"Sun and Shadow," lecture by Molly Mason, visiting artist in Sculpture

These sculptures add yet another outstanding artwork to Mason’s extensive and widely acclaimed body of works. Mason is a sculptor with over 30 years experience in creating public, corporate and private site-specific works in architectural and natural settings. Her numerous recent projects for art-in-public-places have incorporated many media such as water features, stainless steel, aluminum, forged bronze and kiln-formed glass elements, along with concrete and ceramic tile structures with built-in seating. She is a hands-on sculptor who works with, and is an expert in a wide variety of sculptural materials and processes, including welding, all aspects of metal forming, casting, wood, stone and cast concrete/ceramic tile. Earlier in her career, Mason extensively produced and exhibited widely in the medium of ceramics

Mason’s aim is to create a sense of a “private,” intimate space within the larger natural world and public built-environment. She has been honored with over 45 awards for her artwork. A Fulbright Senior Professorship to Japan allowed her to study the sense of form, space and iconic relationships in the “transformed” nature of Japanese gardens.

Mason has had 20 solo exhibitions and her work has been included in over 150 curated group exhibitions here and abroad. A college professor for many years, her works are in over 125 public, corporate and private collections across the U.S. and in several foreign countries