RESUME

 

EDUCATION

 

1984       University of Delaware – M.F.A.

               Rhode Island School of Design/Brown University – B.F.A.

               Also studied under Joseph Albers, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

2020      Layered Abstraction – Delaware Art Museum – Wilmington, DE

              Haute Couture – Delaware Contemporary – Wilmington, DE

              Christmas Jewelry Show – Blue Streak Gallery – Wilmington, DE

              Paintings and Collages – Blue Streak Gallery – Wilmington, DE

2019      Little Gems – Blue Streak Gallery – Wilmington, DE

2018      Opposite Visions – Square Pear Gallery – Kennett Square, PA

              Juried Craft Exhibition – Delaware Art Museum – Wilmington, DE

              Annual Jewelry Show – Blue Streak Gallery – Wilmington, DE

2017       Syne Language – Biggs Musuem – Dover, DE

               Earth's Many Offerings - Oxford Arts Alliance - Oxford, PA

2016       Craft Forms 2016 – Wayne Art Center – Wayne, PA

               Engineering in Art – Henry Gallery, Penn State University – Great Valley, PA

               Chester County Studio Art Tour – Kennett Square, PA

               Art Trust Gallery Exhibition – West Chester, PA

               Steeling The Show – Galer Estate and Winery –  Kennett Square, PA

               Salon Gallery Fundraiser – Chadds Ford Elementary School – Chadds Ford, PA

2015       Reconstructed Elements, Three Sculptors – Delaware Art Museum – Wilmington, DE

               Dream Streets – Delaware Art Museum – Wilmington, DE

2014       Uncommon Jewels – Blue Streak Gallery – Wilmington, DE

               Syne – E.O. Bull Gallery – West Chester, PA

2012       Art Element of Korea/Japan/Taiwan/USA – Gallery Space Duru – Seoul, Korea

               Syne – The Art Trust Gallery – West Chester, PA

2010       Pink Ribbon Exhibition – Gallery 919 – Wilmington, DE  

2009       Beyond Matter – Crane Art Center (U of D/Crane) – Philadelphia, PA

               Syne – Sister Cities Connection Project – Watford, England; Olevano, Italy; Kalmar, Sweden; Fulda, Germany

               Distant Voices – Delaware Theatre Company – Wilmington, DE

2008       CraftForms – Wayne Art Center – Wayne, PA

               Syne – Parallel Visions – Watford, England

               Syne – Parallel Visions – Olevano sul Tusciano, Italy

2007       Syne – Parallel Visions – Vonderau Museum – Fulda, Germany

               Harmonies – The Art Scene Gallery – West Chester, PA

               A Decade of Art – Delaware College of Art and Design – Wilmington, DE

               Syne – West Chester University – West Chester, PA

2006       Contemporary Elements – Tower Hill School – Wilmington, DE

               From Raku to Ray Guns – Delaware Art Museum – Wilmington, DE

               Metal and Marriage of Metals – Shizuoka University of Art – Shizuoka-ken, Japan

               Metal Element and Beyond – Gallery Gac – Seoul, Korea

               Metal Element and Beyond – Gifu Gallery – Tokyo, Japan

               International Jewelry Design Exhibition – Kyuagsung University – Busan, Korea

2005       Elements of the East – Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts – Wilmington, DE

               State of the Arts – Arlington Arts Center – Arlington, VA

               Metal Art and Environment – Hanyang Metal Art Association, Hanyang University –Seoul, Korea

               Syne – Parallel Visions – Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts – Wilmington, DE

2004       State of the Arts – Arlington Arts Center – Arlington, VA

               Helen Mason and Carmen Valdez – Gallery Materia – Scottsdale, AZ

2003       Jewels and Gems – Blue Streak Gallery – Wilmington, DE

               International Metalsmiths, Five Countries – International Design Center – Nagoya, Japan

               Jurors Exhibition – Recitation Hall, University of Delaware – Newark, DE

2002       Metal Element of Four Countries – Gallery Mokkumto, Seoul – Korea

               Material Explorations – Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute – Utica, NY

               Defining Women – Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts – Wilmington, DE

2001       Metal Element of Five Countries: Ways of Working – International Design Center – Nagoya, Japan

               Work By Women Artists – Regional Center for Women in the Arts – West Chester, PA

2000       Syne – Seven Bridges – Vonderau Museum – Fulda, Germany

               Annual Juried Invitational – Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts – Wilmington, DE

               5 Metalsmiths – Takashimaya – Yokahama, Japan

1999       States – National Museum of Women in the Arts – Washington, DC

               Annual Members Juried Exhibition – Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts – Wilmington, DE

               Syne – Columbia Arts Center – Columbia, MD

1998       Four Contemporary Jewelers (4 Countries) – Craft-A Gallery – Kanazawa, Japan

               Gallery Artists – Mobilia Gallery – Cambridge, MA

               A Celebration of Fine Craft – Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts – Wilmington, DE

1997       Contemporary Jewelry (Japan, Korea, Australia, US) – Tachikichi Gallery – Kyoto, Japan

               New Directions – Gallery Mominoki – Tokyo, Japan

               3 Generations – Mobilia Gallery – Cambridge, MA

               Triptych: The Broach – Craft Alliance – St. Louis, MO

1996       Earl Pardon Commemorative Exhibition – Aaron Faber Gallery – New York, NY

               Rubber Jewelry – Museum of Modern Art – New York, NY

               SNAG ’96 – Zenith Gallery – Washington, DC

               5 Metalsmiths – Takashimaya – Yokahama, Japan

               Sculptural Concerns – College of Arts & Crafts – Oakland, CA

               Art Jewelry:  An Historical View – Mobilia Gallery – Cambridge, MA

               Metalwork ’96, Zenith Gallery – Baltimore, MD

1995       Group Exhibition – Sybaris Gallery – Royal Oak, MI

               Group Exhibition – Grand Rapids Museum of Art – Grand Rapids, MI

               Art Jewelry – Mobilia Gallery – Cambridge, MA

               Sculptural Concerns – Tampa Museum of Art – Tampa, FL

1994       Silver and Gold – American Craft Museum – New York, NY

               Sculptural Concerns: Contemporary American Metalworking – American Craft Museum – New York, NY

               West Meets East –Asian Art Gallery – Towson, MD

               Sculpture to Wear – Sybaris Gallery – Royal Oak, MI

               The Art of Our Time – Delaware Art Museum – Wilmington, DE

               Invitational, Takashimaya – Yokahama, Japan

1994       Group Exhibition – Fort Wayne Museum of Art – Fort Wayne, IN

1993       The Body Adorned – Fox Fine Arts Gallery, UTEP – El Paso, TX

               Year of American Craft – Blue Streak Gallery – Wilmington, DE

               Holiday Invitational – Schneider-Blum-Loeb Gallery – Chicago, IL

1992       Geometric Forms – Gallery 1, Carvel State Building – Wilmington, DE

               Sculpture to Wear – Kinken Gallery – Tokyo, Japan

               Invitational – America Craft Museum, New York, NY                   

1991        Jewelry and Beyond – Gallery If – Tokyo, Japan

               Metal Expressions II –Appalachian Center for Crafts – Smithville, TN

               Sculptural Elements – Turtle Dove Gallery – Philadelphia, PA

               Invitational – Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY

               Biennial 91 – Delaware Art Museum – Wilmington, DE

1990       Navy Pier Exhibition – Chicago, IL

               Group Exhibition – Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY

1989       Invitational –Seibu Gallery – Tokyo, Japan

1989       10 Years of Excellence, Individual Artists Recipients – Carvel State Building – Wilmington, DE

 

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2014       Uncommon Jewels - Blue Streak Gallery - Wilmington, DE

