Robin Mason

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Robin Mason (born 1958) is a British painter born in Porthcawl, South Wales.[ citation needed ] He is head of BA and MA painting at City and Guilds of London Art School. [1] Between 1977 and 1984 he studied painting at Cardiff College of Art, Wolverhampton Polytechnic and the Royal College of Art. He designed a poster for London Transport in 1991. [2] In 2010 he made a painting installation in an isolated 13th-century church, St. Thomas a Beckett in Kent, based in a decade long study and transcription of the Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald.

His paintings are held by the Royal College of Art and the London Transport Museum. [3] He has exhibited in the UK and overseas.

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References

  1. "City & Guilds of London Art SchoolCity & Guilds | London Art School | Fine Art Degree Courses in London".
  2. "Artist: Robin Mason - Poster and poster artwork collection, London Transport Museum". www.ltmcollection.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-16.
  3. Robin Mason paintings, BBC - Your Paintings.