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Jonathan Mildenberg

Jonathan Mildenberg began working in Emily Mason’s studio in early 2016, closely assisting the artist and facilitating her day-to-day practice.

Mildenberg is a visual artist who works between Brooklyn, NY, and the upper Hudson Valley. He holds a BFA in photography from Massachusetts College of Art and an MFA in Sculpture from Yale University. He has been a visiting artist, lecturer and critic at multiple institutions including Columbia University, Boston University, Massachusetts College of Art and Design and University of Minnesota.

While a single piece would be hard to single out as his favorite work, Mildenberg has always considered Emily’s prolific run of oils on paper in the 1970’s as one of her most exciting and daring artistic eras.

Image of a meadow from the wooden deck of a brown farmhouse; in the distance, a man is petting a black and white cow.
Image of a meadow from the wooden deck of a brown farmhouse; in the distance, a man is petting a black and white cow.
An abstract oil on paper artwork comprised of blue, beige, and magenta colors.
Emily Mason, “Untitled” (1971), oil on paper, photography by Jonathan Mildenberg © 2025 Emily Mason | Alice Trumbull Mason Foundation/ARS.
An abstract oil on paper work comprised mostly of yellow hues and a grey-purple organic shape on the bottom right of the composition.
Emily Mason, “Ginger Root” (1979), oil on paper, photography by Jonathan Mildenberg © 2025 Emily Mason | Alice Trumbull Mason Foundation/ARS.