"When I start a picture I like to use the medium as directly as I can . . . [this] puts me in a state of mind which avoids pictorial constraints. I try to use paint for its brilliance, transparency, opacity, liquidity, weight, warmth and coolness. These qualities guide me in a process which will determine the climate of the picture. All the while I work to define spatial relationships, resulting in certain kinds of places. I cannot name them but know intuitively when they appear."
- EMILY MASON
Emily Mason, born and raised in New York City, began her art education under her mother, Alice Trumbull Mason. A Fulbright Grant recipient in 1956, she painted in Venice, Italy, exploring innovative techniques. In 1960, she emerged on the Tenth Street gallery scene, exhibiting regularly in NYC. Mason, a Fulbright Grant recipient, married painter Wolf Kahn in 1957. She received the Ranger Fund Purchase Prize in 1979 and taught painting at Hunter College for over 30 years. Her work is featured in various public and private collections. Notable publications include "Emily Mason: The Fifth Element" (2006) and "Emily Mason: The Light in Spring" (2015). Mason passed away on December 10, 2019.
Mason has paintings in notable instituions such as the Cleveland Museum of Art, the National Acadmey Museum, the New Britan Museum of American Art, and many others.