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Diane sculpts what she has studied and loved all of her life \u2013 animals. \u00a0At PurdueUniversity, she obtained a degree in Ethology (animal behavior). \u00a0In the 80\u2019s, she traveled the mid-west art show circuit with her scratchboard drawings; in the early 90\u2019s,she discovered sculpture\u2026 and never looked back. \u00a0She attempts to capture the essence of the animals she sculpts, often using a touch of humor to draw in the viewerand tempt them to explore the concept that we humans aren\u2019t as different from the rest of the animal kingdom as we may think. Her work has been showcased in many prestigious exhibitions in the past 25 years, including the Society of Animal Artists\u2019 Annual Exhibitions; the National Sculpture Society\u2019s Annual Awards Exhibitions; Sculpture in the Park (Loveland, CO); Birds in Art; Bennington\u2019s \u201cArt of the Animal Kingdom\u201d; the \u201cInternational Exhibition on Animals in Art\u201d; the annual exhibitions of the American Women Artists, and the annual \u201cNatureWorks\u201d Show and Sale in Tulsa, OK, among others. \u00a0Her works have received numerous awards including the Leonard J. Meiselman Award for a Realistic Sculpture in the Academic Manner (Society of Animal Artists, 2003); Best Sculpture and runner-up to Best in Show (American Women Artists, 2005); the American <\/span><\/span>Veterinary Medical Association\u2019s Award (International Exhibition on Animals in Art, 2003); Best in Show (International Exhibition on Animals in Art, 2010), <\/span><\/span>and the Marilyn Newmark Memorial award for sculpture (SAA, 2018).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n She has been noted as an \u201cArtist to Watch\u201d in SOUTHWEST ART magazine, and was also featured in an article on her work in the same magazine in April of 2008. Her work is also included in the book \u201cSculpture of the Rockies\u201d published by Southwest Art magazine. Mason\u2019s works can be found in many private collections in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Public collections include the cities of Summerville, SC; Edmund, OK; Cheyenne, WY; the Frederick Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI; the Na Aina Kai Botanical Gardens on Kauai, HI; the City\/County Library in Tulsa, OK; and Quill Corporation, Palatine, IL. Her greatest honor, however, has been serving as the President of the internationally-renowned Society of Animal Artists from 2009 through 2013.<\/span> Diane is a Master Artist member in the American Women Artists and a Distinguished Signature member in the Society of Animal Artists.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Diane sculpts what she has studied and loved all of her life \u2013 animals. \u00a0At PurdueUniversity, she obtained a degree in Ethology (animal behavior). \u00a0In the 80\u2019s, she traveled the mid-west art show circuit with her scratchboard drawings; in the …<\/p>\n
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