Molly Mason

SELECTED CV FOR MOLLY MASON
SCULPTOR/PUBLIC ARTIST
Email: mollymasonsculpture@gmail.com
Website: www.mollymasonsculptor.com

EDUCATION: M.F.A., M.A., specialties in Sculpture and Ceramics, University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, Iowa City, IA. B.F.A., Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and Teaching Certification, University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, Iowa City, IA.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: In addition to being a professional sculptor for over 35 years, Mason has been a professor of sculpture in MFA graduate programs at several major universities, including SUNY-Stony Brook, Tulane, the University of New Mexico, and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. She has been a visiting artist at Kyoto University of the Arts, Osaka Art University in Japan, and Mushashino Arts University, Japan; University of California, Davis; Syracuse University, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Montclair State College, NJ; University of California, Chico; Oakland College, CA; Ohio State University; Mississippi State University, Starkville; University of Iowa School of Art; and the Cedar Rapids, Iowa Ceramics Center. Ms. Mason is expert in a wide range of sculptural materials and technologies and has been a professional welder for over 35 years.

 FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AWARDS (Examples: Mason has received over 45 such awards.): 
—Fulbright Senior Research Professorship to Japan. To study the sculptural aspect of form, space, and materials in the “controlled nature” of Japanese garden design over centuries, centered in Kyoto.
—Soros Foundation Fellowship, New York, NY. To create 9’ x 6’ x 6’ public sculpture in stone for the Villany International Sculpture Symposium and Sculpture Park, Hungary.
—Fellowship to Forma Viva International Sculpture Symposium and Sculpture Park in Slovenia to create two permanent sculptures (18’ x 4’ x 4’ apiece) in oak for this international sculpture Park.
—Edna St. Vincent Millay Colony for the Arts Fellowship, Austerlitz, NY to create sculptural glass, wood, and metal “books.” 
—American Association of University Women Research Grant, Washington D.C. Research grant to create new work in metal sculpture.
—Individual Artist Fellowship, Louisiana Division of the Arts. 1 out of 3 1-year fellowships awarded to outstanding Visual Artists.
—Artist in Residence, Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans. One month funded Residency at this World’s Fair to exhibit my large sculptures in wood and metal and to create sculptures in wood on site.
—Lily Foundation Teaching Fellowship, SUNY- Stony Brook, NY. 1 of 6 competitively awarded, year-long teaching Fellowships to develop new conceptual and technical approaches in teaching Sculpture.
—New York State United University Professors Professional Development Award for creative work in Sculpture.
—New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY, Special Opportunity Stipend—2 awarded—to assist with Solo Exhibitions of my work.
—Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, VT. Funded residency to create monoprints. 
—Women's Studio Workshop, Artist's Fellowship, Rosendale, N.Y. Funded residency to create monoprints.
—Ford Foundation Fellowships. University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, Fellowship awarded to outstanding graduate students in Studio Art. 2 year long awards over 2 years.
—Grahame Memorial Fellowships, University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, Iowa City.2 year-long fellowships awarded by the Faculty to the outstanding graduate student in Studio Art—out of approximately 130 graduate students.
—Minnesota State Arts Board Individual Artist Fellowship, one-year Fellowship awarded to 3 outstanding artists for a year-long period.
—Research Fellowships: over 20 University faculty highly competitive research fellowships awarded for the development of my sculptural work. These were awarded for faculty at graduate MFA degree-granting major universities where I taught. 

 
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS; MUSEUM AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS: 
—Germantown Performing Arts Center, TN, Public Art Project for entry plaza for multidisciplinary Center. Stainless steel, bronze, kiln-formed glass. 12.5’ 6.5’ x 6’. “Calliope.” National competition.
—Ogden Weber Technical College, Barker Family Health Technology Building, Ogden, Utah Percent for Art Public Art Project,  18.5’ x 6.5’ x 6’ sculpture for a 35’ x 100’ x 40’ lobby and a corresponding exterior 12’ x 6’ x 6’ work. Stainless steel, forged bronze, kiln-formed glass, and major elements of UT stone in a LEED-certified building. “Terra Lumen” and “Soin Infini.” National competition.
—City of Tucson, Arizona, Northwest Oro Valley Medical Center Percent for Art Public Project, two major bronze, kiln-formed glass sculptures for new Medical Center. 6’ x 30” x 2’ each. “Aurora I and II.” National competition.
