Scott Lawrie Gallery – A Spirited Vision

This show gave visitors a unique opportunity to view works by Daphne Mason drawn from three distinct but related periods ranging from the early 70s to 2006. The title of this exhibition reflects on Daphne’s deep fascination with the universe and creation, and her own strong spirituality. As she ranges from the cosmic to the quantum level, her journey also leads her to explore the wonder of life on its everyday level, with all that we take for granted or can so easily overlook. Daphne always had a deep sense of the interconnectedness of life forms on this planet, leading her to explore the kind of symmetries that exist at the macro and micro level. What reverberates from these works is not only her deep sense of wonder in the face of the universe, but also her constant joy at simply being alive.

You can hear Gallery Director Scott Lawrie give a brief introduction to Daphne’s work here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtNmQlpMlFz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Scott Lawrie Gallery – Installation view. Photo copyright Sait Akkirman
In My Father’s House, 1973. Oil on canvas. 76 x 91cm. Copyright: Estate of Daphne Mason. Photo: Sait Akkerman

Untitled (Moduloids), 1972. Oil on hardboard, framed. 39 x 33cm. Private Collection. Copyright: Estate of Daphne Mason. Photo: Sait Akkirman
Untitled (Moduloids) 1972. Oil on hardboard, framed. 41 x 31cm. Private Collection. Copyright: Estate of Daphne Mason. Photo: Sait Akkerman

Untitled (Moduloids) 1972. Oil on hardboard, framed. 39 x 34cm. Private Collection. Copyright: Estate of Daphne Mason. Photo: Sait Akkerman
Untitled (Moduloids) 1972. Oil on hardboard, framed. 41 x 30cm. Private Collection. Copyright: Estate of Daphne Mason. Photo: Sait Akkerman
Untitled (Moduloids) 1971. Oil on hardboard, framed. 40 x 30cm. Private Collection. Copyright: Estate of Daphne Mason. Photo: Sait Akkerman
No. 9, 2006. Oil on canvas, framed. 22 x 30cm. Copyright: Estate of Daphne Mason. Photo: Sait Akkerman
Strawberry No. 2, 2005. Synthetic polymer on canvas, framed. 51 x 51cm. Private Collection. Copyright: Estate of Daphne Mason. Photo: Sait Akkerman
Joy No. 6, 2006. Oil on canvas, framed. 51 x 51cm. Copyright: Estate of Daphne Mason. Photo: Sait Akkerman
Automobiles No. 4, 2006. Oil on canvas, framed. 51 x 51cm. Copyright: Estate of Daphne Mason. Photo: Sait Akkerman
Joy No. 1, 1982. Oil on canvas, framed. 51 x 52cm. Private Collection.
Copyright: Estate of Daphne Mason. Photo: Sait Akkerman
Untitled, 1991. Oil on canvas, framed. 61 x 51cm. Copyright: Estate of Daphne Mason. Photo: Sait Akkerman
Untitled, 1991. Oil on canvas, framed. 61 x 51cm. Copyright: Estate of Daphne Mason. Photo: Sait Akkerman
Untitled, 1991. Oil on canvas, framed. 61 x 51cm. Copyright: Estate of Daphne Mason. Photo: Sait Akkerman

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THE ONLINE BIO AND PORTFOLIO OF DAPHNE MASON (Contact Daphne's Executors: Jon Mason, jon@kokkoi.com or Janet Mathewson via mathewson_22@hotmail.com for a more extensive range of Daphne's work)