Martha Tabor

Born in Knoxville, TN, Martha Tabor was raised in Washington, DC. In the 1960s, she taught English composition and literature at Frederick Community College. She then worked in construction as a welder and steel worker in DC in the mid-1970s. In the late 1970s, Tabor transitioned to a career in photography and printmaking, founding her business Working Images in 1979. She spent her photographic career documenting workers, and in the 1990s her artistic focus shifted to sculpture, working in wood and other natural materials. Tabor held numerous artist residencies and received significant grants. Her work has been exhibited collected throughout the DC region.