—University of Central Florida, Orlando, State of Florida Percent for Art Public Project, two major stainless steel polychromed sculptures and water feature, and unique brick and colored concrete walkways. 10’ x 24’ x 30’. “Waiting for the Ocean.” National competition.
—Port Jefferson, NY, Public Sculpture for School District, wall relief, polychromed aluminum sculpture for entrance to new building. 45” x 72” x 18”. This work was created with middle school art students to introduce them to the concepts and technologies of metal sculpture. “The Wanderer.” Regional competition.
—City of Alexandria, LA, River Oaks Arts Center, Percent for Art Public Sculpture, gateway work for new cultural district. River Oaks Art Center is a publicly funded Arts Building housing 125 artists’ studio and several Exhibition Galleries. Stainless steel, polychromed aluminum. 12’ x 6’ x 5’. “Woven Dreams.” National competition.
—City of West Palm Beach, Percent for Art Program, Public Sculpture, Florida, Meyer Amphitheater, heart of Downtown area. Stainless, bronze sculpture for city park. 10.5’ x 4.5’ x 4.5’. “Eclipse.” National competition.
—Historic Constructions, New Orleans, LA. Stainless, copper commission for repurposed Historic building. 6’ x 6’ x 3’. ”Moon Lair." Regional competition.
—City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Stainless steel, copper sculpture for public park. 9’ x 3’ x 3’. “Ikebana VI." Work was selected after being chosen for the International Exhibition of Sculpture at the Australian World’s Fair. International competition.
—Long Island Cultural Center, Bald Hill, Suffolk County, NY. Stainless steel, copper sculpture at a public amphitheater. 12’ x 3.5’ x 3’. "Plexus." Regional competition.
—City of Albuquerque, NM, Percent for Art Public Sculpture. Five curved cast concrete and blue ceramic tile “walls” with built-in seating. Commissioned for park on busy street between historic Old Town and Modern Downtown. Also developed pattern in sidewalk. 8.5’ x 60’ x 11’. “Albuquerque Walls.” National competition.
—National Sculpture Park of Hungary, Villany, Hungary, created on site at Villany International Sculpture Symposium. Marble and limestone sculpture permanently installed. 9’ x 6’ x 5’. “Caverne Coeur." International competition.
—Forma Viva International Sculpture Park, Kostanjevica, Slovenia. Commissioned to create on site two oak sculptures for permanent placement at International Sculpture Park entryway. 17’ x 4’ x 3’ and 2-tons apiece. "Karyatids I and II.” International competition.
—Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA. Stainless steel and copper sculpture. 8’ x 2’ x 2’. “Shield V.” 
—James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA. Stainless steel and copper sculpture. 10.5’ x 3’ x 3.5’. “Flirt II.” 
—Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Norway for "Splendor of the Seas" ship; two commissioned forged bronze, stainless steel sculptures for columnar placement on the ship’s massive center staircase. 4.5’ x 2’ x 2’ apiece. “Sun Wands” and “Summer Moon.” 
—Texaco Corporation, New Orleans, LA. Wood and metal sculpture commission. 15’ x 8’ x 8”. "Woven Garden II."
—State St. Bank, Boston, Commission for President’s Floor: stainless, copper sculpture. 6’ x 2’ x 2’. “Ariadne’s Wish.”
—Wyeth Laboratories Corporation, Collegeville, PA, Sculpture for corporate center. Stainless, copper. 6.5’ x 7’ x 3’. “Moon Weir.”
—Gallerie Moderne, Vienna, VA. Stainless steel, forged bronze sculpture. 8’ x 4’ x 2’. “Moon Windows III.”
—Nano Systems, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. Stainless steel and copper sculpture for corporate headquarters. 7’ x 2’ x 2’. “Spirit II.”
—Liberty Property Trust, Greenville, SC. Aluminum sculpture with permanent colors. 7.5’ x 2’ x 2’. “Red Stele.” 
—Hill, Wallack, Attorneys, Princeton, NJ. Polychromed Aluminum sculpture. 3’ x 2’ x 1’. “Blue Leap.”
—Tower, Perrin Corporation, New York City and Stamford, CT. Two stainless steel and copper sculptures, 4’ x 20” x 20” apiece. “Young Trope 7 and 8.”
