|
All current year Mason news will be featured on the Homepage as it has been since 2021.
This area catalogs past Mason News from recent times for those who want to catch up on all the events & happenings in the world of Frank Mason over the past couple of years celebrating his legacy, students, friends, patrons and his art.
Mason News & Notes now on the homepage
2024
Exhibition News
https://tomayko.foundation/Frank-Mason-Gallery
The Tomayko Foundation launched in 2015 to nurture “individual creativity through education and the arts.” The opening of its permanent art gallery in October 2023 made way for the first Pittsburgh based rotating gallery dedicated to Frank Mason’s artwork.
Press Articles:
Pittsburgh NPR News Station 90.5 WESA
Shady Ave Magazine will be featuring an article on the Tomayko Foundation in their Summer quarterly
Exhibition News
OTHER PITTSBURGH LOCATIONS TO VIEW MASON ARTWORK
LAWRENCE HALL GALLERY - POINT PARK UNIVERSITY
1305 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
16 oil paintings are on permanent display in the Tomayko Gallery in Lawrence Hall. Jack Tomayko also gifted a bronze sculpture by artist, Page Bradley.. For the inauguration of this permanent gallery in October of 2016 Frank Mason’s feature length documentary, “A Light in the Dark: The Art and Life of Frank Mason” was screened in the Lawrence Hall performance theater.
The Globe article
Point Park article
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
1305 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Christ Healing the Sick, oil on canvas, 120” x 72”, 1973
Open in the Fall of 2024, the mission statement of the College is “to train physicians who will serve God, in the Spiritan tradition, by caring for all people in all communities”. Frank Mason’s mural, Christ Healing the Sick, is the perfect artwork to embrace students as they enter this new medical building at Duquesne University.
Architectural tour of the building with placement of the mural
Exhibition News
ST. VINCENT COLLEGE PRESENTS:
FIAT LUX: Christian Painting from the
Estate of Frank Mason
August 30 – October 11, 2024
Opening Reception
Thursday, September 5, 2024
4:00pm – 6:00pm – Verostko Center for the Arts
Located inside the Dale P. Latimer Library, 2nd floor
300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA15650
The event is free and open to the public.
To learn more, visit verostkocenter.org
Exhibition Curator Andrew Julo writes:
"Motivated deeply by his faith and mastery of classical painting, Frank Mason created dozens of works imaging Biblical subjects and scenes from the lives of the saints over the course of his prolific career. It was Mason’s use of light that links his work to the artists he most admired. It serves as a theological throughline that infuses his canvases with an awareness of divine fulfillment."
Book News
BOOK RELEASE
LOFT LAW, THE LAST OF NEW YORK CITY'S ORIGINAL ARTIST LOFTS
By Joshua Charow
After seeing the publication of the NY Post article (linked above), NYC photographer & videographer Josh Charow reached out to ask if he could include the Broome Street studio story for his photography book. Not only did Josh and his cinematographers, Henry DaCosta and Josh Curley, capture the final interview with Anne Mason and her grandnephew, Scott Mason, in the Broome Street loft, but also documented the events of the final days of the move out. This short documentary will be linked here when it is released.
Josh's book, "Loft Law. The Last of New York City's Original Artist Lofts", is now available for purchase here:
https://www.joshuacharow.com/book/loftlaw
Josh Charow will be attending a book talk with Wendy Goodman, the design editor of New York Magazine, at Strand Bookstore on April 25th from 7pm to 8pm to launch his book.
You can purchase tickets here:
https://www.strandbooks.com/events/event854?
Exhibition & Mason Student News
APOKALUPSIS: AN UNCOVERING
JOSEPH SULOWSKI EXHIBITION
The art of Joseph Sulkowski will be on display from May 9 to August 4, 2024 at the the Museum of the Dog (101 Park Ave. NYC) for his solo exhibition Apokalupsis. Follow the link below for museum hours and to purchase tickets.
https://museumofthedog.org/apokalupsis-an-uncovering/
Fine Art Connoisseur magazine (March/April 2024) article by David Masello:
Joseph Sulkowski’s Magnum Opus
REMBRANDT'S LOST SECRET:
How the Invention of Oil Painting Colored Our World
By Peter Layne Arguimbau
As entertaining as it is informative, Arguimbau opens his book with his earliest memories of Frank Mason cooking up Maroger mediums with his father and Mason’s young son, Arden. Peter writes - ‘“What is this smoke all over the house!” my mother cried from the kitchen—but my father and Frank didn’t bother to respond.’ A page turner for any Mason fan.
