Karen Mason – artist resume
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1000 Fresno Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94707
510/725-2152; karenmason@comcast.net
www.instagram.com/karenmasonartist
www.facebook.com/karen.mason.artist
1000 Fresno Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94707
510/725-2152; karenmason@comcast.net
Solo Exhibitions & Public Art
2023 (June) ACCI Gallery, Solo Show - Saunter & Swivel (working title), Berkeley, CA
2021/2022 Alameda County Arts Commission’s Artist Registry
2019 Hospital Children’s Wing, La Street Peddling, represented by Suzanne Frazer, SF Art consultant
2014 ACCI Gallery, Taking Flight, Berkeley, CA
2013 Art People Gallery, Birds in Thought and Motion, San Francisco, CA
2012 Art People Gallery, Dancing with Delight, San Francisco, CA
2011 Art People Gallery, Brilliant Birds, San Francisco, CA
2010 Art People Gallery, Soft Breeze, San Francisco, CA
2009 Art People Gallery, Inspired by the Moment, San Francisco, CA
2008 Art People Gallery, Tall Slice, San Francisco, CA
2006 Blue Plum Gallery, Tall Slices, San Francisco, CA
2005 KNA, Liquid Landscapes, Berkeley, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 (May 21) Art in the Garden, Berkeley, CA
2023 (Apr/May) ACCI Gallery, Bold Botanicals 2022, Berkeley, CA
2023 (Apr/May) Vibe Gallery, Spring Feast, Petaluma, CA
2023 (Mar) Superfine Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
2023 (Feb/Mar) Healdsburg Center for the Arts, RED, Healdsburg, CA
2023 (Feb) Studio Gallery, Auction for SF-Marin Food Bank, San Francisco, CA
2023 (Jan-Mar) MONCA (Museum of Northern California Art), Chico, CA
2022 (Nov/Dec) Studio Gallery, tiny & HUGE, San Francisco, CA
2022 (Nov) Sandhill Crane Festival, Art Show, Lodi, CA
2021 ACCI Gallery, Pomegranate, Berkeley, CA
2021 ACCI Gallery, Bold Botanicals 2021, Berkeley, CA
2016, 2018 ACCI Gallery, Bold Botanicals, Berkeley, DA
2014 Klein Gallery, Spring Exhibit, Lafayette, CA
2013 Klein Gallery, Debut Exhibition, Lafayette, CA
2013 Women's Cancer Resource Center, Feathered Friends, Oakland, CA
2013 ACCI Gallery, Haunted and Hallowed, Berkeley, CA
2003-2013 Pro Arts, East Bay Open Studios, biennial, Oakland, CA
2012 ACCI Gallery, Joie de Vivre, Berkeley, CA
2011 ACCI Gallery, Catch and Release, Berkeley, CA
2011 Tiburon Art Festival, Tiburon, CA
2009-2011 Lakin & Spears, Karen Gutfreund Art Consultant office placement, Palo Alto, CA
2006-2011 Resources for Community Development (RCD), annual, Berkeley, CA
2008 Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, Berkeley, CA
2008 ACCI Gallery, Oasis, Berkeley, CA
2007 Marin Art Festival, San Rafael, CA
2006 ACCI Gallery, Landscapes, Berkeley, CA
2004-2006 Artist with Heart, biennial, Berkeley, CA
2003-2005 Oakland Elizabeth House, annual, Oakland, CA
1999 Pro Arts, East Bay Open Studios, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA
1998 Levi Strauss Employee Art Show, San Francisco, CA
Gallery Representation
ACCI Gallery
1652 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
Susan Friedewald, Gallery Director
510-843-2527; www.accigallery.com
Vibe Gallery
1 Petaluma Blvd North
Petaluma, CA
Maude Bradley, Co-Owner
(707) 789-7886; www.vibegallerypetaluma.com
Klein Gallery (2013-2014)
50 Lafayette Circle
Lafayette, CA
Carrie Klein, Director, carrieklein@kleingallery.net
925-360-1335; www.kleingallery.net
Art People Gallery (2008-2013)
50 Post Street, #41, Crocker Galleria
San Francisco, CA 94104
Ali Meamar, Gallery Director, info@artpeople.net
415-956-3650; www.artpeople.net
Publications and Reproductions
2021 American Art Collector, Shadow Makers, Journey, Transition, juried competition of new work