—Elena Corporation, S. Nyack, NY. Stainless, bronze sculpture commission on concrete and black marble base for outdoor location. 7.5’ x 6’ x 5’. “Elena.”
—Bright Collection, New Orleans, LA. Five interrelated stainless steel, copper sculptures for botanical garden, 12’ x 30’ x 35’.
—Central Louisiana Light and Power Company, Alexandria, LA. Stainless, copper sculpture. 8’ x 3’ x 2’. "Shield III." 
—Warwick Hotel, Houston, Texas. Wood, steel, copper and brass sculpture created for hotel entry lobby. 11’ x 10’ x 4”. ”Madwoman's Garden."
—Acadiana Bank Headquarters, Baton Rouge, LA. Stainless, copper commission on black marble base. 8’ x 4’ x 3’. “Summer Night.” 
—Spelce Collection, Austin, TX. Five interrelated stainless steel, copper sculptures for a large outdoor sculpture garden with a meandering stream flowing through, featuring a total of 25 sculptures. 8-10’ high apiece x 2.5’ x 2.5’ each. “Spirit and the Seasons I – V.”

 
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS (Several collections contain up to 6 of my sculptures. Works are in stainless steel/forged bronze/copper/aluminum/ and/or glass; scale is from 3’ x 1’ x 1’ to 8’ x 12’ x 4’.):
John C. Meditz, Palm Beach, FL & Skillman, NJ (3 works); Joyce Errichettim, Middlebury, CT; Leticia Chambers, Santa Fe, NM; Brazier Fine Art, Richmond, VA; Dr. Stuart Soffer, Menlo Park, CA; Russell and Leslye Freedman, Topanga Canyon, CA; Mr. Thomas Klein, Massachusetts; Mr. Stephane Rousset, Vaud, Switzerland; Ms. Alessandra Re, Corona del Mar, CA; David & Eileen Klein, Short Hills, NJ; Ms. Grace Schwalkwyk, Water Mill, NY; Ms. Jane Swann, Deale, MD; Mr. & Mrs. Roger Ford, NJ (3 large sculptures); Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Curtis, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Oring, Port Washington, NY; Mr. & Mrs.Theodorus Zuurman, the Netherlands; Mr. & Mrs. Elias Buchwald, New York City; Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Goldsmith, NYC; Mr. & Mrs. S. Bilsky, NYC; Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Scheringen, NYC; Mr. Walter Walters, NY; Mr. Edward Blake, NJ; Mr. George Huwell, NY; Dr. Gary Snyder, Jacksonville, FL; Dr. & Mrs. Michael Carey, New Orleans; Mr. Lefferts Mabie, Jacksonville, FL; Dr. Dennis Smith, Jacksonville, FL; Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Slater, New Orleans (2 works); Mr. & Mrs. Frank Wozencraft, Houston, TX; Dr. Lewis Obi, Jacksonville, FL (2 works); Mr. & Mrs. David Kaye, Washington’s Crossing, NJ; Dr. & Mrs. Oestricher, New Orleans; Mr. Bennett Spelce & Dr. Evelyn Hammond, Austin, TX; Mr. Michael Cumberland, New Orleans; Dr. & Mrs. Alan Parelman, Kansas City, MO; Mrs. Sunny Norman, New Orleans; Mrs. Merle Aronson, New Orleans & VT; Mr. Huntley Fairchild, Baton Rouge, La.; Dr. Marshall Gottsegen, New Orleans; Mr. Peter Johnson, VA; Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Lemann, New Orleans; Mr. & Mrs. Michael Brown, New Orleans; Mr. & Mrs. Phelan Bright, New Orleans/Hammond, LA (6 works); Ms. Gay Miles, New Orleans & Atlanta, GA; Mr. Frank Freidler, New Orleans; Mrs. Willa Slater, New Orleans; Dr. Beth Willinger, New Orleans.     


MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS (Solo and Group—all curated and with catalogues): 
— Solo: James A. Michener Museum of Art, Doylestown, PA. “Molly Mason: Sun and Shadow.”
— Solo: Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Minneapolis. “Paradigm, Paradise, Paradox.” Curator: Stuart Turnquist. Funded by an NEA Grant. With illustrated catalogue.
— Solo: Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA. “Molly Mason: Sculpture.”
— Solo: University of Minnesota Museum of Art, Morris. “Molly Mason.”
