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The pinecones have also been reframed, imbued with a new sense of purpose. The resulting work is refreshing, a reflection of the artist’s personal fascination with both still life and ecological themes, providing a small insight into her interior world. This work, ‘Shuffling Cones’, was selected as a finalist in the Whitsundays Art Prize in 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMason has exhibited regularly throughout Australia, both in solo and group exhibitions. She has been included in numerous national art prizes, including the Portia Geach Memorial Prize, the Calleen Art Award, and the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. Recently, Mason was selected as a finalist for the Wynne Prize for 2026, and her landscape work is currently exhibiting at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. For collectors of atmospheric and unexpected still life paintings, Mason’s works are a joy to discover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artandcollectors.com\/collections\/nicola-mason\"\u003eNicola MASON\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Shuffling Cones'\u003cbr\u003eoil on canvas\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImage Size\u003c\/i\u003e: 76 x 76 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions\u003c\/i\u003e: 79 x 79 x 5 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSigned\u003c\/i\u003e: Signed 'Nic M' lower right; inscribed with title, date and name on verso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComes with Letter of Provenance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(c) The Artist or Assignee\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art \u0026 Collectors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45164471877702,"sku":null,"price":2400.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0499\/8229\/files\/mason-nicola-shuffling-cones-118071.jpg?v=1781156899"},{"product_id":"mason-nicola-the-measuring-cup-du-18072","title":"Nicola Mason 'The measuring cup duck and the banksia'","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicola Mason is a contemporary New South Wales-based artist who works predominantly within the genres of still life and landscape. Across her practice, Mason explores the intersection of domestic and ecological themes, drawing on her background in nature conservation to inform her distinctive artistic perspective. The resulting paintings are both intriguing and atmospheric, reflecting Mason’s personal visual language and her ongoing interest in reimagining the possibilities of still life painting. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn ‘The measuring cup duck and the banksia’, Mason composes a compelling still life scene, placing together two items, one domestic and one natural, that do not usually coincide. The resulting work is refreshing, a reflection of the artist’s personal fascination with both still life and ecological themes, providing a small insight into her interior world. In vibrant contrasting tones, the small ceramic duck appears almost alive, content with its newest accessory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMason has exhibited regularly throughout Australia, both in solo and group exhibitions. She has been included in numerous national art prizes, including the Portia Geach Memorial Prize, the Calleen Art Award, and the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. Recently, Mason was selected as a finalist for the Wynne Prize for 2026, and her landscape work is currently exhibiting at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. 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Through her works, Mason often focuses on the intersection of domestic and ecological themes, using her background in nature conversation to inform her artistic perspective. The resulting paintings are immediately atmospheric, each work an intimate documentation of place as the artist experiences it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn ‘Kitchen Greens II’, Mason composes a still life scene of a house plant on a kitchen bench. This work is instantly immersive, with her inclusion of small, everyday details transporting the viewer into the warm and vibrant atmosphere of the artist’s domestic space. This work appears as an honest reflection of Mason’s personal perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work was created for the exhibition ‘Conversations with Clarice Beckett’, a group show held at the Orange Regional Art Museum, supported by the National Gallery of Australia. In this series, the artist responded to Beckett’s intertwined personal life and artistic career by creating works that intimately revealed her domestic life. Often small in size, and painted on repurposed board and cornflake packaging, each of these paintings is a minute glimpse into Mason’s interior world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMason has exhibited regularly throughout Australia, both in solo and group exhibitions. She has been included in numerous national art prizes, including the Portia Geach Memorial Prize, the Calleen Art Award, and the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. Recently, Mason was selected as a finalist for the Wynne Prize for 2026, and her landscape work is currently exhibiting at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. 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