2013 National Women’s Caucus for Art, Stories We Tell, Yarn to Spin, juried competition of new work
2013 American Art Collector, Peacocks Among Bristling Aspen, juried competition of new work
2012, 2013 Art People, Karen Mason’s Brilliant Birds & Botanicals, original and updated versions
2007-2013 Studio Voltaire, birch and bird painting reproductions, greeting cards
2011 Studio Voltaire, Red Crested Crane Tango canvas reproduction
2009 American Art Collector, Red Crested Crane Tango, juried competition of new work
2006 New York Graphic Society, spring catalog cover
2006 New York Graphic Society, Melodious Woods, Bristling Birch poster prints
Collections
Redwood Trust, Marin, CA, New Zealand Flax Path triptych
Private collections across the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Italy, France
Teaching Assignments, Volunteer Work
2021 SOAR for Youth, Red Crested Crane Chinese ink painting
2013 SOAR for Youth, Visual Journaling and PowerPoint Storytelling foster youth camp teacher
2010, 2012 MLK Junior Middle School, ACCI Gallery, North Shattuck Merchants Association, Paving the Way, artist-student- merchant biennial community art program teacher/manager
2006-2008 MLK Junior Middle School After School Enrichment Program, art teacher
2002-2004 Emerson Elementary After School Enrichment Program, art teacher, volunteer of year award
Education
Painting Courses:
2007 California College of Arts, Oakland, CA
1999-2003 University of California Berkeley Extension, Berkeley, CA
1994-1995 Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
1981-1982 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Private Study / Workshops:
2021 Bob Burridge, critique
2007-2010 Jamie Brunson, oil and acrylic, technique and materials
2006, 2008 Tom Soltesz, oil, plein-air landscapes
2000-2006 Susan Cornelis, watercolor
2000-2006 California Watercolor Association with Catherine Anderson, Karen Frey, Dale Laitinen, watercolor
2006 Randall Sexton, portfolio review
2003-2004 Ryl Brock Wilson, objective and portfolio focus
Associations (previous)
California Watercolor Association
Berkeley Art Center
2023 (June) ACCI Gallery, Solo Show - Saunter & Swivel (working title), Berkeley, CA
2021/2022 Alameda County Arts Commission’s Artist Registry
2019 Hospital Children’s Wing, La Street Peddling, represented by Suzanne Frazer, SF Art consultant
2014 ACCI Gallery, Taking Flight, Berkeley, CA
2013 Art People Gallery, Birds in Thought and Motion, San Francisco, CA
2012 Art People Gallery, Dancing with Delight, San Francisco, CA
2011 Art People Gallery, Brilliant Birds, San Francisco, CA
2010 Art People Gallery, Soft Breeze, San Francisco, CA
2009 Art People Gallery, Inspired by the Moment, San Francisco, CA
2008 Art People Gallery, Tall Slice, San Francisco, CA
2006 Blue Plum Gallery, Tall Slices, San Francisco, CA
2005 KNA, Liquid Landscapes, Berkeley, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 (May 21) Art in the Garden, Berkeley, CA
2023 (Apr/May) ACCI Gallery, Bold Botanicals 2022, Berkeley, CA
2023 (Apr/May) Vibe Gallery, Spring Feast, Petaluma, CA
2023 (Mar) Superfine Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
2023 (Feb/Mar) Healdsburg Center for the Arts, RED, Healdsburg, CA
2023 (Feb) Studio Gallery, Auction for SF-Marin Food Bank, San Francisco, CA
2023 (Jan-Mar) MONCA (Museum of Northern California Art), Chico, CA
2022 (Nov/Dec) Studio Gallery, tiny & HUGE, San Francisco, CA
2022 (Nov) Sandhill Crane Festival, Art Show, Lodi, CA
2021 ACCI Gallery, Pomegranate, Berkeley, CA
2021 ACCI Gallery, Bold Botanicals 2021, Berkeley, CA
2016, 2018 ACCI Gallery, Bold Botanicals, Berkeley, DA
2014 Klein Gallery, Spring Exhibit, Lafayette, CA
2013 Klein Gallery, Debut Exhibition, Lafayette, CA
2013 Women's Cancer Resource Center, Feathered Friends, Oakland, CA