—Grounds for Sculpture, Johnson Atelier’s Sculpture Museum, NJ: Sculptor’s Guild, NY.
—Governor’s Island Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, Governor’s Island, NY: Sculptor’s Guild, NY.
—Australian World Exposition, Brisbane, Australia: World’s Fair, International Sculpture Exhibition.
—Chesterwood Museum, Stockbridge, MA: “Millennium Sculpture Exhibit” and “Invitational Sculpture Exhibit” (2 exhibits).
—New Orleans Museum of Art: 2 group exhibits.
—SUNY- Stony Brook University Art Gallery: 3 group exhibits.
—Louisiana World's Fair. “Louisiana Major Works Exhibition,” Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, LA.
—World’s Fair Exhibition, Knoxville, TN, National Sculpture Exhibit.
—Tulane University Newcomb Gallery of Art: 3 group exhibits.
—Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, 3 group exhibits.
—Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama: Birmingham Biennial.
—Louisiana Artist Fellowship Award Winners Exhibit: Traveled to 4 museums/galleries in Louisiana.
—"Here and Now: 35 Artists in New Mexico," Albuquerque Museum of Art, NM. Invitational. Curated Ellen Landis, Curator of Art, Albuquerque Museum of Art. Other artists invited were: Luis Jimenez, Georgia O’Keeffe, Agnes Martin, Kenneth Price, Larry Bell.
—University of New Mexico Museum of Art, 3 group exhibits.
—University of Hawaii, Hilo: National Invitational Works on Paper Exhibition.
—University of Minnesota, Morris Art Museum: “Past and Present: 30 years of Studio Art Faculty.”
—“14th Annual Manisphere International Exhibition,” of U.S. and Canadian Artists. Traveling exhibition, Winnipeg, Canada, and Fargo, North Dakota. Juror: Clement Greenberg, Critic, various publications, New York.
—Rockland Center for the Arts, W. Nyack, NY: “Sculpture Takes Over 2 and 3.”
—Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY: Sculptor’s Guild, NY.
—Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL.

 
SOLO GALLERY EXHIBITIONS: 
—Tadu Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM. (Solo)
—Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY. (Numerous Solo and Group Exhibitions over 20 years
—Soho 20 Gallery, New York City. (Numerous Solo and Group Exhibitions)
—Quietude Garden Sculpture Gallery, East Brunswick, NJ. (Solo)
—Gallery C.O.M., Tachikichi Co., Kyoto, Japan. (Solo)
—Art Space Niji, Kyoto, Japan. (Solo)
—Tilden-Foley Gallery, New Orleans, LA, (Numerous Solo and Group Exhibitions) 
—Genest Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey. (Solo) 
—Obi Arts, Jacksonville, FL. (Solo) 
—Taylor Gallery, Taos, NM. (Solo) 

 
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (Of over 150 Curated Exhibits): 
—Adelphi University Sculpture Biennial, Garden City, NY. (3 exhibits) (Color catalogues)
—New York Art Expo, New York, NY, Javits Center. (Catalogue)
—Sculptors Guild of New York City. (Numerous) (Catalogues)
—Invitational Sculpture Garden Exhibition, Greenport, NY, Brecknock Hall. First annual East End Arts Council juried Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit. 50 works by international artists. Features 2 of my large forged bronze & stainless sculptures. (Color catalogue)
—Sculpture and Painting of Today: East Coast Artists, Jersey City, NJ. (Color catalogue)
—Convergence XII International Arts Festival, Providence, RI. 
—Sculpture Showcase Gallery, New Hope, PA. (Numerous)
—Sculpture on the Grounds, City of Rockville, MD, 2 invitational exhibits. (Catalogue)
—Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY. (yearly for 17 years)
—Soho 20 Gallery, New York, NY. (Numerous)
—“A Celebration of Women’s History,” NYNEX, White Plains, NY. Invitational exhibit of Soho 20 artists by NYNEX.
