EMILY
MASON
16 FEBRUARY — 31 MARCH 2018
EMILY
MASON
TAYLOE PIGGOTT GALLERY 62 SOUTH GLENWOOD STREET JACKSON HOLE WYOMING TEL 307 733 0555 TAYLOEPIGGOTTGALLERY.COM
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 × 50 inches
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UPSHOT, 2016 Oil on canvas 68 × 52 inches
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TOOK TO THE SKY, 2016 Oil on canvas 26 × 24 inches
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SNOW DROP, 2016
Oil on canvas 26 × 24 inches
10
SUNNY SIDE, 2016 Oil on canvas
39 7/8 x 39 7/8 inches
12
AEGEAN, 2015 Oil on canvas 68 × 56 inches
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INSIDE INDIGO, 2015 Oil on canvas 52 × 36 inches
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TAKE TO THE AIR, 2014 Oil on canvas 52 × 44 inches
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ESTUARY, 2014
Oil on canvas 68 × 55 3/4 inches
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BLUE FLAG, 2014 Oil on canvas 72 × 52 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.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition EMILY MASON 16 February - 31 March 2018 © 2018 All Rights Reserved
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