Karen Mason– artist resume
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1000 Fresno Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94707 – 510/725-2152;
Solo Exhibitions
2014ACCI Gallery, Taking Flight, Berkeley, CA
2013Art People Gallery, Birds in Thought and Motion, San Francisco, CA
2012Art People Gallery, Dancing with Delight, San Francisco, CA
2011Art People Gallery, Brilliant Birds, San Francisco, CA
2010Art People Gallery, Soft Breeze, San Francisco, CA
2009Art People Gallery, Inspired by the Moment, San Francisco, CA
2008Art People Gallery, Tall Slice, San Francisco, CA
2006Blue Plum Gallery, Tall Slices, San Francisco, CA
2005KNA, Liquid Landscapes, Berkeley, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014Klein Gallery, Spring Exhibit, Lafayette, CA
2013Klein Gallery, Debut Exhibition, Lafayette, CA
2013Women's Cancer Resource Center, Feathered Friends, Oakland, CA
2013ACCI Gallery, Haunted and Hallowed, Berkeley, CA
2003-2013Pro Arts, East Bay Open Studios, biennial, Oakland, CA
2012ACCI Gallery, Joie de Vivre, Berkeley, CA
2011ACCI Gallery, Catch and Release, Berkeley, CA
2011Tiburon Art Festival, Tiburon, CA
2009-2011Lakin & Spears, Karen Gutfreund Art Consultant office placement, Palo Alto, CA
2006-2011Resources for Community Development (RCD), annual, Berkeley, CA
2008Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, Berkeley, CA
2008ACCI Gallery, Oasis, Berkeley, CA
2007Marin Art Festival, San Rafael, CA
2006ACCI Gallery, Landscapes,Berkeley, CA
2004-2006Artist with Heart, biennial, Berkeley, CA
2003-2005Oakland Elizabeth House, annual, Oakland, CA
1999Pro Arts, EastBay Open Studios,Jack London Square, Oakland, CA
1998Levi Strauss Employee Art Show, San Francisco, CA
Teaching Assignments, Volunteer Work
2013SOAR for Youth, Visual Journalingand PowerPoint Storytellingfoster youth camp teacher
2010, 2012MLK Junior Middle School, ACCI Gallery, North Shattuck Merchants Association, Paving the Way, artist-student-merchant biennial community art program teacher/manager
2006-2008MLK Junior Middle School After School Enrichment Program, art teacher
2002-2004Emerson Elementary After School Enrichment Program, art teacher, volunteer of year award
Gallery Representation
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ACCI Gallery
1652 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA94709
Susan Taylor, President,
510-843-2527;
Klein Gallery
50 Lafayette Circle
Lafayette, CA
Carrie Klein, Director,
925-360-1335;
Art People Gallery
50 Post Street, #41, Crocker Galleria
San Francisco, CA94104
Ali Meamar, Gallery Director,
415-956-3650;
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Publications and Reproductions
2013National Women’s Caucus for Art, Stories We Tell, Yarn to Spin, juried competition of new work
2013American Art Collector, Peacocks Among Bristling Aspen, juried competition of new work
2012, 2013Art People, Karen Mason’s Brilliant Birds & Botanicals, original and updated versions
2007-2013Studio Voltaire, birch and bird painting reproductions, greeting cards
2011Studio Voltaire,Red Crested Crane Tango canvas reproduction
2009American 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
Private collections across the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Italy, France
Education
Painting Courses:
2007CaliforniaCollege of Arts,Oakland, CA
1999-2003University of California Berkeley Extension, Berkeley, CA
1994-1995Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
1981-1982Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Private Study / Workshops:
2007-2010Jamie Brunson, oil and acrylic, technique and materials
2006, 2008Tom Soltesz, oil, plein aire landscapes
2000-2006Susan Cornelis, watercolor
2000-2006California Watercolor Association with Catherine Anderson, Karen Frey, Dale Laitinen, watercolor
2006Randall Sexton, portfolio review
2003-2004Ryl Brock Wilson, objective and portfolio focus
Associations
California Watercolor Association
Berkeley Art Center
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