GEORGE T. MASON
123 Borland Hill Road, Nobleboro, Maine 04555
EDUCATION
BFA Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree:Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 1973
MFA Master of Fine Art Degree: New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, New York 1976
M.Ac. Master of Acupuncture Degree: Academy for Five Element Acupuncture, Gainesville, Florida 2000
GRANTS
“Building Arts Grant” 1981 National Endowment for the Arts
“Emerging Artists’ Grant” 1982 National Endowment for the Arts
“Artists Fellowship” 1986 National Endowment for the Arts
Maine Arts Commission Grant: Art in Alternative Settings: 2014/5
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
30 Percent for Art projects in the state of Maine; 1985 to 2003
P.S. 181. New York Public School System “Percent for Art” commission. 1995
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Georgia 2004
SELECTED SHOW
Portland Museum of Art 2015 Biennial: “You Can’t Get There From Here” Portland, Maine
Yvette Torres Fine Art, Rockland, Maine 2015
Mark Pharis and George Mason: Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA. 2015
Georges River Land Trust: Year Long Artist Residency: Summer Installation August 2015
Susan Maasch Fine Art: Solo. July 2015, Portland, ME
Naga Gallery Boston, MA 2015
Kismet Artist Residency: Romancing History. Yarmouth Historical Center, ME, 2015
Kismet Artist Residency: Process. Yarmouth Library Gallery, ME, 2015
Hidden Valley Nature Center Residency and Installation. Jefferson, ME, 2014
Color, Line & Form: George Mason & Tim Rowan. Lacoste Gallery, Concord 2014
Beech Hill Preserve: Installation at the Coastal Mountains Land Trust. Rockport, Maine July 2014
Arts/Industry: Collaboration and Revelation. 40th Anniversary Retro. Kohler Art Center 2014
Merrimack College Solo Show , N. Andover, Ma. October 2013
The Maine Jewish Museum, (Solo) Portland, Maine May 2013
Watershed 25th Anniversary Founder’s Show Damariscotta Mills, Maine 2012
Multiples; Mason, Johnson, Pelisser. Coleman Burke Gallery, Brunswick, Maine 2011
Pieced: George Mason and Gabriella D’Italia Center for Maine Contemporary Art 2011
Companion Pieces: Salt Bay Chamberfest 2011 to 2015 Damariscotta, Maine
Conversations: R&F Gallery, Kingston,N.Y. 2011
Rich for the Vitals: George Mason Gallery Damariscotta, Maine 2010
Fusion: The Greenhut Galleries, Portland, Maine 2007
Cranbrook to Lancaster and Back; Contemporary Works in Clay, Fiber and Metal from the Robert Pfannebecker Collection
Cranbrook Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 2005
Tile: Matter & Motif: Baltimore Clayworks 2004
Artistry in Tile: Greater Reston Arts Center, Virginia 2002
Connections With Antiquity. (one person show): Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine 1997
Collaborative Drawings: Scott Chamberlin & George Mason: Rule Modern, Denver 1995
Makers ’93: Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine 1993
Three Artists; O’Farrell Gallery, Brunswick, Maine 1991
10: Porland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine 1988
13th Chunichi International: Exhibition of Ceramic Arts, Nagoya, Japan 1985
Faculty Exhibition: Bezalel Academy of Art, Jerusalem, Israel 1983
Group Show: Haber-Theodore Gallery, New York 1982
Group Show: Nina Freudenhein Gallery, Buffalo, New York 1982
New Works in Clay III: Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York 1981
American Porcelain: The Renwick Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, D.C. 1980.
Architectural Ceramics: Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 1980
The Work of George Mason (one person show) Exhibit A, Chicago, Illinois. 1980
Michigan Art Faculty: Flint Art Institute, Flint, Michigan 1979
Young Americans Clay/Glass: The Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY 1978
The Work of George Mason (solo): The Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, Maine. 1978
Large Works by George Mason(solo): Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York. 1977
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 1978-1979
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Fall Semester 1979
College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York. 1981-1982
Bezalel Academy of Art, Jerusalem, Israel. 1982-1983
Portland School of Art, Portland, Maine 1985
NoNova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia 1985
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine 1985
National Ceramic Research Center and I.T.B. and I.K.S. Universities, Java, Indonesia 1985
Maine Public Schools: Numerous residencies 1987-1995
Radcliff College Ceramics Studio Boston, MA (workshop)
Southwest Craft Center, San Antonio, Texas 1993 (workshops)
Brookdale College, New Jersey 1995 (workshop)
Santa Fe Clay, New Mexico, 1997 [workshop]
Maine Teacher’s Workshop, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Maine 2004
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 2008
PERCENT FOR ART COMMISSIONS
Edgecomb Eddy School, Edgecomb, Maine 2003
Bangor Public Library, Bangor, Maine 1997
Herman High School, Herman, Maine 1996
Ellsworth High School, Ellsworth, Maine 1996
University of Maine at Orono 1996
P.S. 181, Brooklyn, New York, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects 1995
Hanson Elementary School, East Lebanon, Maine, Foster & Ingalls Architects 1995
Gorham High School, Gorham, Maine, Portland Design Team 1995
Crescent Park Elementary School Bethel, Maine, Rea Associates 1994
Guilford Middle School, Guilford, Maine 1994
Oak Hill High School, Sabattus, Maine, Sasaki Architects 1994
Garland Street Middle School, Bangor, Maine, Allied Architects 1993
Hope Elementary School, Hope, Maine, Moore/Wenrich Architects 1993
Winslow Elementary School, Winslow, Maine, Harriman Associates 1992
DOT, The Consolidated Motor Vehicle Facility, Augusta, Maine, T.F.H. Architects 1992
Greely High School, North Yarmouth, Maine, Terrian Architects 1992
Manchester Elementary School, Manchester, Maine, Steven Blatt Architects 1992
Readfield Elementary School, Readfield, Maine, Steven Blatt Architects 1992
Oxford Elementary School, Oxford, Maine, Moore/Weinrich Architects 1991
Searsport Elementary School, Searsport, Maine, Steven Blatt Architects 1991
Fort Fairfield Elementary School, Fort Fairfield, Maine, Steven Blatt Architects 1991
Nobleboro Central School, Nobleboro, Maine, Terrian Architects 1991
Buckfield High School, Buckfield, Maine, Steven Blatt Architects 1990
Leeds Elementary School, Leeds, Maine, Rea Associates 1990
Biddeford Primary School, Biddeford, Maine Portland Design Team 1989
Scarborough High School, Scarborough, Maine, Portland Design Team 1989
Union Elementary & Gaul Junior High School, Union, Maine, Rea Associates1989
Limington Elementary School, Limington, Maine, Rea Associates 1988
Jordan Small School, Raymond, Maine, Terrian Architects 1988
Margaret Chase Smith Elementary School, Sanford, Maine
Moore/Weinrich Architects 1987
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Artist in Residence: The Kohler Company, Wi. 1976-1977
Artist in Residence: Clayworks Studio Workshop, NYC. 1978 and 1980
Artist in Residence: Syracuse Clay Institute, N.Y. 1980
Designer: Design Technics, New York, NY. 1978-1994
Founding Board Member: Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Edgecomb, Maine 1986
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York
Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
PUBLICATIONS
Spiral A Literary Magazine, “Casar Devi”, 1991
Ceramics Monthly “Portfolio: George Mason”, June, 1980