Karen Mason – artist resume
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1000 Fresno Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94707
510/725-2152; [email protected]
www.instagram.com/karenmasonartist
www.facebook.com/karen.mason.artist
1000 Fresno Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94707
510/725-2152; [email protected]
Solo/Semi-Solo Exhibitions & Public Art
ACCI Gallery, Solo Show – Whisper, Whistle & Shout, Berkeley, CA – 2023 (June)
Alameda County Arts Commission, Semifinalist, Utility Box Art & Streetlight Pole Banner Prog. – 2023 (June)
Vibe Gallery, Spring Feast, Petaluma, CA – 2023 (Apr/May)
Hospital Children’s Wing, La Street Peddling, rep. Suzanne Frazer, A.R.T. Consulting, CA – 2019
ACCI Gallery, Taking Flight, Berkeley, CA – 2014
Blue Plum Gallery, Tall Slices, San Francisco, CA – 2006
KNA, Liquid Landscapes, Berkeley, CA – 2005
Art People Gallery, San Francisco, CA – Solo Exhibitions
- Birds in Thought and Motion – 2013
- Dancing with Delight – 2012
- Brilliant Birds – 2011
- Soft Breeze – 2010
- Inspired by the Moment – 2009
- Tall Slice, San Francisco – 2008
Selected Group Exhibitions
ARC Gallery, The Space Between, San Francisco, CA – 2023 (Nov/Dec)
Studio Gallery, tiny & HUGE, San Francisco, CA – 2022, 2023
- tiny & HUGE – 2022, 2023 (Nov/Dec)
- Delicious, San Francisco, CA – 2023 (Jun)
- Auction for SF-Marin Food Bank, San Francisco, CA – 2023 (Feb)
Marinwood, Fall Art Show, Marin, CA – 2023 (Oct)
Metal Haus Gallery, Refuses of the Bay, San Francisco, CA 2023 (Sept/Oct)
Falkirk Cultural Center, Mixing it up with Mixed Media, San Rafael, CA – 2023 (Aug/Sep)
- received honorable mention award for “Ravishing Radish Doubles”
ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA – Selected Group Exhibitions
- Things with Wings – 2023 (July)
- Bold Botanicals – 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 (Apr/May)
- Pomegranate – 2021
- Haunted and Hallowed – 2013
- Joie de Vivre – 2012
- Catch and Release – 2011
- Oasis, Berkeley – 2008
- Landscapes, Berkeley – 2006
Toby’s Art Gallery, Birds of a Feather, Pointe Reyes Station, CA – 2023 (Jun/July)
Art in the Garden, Garden Studio, Berkeley, CA – 2023 (May)
MONCA (Museum of Northern California Art), Chico, CA – 2023
- Bike-Pedia – 2023 (Apr/May)
- Wings in Art – 2023 (Jan-Mar)
Superfine Art Fair, San Francisco, CA – 2023 (Mar)
Healdsburg Center for the Arts, RED, Healdsburg, CA – 2023 (Feb/Mar)
Sandhill Crane Festival, Art Show, Lodi, CA – 2022, 2023 (Nov)
Klein Gallery, Spring Exhibit, Lafayette, CA – 2014
Klein Gallery, Debut Exhibition, Lafayette, CA – 2013
Women's Cancer Resource Center, Feathered Friends, Oakland, CA – 2013
Pro Arts, East Bay Open Studios, biennial, Oakland, CA – 2003-2013
Tiburon Art Festival, Tiburon, CA – 2011
Lakin & Spears, Karen Gutfreund Art Consultant office placement, Palo Alto, CA – 2009-2011
Resources for Community Development (RCD), annual, Berkeley, CA – 2009-2011
Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, Berkeley, CA – 2008
Marin Art Festival, San Rafael, CA – 2007
Artist with Heart, biennial, Berkeley, CA – 2004-2006
Oakland Elizabeth House, annual, Oakland, CA – 2003-2005
Pro Arts, East Bay Open Studios, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA – 1999
Levi Strauss Employee Art Show, San Francisco, CA – 1998
Gallery Representation
ACCI Gallery (2013-current)
1652 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
Susan Friedewald, Gallery Director
510-843-2527; www.accigallery.com
Vibe Gallery (2022-2023)
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, [email protected]
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, [email protected]