—University of Connecticut Invitational Sculpture Exhibits, Farmington, CT. (2) (Catalogues)
—Quietude Garden Outdoor Sculpture Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ. (Numerous)
—Invitational Exhibit: Five Artists, Nassau Comm. College, Garden City, NY. (Catalogue)
—"Nothing But Steel," Cold Spring Harbor Research Laboratory, NY, Cold Spring Harbor, NY. (Catalogue) 
—ARC Gallery, Chicago. (Catalogue) 
—“Sculpture Takes Over,” Two and Three, Rockland Center for the Arts, W. Nyack, NY. (2 exhibits; catalogues)
—“Artists who Teach,” Invitational Exhibit, National Association of State Universities, Federal Reserve Board, Washington, DC. (Catalogue)
—“A Tribute to Excellence: Louisiana Artist Fellowship Awards,” Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisiana.
—Laura Paul Gallery, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. Sculptures included in exhibitions in conjunction with the National Women’s Sculpture Conference. I was an invited speaker on a panel on women in public art.
—University Gallery, University of New Orleans, Louisiana. Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition.
—University Gallery, University of New Orleans, Louisiana. Monoprint Exhibition.
—Tilden-Foley Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana. (Numerous)
—Sculpture at the Boathouse, Central Park, New York City, in collaboration with the Sculpture Showcase Gallery. 
—Hansen-Fuller Gallery, Annual “Introductions,” 3-person exhibit, San Francisco, California.
—Matrix Gallery, Austin, TX, invitational exhibit of my “Glass Books.”
—Davenport Art Museum, Davenport, IA. “Mid-Mississippi Annuals.”
—Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA. “Des Moines Annual.” (Catalogue)

 
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 
—Public Art Network/Americans for the Arts (since 2000). International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ (since 1986); Sculptors Guild, New York, NY, elected to membership in this organization of well-known sculptors in 1995 (founded in 1932); Washington Sculptors Group, Washington, D.C.; Fulbright Fellowship Alumni Association, Washington, D.C.; College Art Association.

 
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY (Articles/Book Inclusions on Mason’s work) 
—SOHO20 Gallery 1973-2013: Celebrating 40 Years of Supporting Women in the Arts; Book including 3 color reproductions of Mason’s work; Edited by Jenn Dierdorf, Director, SOHO 20 Gallery. 
—Catalogue, “First Annual East End Arts Council Juried Outdoor Sculpture Garden Exhibition," at Brecknock Hall, Greenport, NY.” 50 works by international artists.
—“Before the Sun Speaks.” Film, 18 minutes. Created for Opening Reception for “Before the Sun Speaks,” Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The reception took place directly in the Conference Center focused around the art work. It features sculptors Shirley Wyrick and Molly Mason in front of a large audience discussing the latter’s major art work and also focuses on a fund-raiser for the University of Iowa and Cedar Rapids Ceramics Center for flood relief.
—"New York Artist Returns to Her Iowa Roots," re: Kirkwood College Sculptures/Reception, Cedar Rapids Gazette, by Dave Rasdal, Art and Culture Editor. 
—"Heavy Mettle," and "Bring Molly Back," re: Kirkwood College Sculpture, Cedar Rapids Gazette, by Dave Rasdal. 
—Adelphi University Invitational Sculpture Biennial, (three Biennials) and reviews each year in New York Times. Full color catalogues for each exhibition.
—Excellence by Design: Public Art in Oro Valley, Arizona, book (Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance) featuring “Auroras I and II.” Full color book.
—Invitational Exhibits, Rockland Center for the Arts, NY; Sculpture Takes Over 1 and Sculpture Takes Over 3, (two exhibits). Color catalogues.
—Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA. (Chesterwood, estate of Daniel Chester French.)  Sculptors Guild, New York City, curated exhibit. Essays by curators Linda Shearer, Director of Williams College Museum of Art; Janice Dorgen, Director, Rice Gallery, Albany Institute of Art; and Joe Thompson, MASS MOCA.
—Catalogue, Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA. Sculptor’s Guild, New York City, exhibit. Curator, Donald Kuspit. Exhibit and catalogue sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
— “Public Art: River Oaks Arts Center” and “A Sculpture Forms in Metal: Woven Dreams.” On my Alexandria, Louisiana Arts Center sculpture, Town Talk Newspaper, 7 color photos.
—Catalogue, Grounds for Sculpture: Sculptor’s Guild Exhibit, Johnson Atelier, NJ. Essay: curator Grounds for Sculpture Director Brook Barrie. 
—Molly Mason: "Sun and Shadow". Color Publication, Michener Museum Solo Exhibit, intro. by Curator Brian Peterson, Essay by Dr. Stephen Paul Miller. — “Visual Voices of Many Cultures and Media,” New York Times, Long Island, p. 24, review of “Invitation ’98” exhibition by Phyllis Braff.
