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Angie Mason (born May 22, 1973 in Northern New Jersey) is a contemporary American visual artist. She is a graduate of Parsons School of Design in New York City. Her body of work has centered on a visual examination of modern life in a unique and sometimes frightening look through a 'grotesque folk-pop lens' of character narratives. She has been exhibiting her artwork in both solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries throughout the United States as well as internationally since 1990. Angie currently resides in Northern New Jersey where she lives with her husband Lyle Briggs and their cat Nervil. She also works out of her house where her home studio is located.

ART WORK
Within the visual world of Angie Mason one can see how she visually explores elements of darkness juxtaposed with elements of whimsy and light. Through most of her works one can see a tragic sad yet playful humorous character narrative running along within her body of work thus far. Primarily the works are presented as paintings and drawings but she also works with a wide range of mediums to create alternate versions of works as dolls, sculptures, custom jewelry and wearable art. "As a visual person having a wide scope of all visual angles allows for me to constantly examine ideas in new ways that allow for greater discovery and growth within myself and the work."

A variety of themes from life influences are found within her work ranging from such things as nature, love, relationships, dreams, memories, humor, loss and health to name a few. These mixed influences help lay ground work for creating a visual foundation where the characters exist, bringing to life quirky characters that are beautifully rendered yet with a painterly hand giving them an innocent raw touch. Mason’s works are both horrific and humorous, yet speaks of what it means to be human.

There is a dark twisted childlike charm within her works that make her seemingly cute characters also moody bruised souls. Mason's use of light and dark play a perfect balance on this see-saw of a visual ride with her intuitive color sense and bold characters her worlds come alive emoting a wide range of feelings and reactions with the viewer. Truly her melancholy menagerie of characters and worlds are simply put a funny, whimsical, dark and tragic view at the wonderful mess of life.

CREATIVE CAREER
Angie Mason began showing her work publicly in 2001 in Hoboken, New Jersey but it wasn't until 2004 when she really began show casing her work with more frequency. She has been in shows with many contemporary artists such as Aunia Kahn, Travis Louie as well as Lori Earley and David Stoupakis.

She has had several major exhibitions such as solo shows and 2 or 3 person shows in the United States and Europe. Some key shows to mention are:


 * 2006 - HouseBroken - Solo exhibition at ArtStar Gallery in Philadelphia,Pa., USA
 * 2006 - Delectable Demons - Solo exhibition at Schmancy Gallery in Seattle, Wa., USA
 * 2007 - Life Sore Spores - Solo exhibition at Strychnin Gallery in Berlin, Germany
 * 2008 - Featured Solo exhibit on view at Fusion Five Festival in Cannes, France
 * 2008 - Murky Menagerie - Solo exhibition at Rabbit Hole Gallery in Atlanta, Ga, USA
 * 2009 - Tragically Delicious - 2 Person Exhibition with Kristen Ferrell at Parlor Gallery in Asbury Park, N.J., USA
 * 2010 -3 Person exhibition: The Private Collection of Ginger Gaylord at iMOCA Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art in Indianapolis, IN., USA
 * 2012- Project 30 Solo Exhibition at Sacred Gallery in New York City, N.Y., USA
 * 2013 - Weathered Souls Show Brooklyn NY *part of a 3 person show at MF Gallery in Brooklyn N.Y., USA