Miami, FL – April 12, 2017 – In celebration of the 2017 Max Mara Young Visionary Award Recipient Torrance Hall (2017 YoungArts Winner in Photography), Max Mara hosted an exclusive exhibition opening reception at their Design District store. Selections of Hall’s work were on display at the store for the week, and will be on view in New York, Toronto, and other locations later this year. National YoungArts Foundation’s Vice President of Development Stacey Glassman Mizener welcomed guests, while Max Mara Director of North American Retail and Global Brand Ambassador Maria Giulia Maramotti presented the award to Hall. Hall spoke about the impact YoungArts has had on his artistic path, and described his photographic process. Notable attendees included event hosts Angela Birdman, Andreea Baclea, Vanessa Grout, Alyssa Morgan, and Ellie Taub.

Torrance Hall

Ed Berrios & Gaby Smith

Torrance Hall & Maria Giulia Maramotti

Stacey Glassman Mizener, Torrance Hall & Maria Giulia Maramotti

Torrance Hall

Ellie Taub

Ashley Getch, Alyssa Brinegar, & Stacey Glassman Mizener

Aisha Deberry, Torrance Hall, & Dejha Carrington

Aisha Deberry & Torrance Hall

Torrance Hall & Leyla Portela

Heike Dempster, Gaby Smith, & Ed Berrios

Felicia Marquez, Rebecca Dinar, & Lee Cohen Hare

Stacey Glassman Mizener, Felicia Marquez, & Vanesssa Grout

Stacey Glassman Mizener, Andreea Baclea, Maria Giulia Maramotti, Ellie Taub, & Alyssa Brinegar

Stacey Glassman Mizener & Maria Giulia Maramotti

Maria Giulia Maramotti & Ellie Taub

Maria Jose Puente, Leyla Portela, & Maria Giulia Maramotti

Carlos Lara, Michael Torres, & Nick Betancourt

Roberta Del Campo, Priscilla Trinchet, & Martina Borgomanero Basabe

Roberta Del Campo & Priscilla Trinchet

Ashley Getch, Alyssa Brinegar, & Christina Russo

Lee Cohen Hare, Heike Dempster, Dejha Carrington, & Gail Epstein

Jackie & Alex Mamber, & James Venney

Jane Quinn, Jacqueline Evans, & Cheri Steen

Katie Breuil & Dejha Carrington

Arturo Estopinan & Jerilyn Stone

Vita & Elina Kalnina

Alyssa Brinegar & Samantha Scalzo