Judith Mason was born in Pretoria in 1938. She attended the University of Witwatersrand from 1957 and obtained a BA Degree in Fine Art in 1960. Her first solo show was in 1964.

Today, with a career that spans 45 years, Judith Mason is one of South Africa’s most distinguished artists, working in traditional media: oil painting, pencil drawing, print-making and mixed media. Mason is a technically disciplined artist, her technique, which does not rely on exterior processes, is sometimes mistaken for photographic tromp l’oeil effect.

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