2004       Gallery Materia – Scottsdale, AZ

               Artworks – Kennett Square, PA

               Recent Work – Blue Streak Gallery – Wilmington, DE

2003       New Work – Jewelerswerk – Washington, DC

1994       Sculpture to Wear – Sybaris Gallery – Royal Oaks, MI

               New Jewelry – Jewelerswerk – Washington, DC

1993       Blue Streak Gallery – Wilmington, DE

               HJewelry and Beyond – Gallery If – Tokyo, Japan

1992       Sculpture to Wear – Kinken Gallery – Tokyo, Japan

               New Jewelry – Jewelerswerk – Washington, DC

1988       Form & Spirit – Delaware Art Museum – Wilmington, DE

1987       Configurations – City County Building – Wilmington, DE

1984       Polyhedra, Titanium and Clay – Carvel State Building – Wilmington, DE

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

1980-95    Artist-in-Residence, National Endowment for the Arts/Delaware State Arts Council/Artists in Education

1977-92    Chair of the Art Department, The Tatnall School – Wilmington, DE

1973-76   Art Teacher, Upper School, The Tatnall School – Wilmington, DE

 

 

GRANTS, HONORS, AND AWARDS

 

1999        Candidate for Designing Governor’s Awards for the Arts

1991-97   Delaware State Arts Council Member, Appointed by theGovernor

1987        National Endowment for the Arts/Delaware State Arts Council, Individual Artist Grant

1986        Tatnall/Faculty Enrichment Grant/Japan

1985        Purchase Award, Biennial Exhibition, Delaware Art Museum – Wilmington, DE

1979        Gulbenkian Grant, Gulbenkian Foundation – Monchique Portugal

1975        Purchase Award, Traveling Exhibition, 35 Objects from the Delaware Art Museum Permanent Collection

                Grant from National Endowment for the Arts

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

 

2016       "Art is Now" – Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE (Winter)

2015       "Art is Now" – Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE (Summer, Fall)

               "Reconstructed Elements" – Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE

               "Engage with the Arts" – Chester County Art Tour, Chester County, PA

               "Dream Streets" – Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE

2014       "Syne Redux" – Bull Gallery – West Chester University, West Chester, PA

2008       "Helen Mason" Syne – "Parallel Visions"

2000       “Helen Mason,” Syne – Seven Bridges – Vonderau Museum – Fulda, Germany

1997       “Shape Your Success,” Crafts Report

1996       “Exhibition in Print,” Metalsmith

               “8th Biennial Exhibition, Zenith Gallery, Baltimore, MD,” Metalwork 

               “Helen Mason: Artist,” SNAG Membership Brochure

1995       “Sculptural Concerns, Contemporary American Metal Working,” American Craft

1994       “West Meets East at Towson State University,” by John Dorsey.  Baltimore Sun

               “Helen Mason,” The Messenger, University of Delaware

1993       “The Body Adorned, Fox Fine Arts Gallery,” El Paso Times

               “Objects of Contemplation,” by J. Susan Isaacs. Metalsmith, Cover Article

               “Jewelerswerk Exhibition,” American Craft

               “Jewelry Metalwork Survey,” Metalsmith

1992       “Jewelry Today,” Jewel/Japan

1991       “Third Anniversary Exhibition, Turtledove Gallery, Pennsylvania,” Art Matters

1989       “Form and Spirit,” Metalsmith

1988       “Form and Spirit,” New Art Examiner

1986       “Helen Mason,” Delaware Art Quarterly

1982       “Helen Mason,” 35 Objects from Delaware Art Museum Permanent Collection, Delaware Art Museum

 

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

 

                High Museum – Atlanta, GA

                Museum of Fine Arts Boston – Boston, MA

                Kalamazoo Institute of Arts – Kalamazoo, MI

                Delaware Art Museum – Wilmington, DE

                Seibu Gallery – Tokyo, Japan

                Private Collections: France, Japan, Switzerland, and US

 

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

 

                Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG)

                Pennsylvania Society of Goldsmiths

                Washington Guild of Goldsmiths

                Delaware State Arts Council, Council Member 1991-96

                Delaware Art Museum

                Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts

                American Craft Council

                Chester County Art Association