— “Visual Fellowships 1981-1998,” catalogue pub. by Louisiana State Art’s Division re: 4 gallery/museum exhibits celebrating the work of Louisiana Artists Fellowship Awardees. 
—Invitational ’98 catalogue, Nassau Community College exhibit. 
—“Sun and Shadow,” Philadelphia Inquirer, 8-11, by Valerie Reed. 
—“Molly Mason at the Michener Museum,” Gallery Guide, “Museum News,” Mid-Atlantic Region, full page article and color photo. 
— “Sun and Shadow,” New York Times, Datebook section, DC/ Philadelphia areas, p. B-01. 
—"Exigent Lyricism," Cover Arts New York Magazine, by S.P. Miller. (Review of Soho 20, NYC, Solo exhibit).
—North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, book inclusion, by Prof. Jules Heller, Garland Press. Features over 300 prominent women artists.
—Architectural Crafts, book (Denver: Western State Arts Foundation) by Bridget McCarthy, re: “Albuquerque Walls.” Article on my Percent For Art Public Work. Illustrated. Full color.
—Who's Who in American Art, R.K. Bowker, Pub.
—"Subtle Changes in a Garden of Perennials," New York Times , N.J. edition, by Vivien Raynor. 
—"Revisiting the Greeks,” Review, Quietude Gallery, NJ, exhibit. Princeton Packet newspaper. Written by Wendy Heisler.
—"Pluralist Eminence," Cover Arts New York Magazine, by S.P. Miller; Review of Soho 20 Gallery, NYC Solo exhibit. 
—Molly Mason: Light and Shadow, publications for 2 solo exhibits, Kyoto, Japan. Catalogue statement by S. Fukunaga, Curator, Contemporary Art, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. 
—"Sculpture by Molly Mason," Kyoto Shimbun newspaper, Japan; “2 Solo Exhibits by American Sculptor," in Yomiuri Shimbun, Illustrated. These are the 2 major newspapers in Japan. 
—“Writing as Sculpture: An Affective Structural Model,” Phd. Thesis by Dr. Sanra Dutton, University of Louisville, Kentucky. The thesis examines the working methodologies of six New York-area sculptors and writers, including Molly Mason. Illustrated.
—“Nature’s Lines Inspire Sleek Metal Sculptures,” review of Genest Gallery Exhibit, The Democrat, Flemington, NJ.
—“Mason Sculptures on Exhibition at Genest Gallery,” review of Genest Gallery Exhibit, New Hope (Pa.) Gazette.
—"For Gallery, Luck and Location Paid Off," New York Times, by Barbara Delatiner.
—"Molly Mason," Cover Arts New York Magazine, Review, Soho 20 solo exhibit, by Stephen Paul Miller.
—"Molly Mason," Art Papers, Journal of Art in the Southeastern United States, review of Tilden-Foley Gallery Solo Exhibit, by Eric Bookhardt. 
—“New Orleanians in the Land Down Under,” New Orleans Times-Picayune, Arts Section. Review of International Exhibition of Outdoor Sculpture at Expo ’88, Brisbane, Australia, by Roger Green.
—Villany International Sculpture Symposium Catalogue, Villany, Hungary. Featuring my commissioned stone sculpture for the Symposium/Sculpture Park of Hungary.
—Forma Viva, Catalogue, International Sculpture Symposium, Slovenia. Featuring my two major commissioned sculptures for this Symposium and National Sculpture Park. Published in Kostanjevica, Yugoslavia. Curated by Milan Kucan.  
—The World’s Fair International Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, book. World's Fair, Brisbane, Australia. Full color catalogue. Editor: Mark Brindles.
—The World Expo ’99 Collection, catalogue of the International Exhibit of Outdoor Sculpture, World’s Fair, Brisbane, Australia. Published by World Expo 1988, Brisbane. Illustrated.
—Tribute to Excellence, catalogue of Visual Arts Fellowship Invitational, Louisiana Division of the Arts, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisiana. Illustrated.
—Artists Who Teach, Catalogue, exhibit of National Association of State Universities, Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C. Curator: Mary Ann Goley, Federal Reserve Board.
—"Sculpture as Outdoor Experiment," New York Times review of “Nothing but Steel” show, below, by Helen Harrison. 
