About

Carolyn Mason was born in 1964 in Ayrshire, Scotland. She graduated from Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, London in 1986. On her return to Scotland, she produced and exhibited work; lectured in Art and Design at Ayr College of Technology (now the University of the West of Scotland) and established Hanging Together with five other artists (Peter Russell, Karen Strang, Val Shatwell, Nicola Carberry and Paul Eames).  The group created installations in gallery and non- gallery spaces extensively throughout central Scotland from the 1990s onwards and also collaborated on a number of European projects. In 1996 she was elected a professional member of the Scottish Society of Artists (SSA).

Having specialised in woven tapestry and printmaking at art school, process and construction continue to underpin her interests. The materials she uses inform both the construction and content of the works which evolve out of the layering of ideas and motifs. Her work is journalistic in nature and invariably she uses her own body as the starting point for the image, manipulating it to explore the passing of time, change and fragility.