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'''Catherine Mason''' is an independent art historian and author who has been researching the history of computer and digital art since 2002, when she joined an Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded group at Birkbeck, University of London – The CACHe Project (Computer Arts, Contexts, Histories, etc). Her books include the solo authored ''A Computer in the Art Room: The Origins of British Computer Arts 1950-1980'' (JJG: 2008), the co-edited ''White Heat, Cold Logic: British Computer Art 1960-1980'' (MIT: 2009) and most recently ''Creative Simulations: George Mallen and the Early Computer Arts Society'' (Springer: 2024). She also writes for ''Studio International'' and the ''Tickle'' arts magazine and is on the board of the Computer Arts Society. [https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/MQ8p6JVRJn/digital-art-communities-hubs-nodes-networks-nov-2024 (2024)]
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trained in art history in London, gaining degrees from the University of
 
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London and City University.  Since 1994 she has been involved in the art
 
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world variously as an educator, researcher and exhibitions organiser.
 
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In 2002 she began researching the history of British computer arts at
 
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Birkbeck, University of London as part of the CACHe Project (Computer
 
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Arts, Contexts, Histories, etc.: http://www.e-x-p.org/cache/index.HTM),
 
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funded by the UK*s Arts & Humanities Research Council:
 
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http://www.ahrb.ac.uk/.  As part of this she assisted with the
 
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re-formation of the UK-based Computer Arts Society
 
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(http://www.computer-arts-society.org/), co-edited with Dr Charlie Gere,
 
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Dr Nick Lambert and Paul Brown the MIT publication White Heat, Cold
 
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Logic (2009) and negotiated with London*s Victoria & Albert Museum the
 
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donation of an important American collection of international computer
 
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art. In 2006 she produced Bits in Motion, a screening of early British
 
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computer animation, at London*s National Film Theatre.  Her book, A
 
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Computer in the Art Room: The Origins of British Computer Arts 1950-80,
 
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published in 2008 records the untold story of computer arts activity
 
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within art schools.
 
  
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* [http://www.catherinemason.co.uk/ Website]
  
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http://www.catherinemason.co.uk/
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[[Series:Computer art|Mason, Catherine]]

Latest revision as of 10:56, 21 November 2024

Catherine Mason is an independent art historian and author who has been researching the history of computer and digital art since 2002, when she joined an Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded group at Birkbeck, University of London – The CACHe Project (Computer Arts, Contexts, Histories, etc). Her books include the solo authored A Computer in the Art Room: The Origins of British Computer Arts 1950-1980 (JJG: 2008), the co-edited White Heat, Cold Logic: British Computer Art 1960-1980 (MIT: 2009) and most recently Creative Simulations: George Mallen and the Early Computer Arts Society (Springer: 2024). She also writes for Studio International and the Tickle arts magazine and is on the board of the Computer Arts Society. (2024)

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