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EMILY MASON

EMILY MASON

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Emily Mason in her studio on 20th Street in New York

“ I always begin a painting with a blank canvas and not any preconceived idea of what it’s going to look like. I just don’t know, you just sort of react.”

- Emily Mason

AND BEYOND, 2016

Oil on canvas 52 x 50 inches

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BLUE FLAG, 2014 Oil on canvas 72 x 52 inches

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UPSHOT, 2016 Oil on canvas 68 x 52 inches

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TOOK TO THE SKY, 2016 Oil on canvas 26 x 24 inches

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SUNNY SIDE, 2016 Oil on canvas

39 7/8 x 39 7/8 inches

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AEGEAN, 2015 Oil on canvas 68 x 56 inches

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SNOW DROP, 2016

Oil on canvas 26 x 24 inches

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ESTUARY, 2014

Oil on canvas 68 x 55 3/4 inches

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Emily Mason’s studio on 20th Street in New York

EMILY MASON Bridging the movements of Color Field and Lyrical Abstraction, Emily Mason is known for her vibrant oil canvases layered with rich hues. Mason creates abstract compositions of colorful interactions, a style she has explored for more than six decades.

Born and raised in New York City, Mason studied at Bennington College and graduated from The Cooper Union School. In 1956, she received a Fulbright grant and spent two formative years in Italy where she studied at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Venice.

Mason’s first solo exhibition was in 1960 at the Area Gallery in New York City, after which she continued to exhibit frequently nationally and internationally. She was awarded the Ranger Fund Purchase Prize by the National Academy in 1979 and for more than thirty years, has taught painting at Hunter College. Mason has enjoyed a distinctive and celebrated career, spanning the development of American Abstract painting. Her work is included in numerous public and private collections including the National Academy Museum, the New Britain Museum and the Springfield Museum.

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