks Service in Pt. Reyes National Seashore on endangered coho restoration projects.

EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibits

Town Books, San Anselmo, CA January - February 2020

Westamerica Bank, San Anselmo, CA, 2017-2019

Juried Exhibits

17th Annual International Color Awards Nominee, May 2024

Field Work: Trees and Water Exhibition, Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon, May 2024

Flowers Exhibition, SxSE Gallery, May-June 2024

20th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, Barcelona, April 2024

Marin Society of Artists Light and Dark Exhibition, October 2023

Praxis Gallery, Animal Beings, June 2023

17th & 18th Julia Margaret Cameron and 17th Pollux Awards, Barcelona, October 2022

NYC4PA 10th Anniversary call, Honorable Mention by Juror Elizabeth Avedon, 2022

de Young Museum "Pictures of People" Exhibition, 2022

Marin Society of Artists Exposed Exhibition, 2022

Harmony Within Exhibition, Cedars, San Anselmo, 2021

7th Annual International Fine Art Photography, London, 2021

6th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography, Barcelona, May 2021

Wildcare Living With Wiildlife Photo Competition, November 2020

Sebastopol Center For The Arts H2O Exhibition, July 2020

Joe Center for the Arts Paws, Claws, Wings and Scales Exhibition, July 2020

Fairfax CA Shelter In Place Art Show, April 2020

Wildcare Living With Wildlife Photo Competition, November 2019

Sacramento Fine Arts Center Animal House Exhibit, August 2019

Artist Within Harmony Show, San Anselmo, CA August-September 2019

North American Nature Photographers’ Association 2019, Top 250

Audubon Society of Greater Denver Area, 2019, Top 250

Wildcare Living With Wildlife People’s Choice Photo contest, November 2018

Fairfax, CA Art Walk, October 2018

Sacramento Fine Arts Center Where the Wild Things Are, 2018

Marin Artists Society Exhibit Marin County Fair, 2017

Marin County Fair, Best in Digital, 2016



Social Media Handles

Facebook: Martha Elizabeth Ture

Instagram: @marthaelizabethture

Twitter: @marthature

LinkedIn: Martha Ture