{"title":"ALDEN MASON | THE LAST SHAMAN","description":"April 4 - 20, 2024\u003cbr\u003eOpens First Thursday, April 4, 6 - 8 pm\n\u003cp\u003eAlden Mason Foundation Award Ceremony Saturday, May 4, 2 - 5 pm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn anticipation of the announcement of the three Alden Mason Foundation 2024 Award recipients in May, Foster\/White Gallery is delighted to showcase the figural works of Alden Mason for the month of April. In addition to the gallery's existing works, the exhibition features paintings from the Alden Mason Foundation's private collection. The paintings are acrylic on canvas and mixed media on paper from 1990 up to 2010. We hope you will join us for the opening of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Shaman\u003c\/em\u003e on Thursday, April 6 from 6 - 8 pm and the Foundation's award ceremony and panel discussion on Saturday, May 4 at 2 - 5 pm. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlden Mason earned BFA and MFA degrees from the University of Washington. His first solo exhibition occurred in 1946 at Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA. His work was shown extensively, including at Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID; Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA; Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA; and San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA. His paintings are part of dozens of Museum and University collections including those of San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA; Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR; Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, IL; and Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlden Mason passed away in February 2013. He was 93.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor a listing of more available work and additional information, please visit Alden Mason's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fosterwhite.com\/collections\/alden-mason\" title=\"Alden Mason | Main Page\"\u003eprimary page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on our website.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more information on the Alden Mason Foundation Award, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aldenmasonfoundation.org\/alden-mason-foundation-award\/\" title=\"Alden Mason Foundation Award\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Alden Mason CV at Foster\/White Gallery Seattle WA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bau-xi.co\/seattle\/Mason%20CV.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlden Mason CV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-dark-beauty","title":"A Dark Beauty","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAlden Mason’s artwork spans an inspired range of styles and approaches. 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