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
2018-2023 Stephen Wagner, San Francisco Artist Network, portfolio review, create marketing, artist statement/website
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
ACCI Gallery, Solo Show – Whisper, Whistle & Shout, Berkeley, CA – 2023 (June)
Alameda County Arts Commission, Semifinalist, Utility Box Art & Streetlight Pole Banner Prog. – 2023 (June)
Vibe Gallery, Spring Feast, Petaluma, CA – 2023 (Apr/May)
Hospital Children’s Wing, La Street Peddling, rep. Suzanne Frazer, A.R.T. Consulting, CA – 2019
ACCI Gallery, Taking Flight, Berkeley, CA – 2014
Blue Plum Gallery, Tall Slices, San Francisco, CA – 2006
KNA, Liquid Landscapes, Berkeley, CA – 2005
Art People Gallery, San Francisco, CA – Solo Exhibitions
- Birds in Thought and Motion – 2013
- Dancing with Delight – 2012
- Brilliant Birds – 2011
- Soft Breeze – 2010
- Inspired by the Moment – 2009
- Tall Slice, San Francisco – 2008
Selected Group Exhibitions
ARC Gallery, The Space Between, San Francisco, CA – 2023 (Nov/Dec)
Studio Gallery, tiny & HUGE, San Francisco, CA – 2022, 2023
- tiny & HUGE – 2022, 2023 (Nov/Dec)
- Delicious, San Francisco, CA – 2023 (Jun)
- Auction for SF-Marin Food Bank, San Francisco, CA – 2023 (Feb)
Marinwood, Fall Art Show, Marin, CA – 2023 (Oct)
Metal Haus Gallery, Refuses of the Bay, San Francisco, CA 2023 (Sept/Oct)
Falkirk Cultural Center, Mixing it up with Mixed Media, San Rafael, CA – 2023 (Aug/Sep)
- received honorable mention award for “Ravishing Radish Doubles”
ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA – Selected Group Exhibitions
- Things with Wings – 2023 (July)
- Bold Botanicals – 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 (Apr/May)
- Pomegranate – 2021
- Haunted and Hallowed – 2013
- Joie de Vivre – 2012
- Catch and Release – 2011
- Oasis, Berkeley – 2008
- Landscapes, Berkeley – 2006
Toby’s Art Gallery, Birds of a Feather, Pointe Reyes Station, CA – 2023 (Jun/July)
Art in the Garden, Garden Studio, Berkeley, CA – 2023 (May)
MONCA (Museum of Northern California Art), Chico, CA – 2023
- Bike-Pedia – 2023 (Apr/May)
- Wings in Art – 2023 (Jan-Mar)
Superfine Art Fair, San Francisco, CA – 2023 (Mar)
Healdsburg Center for the Arts, RED, Healdsburg, CA – 2023 (Feb/Mar)
Sandhill Crane Festival, Art Show, Lodi, CA – 2022, 2023 (Nov)
Klein Gallery, Spring Exhibit, Lafayette, CA – 2014
Klein Gallery, Debut Exhibition, Lafayette, CA – 2013
Women's Cancer Resource Center, Feathered Friends, Oakland, CA – 2013
Pro Arts, East Bay Open Studios, biennial, Oakland, CA – 2003-2013
Tiburon Art Festival, Tiburon, CA – 2011
Lakin & Spears, Karen Gutfreund Art Consultant office placement, Palo Alto, CA – 2009-2011
Resources for Community Development (RCD), annual, Berkeley, CA – 2009-2011
Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, Berkeley, CA – 2008
Marin Art Festival, San Rafael, CA – 2007
Artist with Heart, biennial, Berkeley, CA – 2004-2006
Oakland Elizabeth House, annual, Oakland, CA – 2003-2005
Pro Arts, East Bay Open Studios, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA – 1999
Levi Strauss Employee Art Show, San Francisco, CA – 1998
Gallery Representation
ACCI Gallery (2013-current)
1652 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
Susan Friedewald, Gallery Director
510-843-2527; www.accigallery.com
Vibe Gallery (2022-2023)
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, [email protected]
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, [email protected]
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
2018-2023 Stephen Wagner, San Francisco Artist Network, portfolio review, create marketing, artist statement/website
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