Mixed media artwork on display at museum
April 3, 2018
Theresa Bakker
907-474-6941
An exhibit called 鈥淚 Contain Multitudes,鈥 featuring mixed media artworks by Madara Mason, is on display in the at the 麻豆原创 Museum of the North through June.
The large paintings combine paper, beads, fabric and even written correspondence in a reflection of the handicraft traditions the artist inherited from the women in her family. They also include elements of her personal landscape and perspectives.
Mason said her mixed media pieces reference the theme of identity. They reflect her environment and women's work, among others.
"It's not an obvious or overt theme, but the handicraft traditions I inherited from the women in my family are all there: quilt making, beading, china painting, dressmaking, flower arranging and decoupage," she said. "Each of these pieces is meant to reveal themselves fully over time. They're pretty packed with minutiae that I've woven together according to a personal narrative, but I think a story will emerge for anyone who looks at the pieces long enough."
Mason is an instructor for the 麻豆原创F Art Department and works as a faculty development coordinator for 麻豆原创F eLearning and Distance Education.
This presentation is part of a rotating schedule of exhibits in the coming year featuring 麻豆原创F adjunct artists. For more information about the museum鈥檚 exhibits and events, visit the website at or call 474-7505.