Artist
United States
Born in 1960
Joined Artisor: February 2024
Sherry Mason, an award-winning artist based in East Tennessee, finds her muse in the interplay of light across landscapes, waterways, and the heavens above. Her devotion to the natural world infuses her artistry, leading her to paint en plein air for initial studies before refining her pieces in the studio. Sherry’s technical prowess has been honed through a personal artistic journey, enriched by the guidance of master painters like Joseph McGurl and Bill Farnsworth, whose workshops she attended. She also credits John MacDonald, Ken Salaz, John Pototschnik and other contemporary artists whose DVDs she has immensely studied.
Sherry Mason
(828) 226-4691 | sherry@sherrymasonart.com | www.sherrymasonart.com
AWARDS
2024
– Top 100 Finalist, January 2024, PleinAir Salon, Best Western
2023
– Top 100 Finalist, October 2023, PleinAir Salon, Animals & Birds Category
– July Boldbrush FAV15%
– Honorable Mention, “Paint Kingsport!” Plein Air Festival 2023
– HONORABLE MENTION, APRIL 2023 PLEINAIR SALON, Animals and Birds Category
– Top 100 Finalist in the April PleinAir Salon, Animals & Bird Category
– Top 100 Finalist in the April PleinAir Salon, Best Water Category
– Spring 2023 Artist Showcase, Artsy Shark, (juried)
– HONORABLE MENTION, FEBRUARY 2023 PLEINAIR SALON, Animals and Birds Category
– Top 100 Finalist in the February PleinAir Salon, Animals & Bird Category
– Top 100 Finalist in the February PleinAir Salon, Western Category
– Judge’s Choice award, 10th Annual Winter Juried Exhibition, Mooresville Arts
– Finalist Award in the 6th ANIMAL art competition ART SHOW INTERNATIONAL
2022
– Top 100 finalist in the November PleinAir Salon
– 2nd Place KAG Juried Members Winter Art Exhibition
– Judge’s Choice award, Mooresville Art Gallery’s 40th Anniversary Artoberfest Judged Exhibit and Competition
– Top 100 finalist in the July PleinAir Salon Best Western
2021
– 2nd place Cabarrus Artist Guild Spring Juried Show
– 3rd place 43rd Annual SpringFest Mooresville Arts Juried Show
2019
– 2nd place Cabarrus Artist Guild Spring Juried Show
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2024
– “Realism on the Hudson”, AAPL Exhibition, juried into show at the Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NY
– “Rendezvous in Scottsdale”, 18th Annual IGOR Exhibition, juried show at T.H. Brennen Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2023
– Solo Exhibition, “From Plein Air to Studio”, Renaissance Art Center, Kingsport, TN
– Annual IGOR Online Exhibition, juried into show
– NOAPS Associate On-Line Exhibition, juried into show
– “Realism on the Hudson”, juried into show at the Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NY
2022
– Mooresville Art Gallery’s 40th Anniversary Artoberfest Judged Exhibit and Competition
– National Oil and Acrylic Painters Associate Member Online Exhibition, juried into show
– Bascom Member Challenge PLACE, juried into show
– 56th Annual Appalachian Art Show, juried into show
2021
– National Oil and Acrylic Painters Associate Member Online Exhibition, juried into show
– “Explore” American Artists Professional League Spring Members Online Exhibition, juried into show
2018-2019 Plein Air Salon Online Exhibitions
2017 Women Painters of the Southeast Online Show, juried into show
JUDGING
2024
– JUDGE – Congressional Art Competition, TN-01
2023
– JUDGE – Congressional Art Competition, TN-01
Bibliography
2024
– PleinAir Salon, Top 100 Finalist, January 2024 https://pleinairsalon.com/january-2024-awards/#!enviragallery13213-13153
– American Art Collector, IGOR group feature for “Rendezvous in Scottsdale”
2023
– PleinAir Salon, Top 100 Finalist, October 2023
– Interview with Artist, Sherry Mason with AAPL LIVE with host, Jon Bandish 9/6/2023
– The New York Optimist Featured Artist
– American Art Collector, International Guild of Realism’s Annual Online Show Preview, November 2023
– Sherry Mason: Press release – PleinAir Salon, Honorable Mention, Birds and Animals Category, April 2023
– PleinAir Salon, Top 100 Finalist, April 2023
– PleinAir Salon, Interview, August 2023 Digital Magazine
– Artsy Shark Featured Artist Portfolio, October
– Spring 2023 Artist Showcase, Artsy Shark, (juried)
– Sherry Mason: Press release – PleinAir Salon, Honorable Mention, Birds and Animals, February 2023
– “How to Paint en Plein Air for Masterful Studio Work”, American Artists Professional League, Video Demo 30”, may be seen through my YouTube Channel, Sherry Mason Art
Juried into associate and elected memberships:
Associate Member Artist, Oil Painters of America
Artist Member International Guild of Realism
Elected Artist Member, American Artists Professional League
Associate Member, American Women Artists
Associate Member, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society
Associate Member, American Impressionist Society
Associate Member, Women Painters of the Southeast