Stuart Mason

Stuart Mason is a multidisciplinary artist who seamlessly blends surrealism, abstraction, and technological innovation to explore the intersection of conceptual thought and craftsmanship. Born on November 15, 1993, in Asheville, North Carolina, Mason spent most of his childhood in Charlotte, where his father’s love of the outdoors and his mother’s eye for design shaped his creative vision. Diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD at a young age, Mason views these as superpowers that enhanced his problem-solving skills and visual-spatial capabilities. He began working with his hands at age four, and at six, he discovered metalworking at a Civil War reenactment, sparking a lifelong passion for crafting with diverse materials.
During high school, Mason petitioned to teach his own guitar-building class, creating a conceptual electric guitar that won the regional Gold Key award from the Scholastic Art and Writing Society and was displayed in the Asheville Museum of Art. The guitar later earned the American Visions Award at Carnegie Hall, presented by donor Meryl Streep, which came with a scholarship to any art institute in the country. After a severe motorcycle accident that fractured his neck, broke his hand, and caused a compound fracture in his right leg, Mason had to relearn how to walk and create art.
Today, Mason works with wood, steel, copper, marble, resin, enamel, and acrylics, drawing inspiration from Picasso, Salvador Dali, Kandinsky, Michelangelo, and da Vinci. His artwork has been displayed across nearly every state and in cities including Rome, London, Berlin, and Amsterdam, and he has shown at Art Basel five times as well as at the New York and San Diego Art Expos. Stuart Mason is represented by Park West Gallery.