—Nothing but Steel, Catalogue, invitational outdoor exhibit, Cold Spring Harbor Lab, NY. Essay, C. Coosman, Director, Heckscher Museum.
—"Sculpture Alfresco--Sculpture that Enjoys the Scenery," by Amei Wallach, Newsday: Weekend Section.
—"Art Exhibit that Fills A Mansion," Philadelphia Inquirer, by Virginia Donohoe.
—Molly Mason: Sculpture/Mel Roman: A Retrospective, catalogue of Genest Gallery Exhibit, Lambertville, New Jersey.
—Sculpture Magazine, "Scale, Spirit and Energy," on Forma Viva Symposium, Slovenia. The article focuses on my 2 commissioned sculptures for the Forma Viva Symposium, Slovenia. By Elizabeth Blair. Illustrated.
—Contemporary American Women Sculptors: An Illustrated Bio-Bibliographical Directory, by Virginia Watson-Jones (700 page book published by Oryx Press). Featured on page 390-1.
—Articles in Yugoslavian publications, concerning my work at the Forma Viva Symposium: “Dleta, Zaga; Ustvarjalhost,” Dnevnik newspaper, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia; “Ustrarjanje Kiparjev na Prostem,” Dnevnik newspaper; “Plasike Posredujejo Nova Spoznanja,” Dnevnik newspaper. “Oda Entuzijazmu,” Nedjeljna Borba newspaper, Zabreb, Yugoslavia. “Forma Viva—Umetsniski Utrip Kostanjevice,” Dnevnik newspaper, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. “Kostanjenca-Kulturno Okno V Svet,” Dnevnik newspaper.
—“On the Beat,” Gambit Newspaper, New Orleans, Louisiana, by Lisa Axelberg.
—“A Silver Lining for the Arts,” Gambit Newspaper, New Orleans, Louisiana, written by Gary Esolen, editor. Article on my exhibition at Tilden-Foley Gallery.
—“Large Scale Sculpture in America,” Art in America.
—“The Arts are Alive and Well in New Orleans,” New Orleans Magazine, by Jason Berry. Illustrated.
—“Steel Art,” Gambit Newspaper, New Orleans, by Luba Glade, Art Editor. Illustrated.
—“Molly Mason,” New Orleans Times Picayune, by Roger Green, Art Editor. Illustrated.
—“A Lifelong Fascination with Nature,” New Orleans Times Picayune, by Roger Green, Art Editor. Illustrated.
—Birmingham Biennial Exhibition, catalogue, Birmingham Museum of Art. Illustrated.
—Catalogue for “New Works” exhibit at Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans. Written by critic Peter Frank, writer for various publications, New York.
—“Gems and Puzzles in ‘New Works,’” Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans Times Picayune, by Roger Green. Illustrated.
—Review of “New Works,” Gambit Newspaper, New Orleans, by Dana Standish.
—Review of “Graphics Editions” exhibition, New Orleans Times-Picayune, by Roger Green.
—“Molly Mason’s Three-Dimensional Adventures,” Inside Tulane, New Orleans, by G. Boulard. Illustrated.
—“Finding a Kindred Spirit,” Gambit Newspaper, New Orleans, by Dana Standish. Illustrated.
—“Art in Public Places,” Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Illustrated.
—Triton Museum of Art Bulletin, Santa Clara, California. Illustrated.
—Albuquerque Journal. Review, Faculty Exhibit, University of New Mexico. Illustrated.
—Artspace, Magazine of Contemporary of Southwestern Art.
—Albuquerque Journal. Review, Faculty Exhibit, University of New Mexico. Illustrated.
—Albuquerque Journal. Review, Faculty Exhibit, University of New Mexico. Illustrated.
—The New Art Examiner, review of “4 x 4” exhibition, Chicago, Illinois, by Deanna Pieszak.
—Minneapolis Herald Tribune, on my Minneapolis Art Institute exhibition, by W. Hegeman.
—San Francisco Herald-Examiner. Review of Hansen-Fuller Gallery exhibition, “Intro: 1978,” by Alfred Frankenstein.
—Ceramics Monthly. Review of Hansen-Fuller Gallery exhibition, “Intro: 1978.”
—American Craft. Review of Hansen-Fuller Gallery exhibition, “Intro: 1978.”