To purchase a copy of Peter’s book go to:
https://arguimbau.net/book-1
Links & Artists showcasing students and partners of Frank Mason, painting websites, mediums and interests
2021
Website & Mason News update
Mason News & Notes now on the homepage
Moving forward into 2021, we will be using the Frankmason.org Homepage for all Mason new to make things easier to keep up with!
Keep checking us out and don't forget to visit the Frank Mason Estate website to survey what Frank Mason paintings, drawings and prints are available for purchase
2019
Anniversary News
June 16, 2019
10 year anniversary
Please visit Frank's facebook page to view an excerpt from his feature length documentary, "A Light in the Dark: The Art and Life of Frank Mason" to commemorate the 10 year anniversary since he left our presence. He will always be with us in spirit and through his art.
https://www.facebook.com/72251385008/videos/610532662791578/
Movie News
DOCUMENTARY SCREENING
A Light in the Dark: The Art and Life of Frank Mason
At The Representational Art Conference: TRAC 2019 in Ventura, CA
Dates: Monday, April 1, 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
About TRAC 2019
Artist Suzy Hart and producer Scott Mason are collaborating again to present Frank Mason's feature length documentary "A Light in the Dark", hosted in Ventura CA at TRAC 2019 where they will join some of the most acclaimed representational artists in the country. This week long conference highlights academic papers focusing on art scholarship, panel discussions and live painting demonstrations to make up one of the premier art events of the year for representational artists. This years theme will explore the relationship between imagination and representation, a subject that Frank Mason explored in his most empowering murals and religious works. An introduction to the film will be presented by Suzy Hart. Following the screening Scott Mason and Suzy Hart will be hosting a Q&A. DVDs of the documentary will be available for sale.
Suzy Hart will be presenting her academic paper to the conference on the morning of the screening. Learn more about her presentation here .
Monday, April 1, 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
(Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ventura CA)
Exhibition News
 ART EXHIBITION
The Gibbes Museum of Art
Influence and Inspiration: The Art
of Jill Hopper, Ben Long and Frank Mason
in Charleston, SC
Dates: September 6, 2019 - January 5, 2020
Buy Tickets here >
Influence and Inspiration: The Art of Jill Hooper, Ben Long, and Frank Mason celebrates three artists devoted to classical training and united by friendships that span multiple generations.
Mason was an influential teacher at the Art Students League for over fifty years and a passionate supporter of the arts. In the 1960s, Mason taught Ben Long, a promising young artist from North Carolina. Long has since distinguished himself on the international stage as a realist and a prolific fresco painter. Charleston-based artist Jill Hooper studied under Ben Long, who remains an important mentor to this day. Like Long, Hooper is a realist painter who has earned international acclaim for her powerful portraits, landscapes, and still-life paintings.
Together, these artists demonstrate a commitment to the techniques of the Old Masters while offering their unique artistic perspectives on contemporary life.
2018
Movie News
DOCUMENTARY SCREENING
A Light in the Dark: The Art and Life of Frank Mason
At Figurative Art Conference and Expo 2018 in Miami, FL
As the 2018 Figurative Art Conference & Expo draws to a close on Saturday, November 10, 2018, film producer, Scott Mason, will present the feature length documentary film A Light in the Dark to a theater of art enthusiasts and fellow artists who gather annually to celebrate figurative and traditional art. After the 90-minute screening, guests are invited to listen to a conversation among artists and previous Mason students that will be moderated by artist, Suzy Hart. John A. Varriano, Marsha Massih and Peter Layne Arguimbeau will join in the discussion remembering Frank's teaching methods, philosophy on painting and his contagious art spirit. DVD's of the film and Frank Mason's art book Gloria in Excelsis Deo will be available for sale during the run of the conference.
Sat, Nov 10, 2018 from 1:20pm to 4:00pm (Biltmore hotel, Miami, FL)
About FACE 2018 >
Museum News
 Acquisition, Point Park University, Point Park, Pittsburgh, PA
16 Frank Mason Paintings on permanent display at Point Park University's Lawrence Hall.
A permanent exhibit of works by Frank Mason are now on display in downtown Pittsburgh at Point Park University. This major acquisition was organized by Jack Tomayko, a member of Point Park's Board of Trustees and CEO of the Tomayko Group, in cooperation with the Frank Mason Estate. Sixteen oil paintings ranging from portraits and figure studies to landscapes and seascapes will be featured prominently in Point Park's Lawrence Hall Gallery. The exhibition is now open to the public.
For more information, read this article from Point Park University:
Lawrence Hall gains permanent art exhibit (Point Park Globe)
MASON NEWS 2019-2020 >
MASON NEWS 2017 >
MASON NEWS 2015 >
< back to Home
|
