Collaborating with creative teams, art directors, executives and owners to bring new ideas to life - Mason has 15 years of experience in the design and advertising fields.
Mason has contributed to projects in many different spaces, including Music, Cannabis, Fashion, Healthcare, Legal, Hospitality and CPG.
Experience:
Branding, Illustration, Design, Package Design, Web Design, Email Campaigns, Advertising Campaigns, Production Design, Book Design, Marketing and Sales Materials
BACKGROUND
2000 - 2005
BFA, Studio Art and Graphic Design Baylor University
2005 - 2012
Worked for a start-up Austin advertising agency as a designer and then art director in the healthcare and legal world. On the side, made art and design for different companies, people and projects across the world, from graphics, logos and artwork to installations and art shows, to zines and publishing.
2012 - 2017
Freelanced for a variety of clients in Austin and beyond. Started Elmer Gomer. Took a break of sorts.
2017 - 2020
Worked for Ryan Rhodes and Caleb Owen Everitt of famed design studio, LAND, concepting, designing, producing and managing projects for the studio. Responsible for work done at Carpenter Hotel, Stumptown Coffee, Comedor, Madre Mezcal, Old Pal, Haoma and more.
2020 - PRESENT
Creating art and design for brands and companies such as Old Pal, Eight Street Makers, Goodburn Sauce Co., Denim Dudes, Story MFG, Converse, DUBLAB, Astral Spirits, Forestbound, Monofonus Press, Burton, Element, Kartwheel Co., G-Shock, Birds Barbershop, Yellow Jacket Social Club, Bearded Lady, Volcom and many others.
STUFF ON THE INTERNET
Volcom / Altru Apparel / Sight Unseen / Doodlers Annonymous / Designers Journal
Refueled Magazine
The One Series No. 3
Into Quarterly
Austin Edition
Dear god
Letters by Thor Harris
Various Zine
THREE
Museums Press
Museums Press Anthology
Cantanker
Issue 8, Transitions
Tribeza
Design Issue
Beautiful/Decay
Future Perfect Volume 6
Tribeza
Neighborhoods Issue
Museums Press
Change is Good
2022
Protest Bongs
Yellow Jacket Social Club
Fundraiser for Free-Lunch
2021
Looking Up
Dublab Fundraiser
2020
COVID-19
NO SHOWS
2019
Freak Flag Show
Paper Hat Chicago
Pocket Object
Noel Morical @ Mass Gallery
2018
The Indigo Show
Recspec
2017
Locally Sourced
Volcom Garden
Carry Ons
Curated By Northern/Southern
ABIA
2016
Loner Stoner Collection
for LECHOPPE in Tokyo
Slam Dunk the Kids
Bootleg T-shirt show and benefit by 627 Tapes
Best Buds
Group Show at Bearded Lady General
A Spiritual Journey
Group Show at Preacher Gallery
Bad Livers and Broken Hearts
Group show at The Parlor
2015
As Above, So Below
with Kris Chau at Busy-Being
Broke, Down and Busted
Collaborative show at Bearded Lady with Alex Bond
The Koozie Show at Common House
Curated by Andy Rihn and Aaron Michalovic
Artist at Fader Fort
Curated by Converse
SXSW End of an Ear Show
Curated by Tim Kerr
Texas Makers Market
Curated by Busy-Being
Space15Twenty in Los Angeles
Solo works
at Counter Culture
Serigraph Show
At Bearded Lady with PrintAustin
2014
Public/Private
Collaboration with Conner O'Leary at Bearded Lady
Irreverent Eclectic
Ween Tribute show at Madelife
G-SHOCK: Profiles
at Centre214 and G-Shock Soho
Rule of Threes
Group show at Common House
Various Zine
Zine release at Longman and Eagle
Chuck Hack
By Converse at Fader Fort
Handplayed
by Moniker Guitars at Up Collective
2013
Love From Texas
Collaboration with Alexandra Valenti at Busy-Being
Neu Folk Revival
Group show at Lequivive Gallery
Pizza Cat Show
Group show at HI5H Gallery
Karate Foot
Group show at Common House
21 Helmets
Helmet art show at 1 Moto Show
Much Updo About Somethings
by Crummy House at Maison de'Toile
Together/Whatever
Collaboration show with Jessica Rose Clark and Alexandra Valenti at Common House
2012
Band of Loners
Collaborative show at Common House
CH X CH Zine Release and Megazine Launch
Common House
Share Your Beauty
an exhibition by You Are Beautiful
Pool Party
Video exhibition by Waller Creek Conservancy
2011
Monster Show 6
Domy Books
The Family Show
Good Press Gallery
Museums Press Presents at Islington Mill
Group show by Museums Press
2010
Monster Show 5
Domy Books
ARTWORK-FRIENDSHIP
Solo show at Thunderbird Coffee
How Design
Top 10 Sites for Designers
2009
Benefit for Blue Dog Rescue
Bows+Arrows and Spartan
Some Kind of Art Exhibition
Solo show at 1080
Collaborations with over 40 artists in a three year period making zines and art shows: