John N Mason

‘Art is a long journey of discovery.’

Whether realistic still life or abstract, John creates paintings that are visually engaging. He draws the viewer into the scene, giving them an experience of a place or object. John’s Marine series draws on his early years as a member of Broken Bay Game Fishing Club and more importantly, on his years of sailing, and snorkeling around the islands of the Great Barrier Reef in the Whitsundays Queensland where John lived for many years.

John attended Chelsea School of Art, Lime Grove, London 1963/64. He left London in 1967 to move to Australia. He worked as an illustrator in the advertising world. Now retired and painting full time, John now has the opportunity to spend much more time on HIS art rather than illustrating as the client wanted. John is expecting it to be a long journey of discovery. Currently, he is busy exploring the concept of imagined Underwater landscapes as well as smaller realistic works.

John creates acrylic paintings to be visually engaging, whether they are realistic or abstract. When painting realistically he draws the viewer into the scene, giving them an experience of place or object. With his realistic abstract art, he aims to challenge the viewer with objects and hope...

Largely self-taught
Attended Chelsea School of Art, Lime Grove, London 1963/64
Seven-day Illustrators' master class 1990
Numerous weekend workshops over the years

Finalist Brisbane Art Show 2023
Solo Exhibition Vianta Art July 2022
Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award, Finalist 2022 Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award, Finalist 2020 Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award, Finalist 2018
Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award, Finalist 2017
Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award, Finalist 2016
Caloundra Art annual exhibition 2004
Art Whitsunday annual exhibition 1997
Art Whitsunday annual exhibition 1996
Highly Commended 1994 at Whitsunday Exhibition 'Machinery 1'
Highly Commended 1994 at Whitsunday Exhibition 'Cannonvale'
Third Prize at 1963 annual exhibition for a painting of Valletta Malta.
Chelsea School of Art, Lime Grove, London 1963