2013 ACCI Gallery, Haunted and Hallowed, Berkeley, CA
2003-2013 Pro Arts, East Bay Open Studios, biennial, Oakland, CA
2012 ACCI Gallery, Joie de Vivre, Berkeley, CA
2011 ACCI Gallery, Catch and Release, Berkeley, CA
2011 Tiburon Art Festival, Tiburon, CA
2009-2011 Lakin & Spears, Karen Gutfreund Art Consultant office placement, Palo Alto, CA
2006-2011 Resources for Community Development (RCD), annual, Berkeley, CA
2008 Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, Berkeley, CA
2008 ACCI Gallery, Oasis, Berkeley, CA
2007 Marin Art Festival, San Rafael, CA
2006 ACCI Gallery, Landscapes, Berkeley, CA
2004-2006 Artist with Heart, biennial, Berkeley, CA
2003-2005 Oakland Elizabeth House, annual, Oakland, CA
1999 Pro Arts, East Bay Open Studios, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA
1998 Levi Strauss Employee Art Show, San Francisco, CA
Gallery Representation
ACCI Gallery
1652 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
Susan Friedewald, Gallery Director
510-843-2527; www.accigallery.com
Vibe Gallery
1 Petaluma Blvd North
Petaluma, CA
Maude Bradley, Co-Owner
(707) 789-7886; www.vibegallerypetaluma.com
Klein Gallery (2013-2014)
50 Lafayette Circle
Lafayette, CA
Carrie Klein, Director, carrieklein@kleingallery.net
925-360-1335; www.kleingallery.net
Art People Gallery (2008-2013)
50 Post Street, #41, Crocker Galleria
San Francisco, CA 94104
Ali Meamar, Gallery Director, info@artpeople.net
415-956-3650; www.artpeople.net
Publications and Reproductions
2021 American Art Collector, Shadow Makers, Journey, Transition, juried competition of new work
2013 National Women’s Caucus for Art, Stories We Tell, Yarn to Spin, juried competition of new work
2013 American Art Collector, Peacocks Among Bristling Aspen, juried competition of new work
2012, 2013 Art People, Karen Mason’s Brilliant Birds & Botanicals, original and updated versions
2007-2013 Studio Voltaire, birch and bird painting reproductions, greeting cards
2011 Studio Voltaire, Red Crested Crane Tango canvas reproduction
2009 American Art Collector, Red Crested Crane Tango, juried competition of new work
2006 New York Graphic Society, spring catalog cover
2006 New York Graphic Society, Melodious Woods, Bristling Birch poster prints
Collections
Redwood Trust, Marin, CA, New Zealand Flax Path triptych
Private collections across the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Italy, France
Teaching Assignments, Volunteer Work
2021 SOAR for Youth, Red Crested Crane Chinese ink painting
2013 SOAR for Youth, Visual Journaling and PowerPoint Storytelling foster youth camp teacher
2010, 2012 MLK Junior Middle School, ACCI Gallery, North Shattuck Merchants Association, Paving the Way, artist-student- merchant biennial community art program teacher/manager
2006-2008 MLK Junior Middle School After School Enrichment Program, art teacher
2002-2004 Emerson Elementary After School Enrichment Program, art teacher, volunteer of year award
Education
Painting Courses:
2007 California College of Arts, Oakland, CA
1999-2003 University of California Berkeley Extension, Berkeley, CA
1994-1995 Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
1981-1982 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Private Study / Workshops:
2021 Bob Burridge, critique
2007-2010 Jamie Brunson, oil and acrylic, technique and materials
2006, 2008 Tom Soltesz, oil, plein-air landscapes
2000-2006 Susan Cornelis, watercolor
2000-2006 California Watercolor Association with Catherine Anderson, Karen Frey, Dale Laitinen, watercolor
2006 Randall Sexton, portfolio review
2003-2004 Ryl Brock Wilson, objective and portfolio focus
Associations (previous)
California Watercolor Association
Berkeley Art Center