Belinda's exhibition work focuses on taboo social issues that explore the very personal and sometimes difficult subjects of grief, body image, identity and family. With the assistance of Accessible Arts and Visions of Australia, her work, Intimate Encounters has been exhibited since 2001 in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and London. It continues to tour 30 other galleries around Australia until the end of 2006 with the valued support of The Perpetual Foundation and Fuji Professional.

Belinda Mason has been a speaker at the Melbourne Festival of Arts and the International Festival of Photography in Sydney, and her images have been published and exhibited nationally and internationally. One of her images from the Intimate Encounters series appears on the cover of Disability in Australia by G Gogin and C Newell, which was awarded the 2005 Human Rights Commission Award for Literature. She has been the winner of the BHP Images of the Outback award for 2003 and 2004. Belinda's images are part of the ACMP Collection 10 and her work has been exhibited at the NSW Art Gallery as part of the Shoot The Chef exhibition.

Belinda's latest completed series include: "Only a Man" which examines the role of men as society's disposable commodity. This exhibition is a forum for men who rarely feel able to freely express their vulnerability and emotional needs, and are dis-empowered by societal expectations. "Becoming Woman" is a project following the journey of Paula Kaye who has chosen to challenge media stereotypes and popular misconceptions of the transsexual woman. In 2005 Intimate Encounters collaborated with the World Burn Foundation and Accessible Arts on a project entitled "Beyond the Burn" which reveals the emotional complexities of burn survivors. All these exhibitions and additional projects can be viewed on the web site: www.intimate-encounters.com.au

"This body of work is one of the most emotive projects I have seen for years. It stimulates both creative and social thought and is an inspiration to all. I am sure this will be an important piece of Australian social history and will spark discussion over many years"
Kevin Cooper
National Sales Manager
Fujifilm Australia

"I believe that audiences will respond not only to the discussions and dialogue that the exhibition allows, but also to the sheer beauty of the exhibition and the wide range of images"
Kiersten Fishburn
Audience Development
Accessible Arts

"This support was provided based on the high quality of Belinda's work and her passion to create awareness and understanding through her photographic images of important issues which are largely neglected by our society.
Lorelle Clements
Manager Philanthropic Foundations"
Perpetual Trustee

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1985 Plains People - stories from indigenous South Australians.
1989 Rothmans Press Awards - (group) Australian Tour
1990 South Australian Photographers - (group) Festival Centre Adelaide
1997 Australian Composers - (group) Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney
2001 Celebrating Democracy - Australian National Museum Canberra (group)
2001 Josephine Ulrick - National Photography Exhibition Tweed River Gallery
(group)
2002 Josephine Ulrick - National Photography Exhibition Tweed River Gallery
(group)
2001 Nikon Summer Salon CCP Melbourne (group)
2002 Willoughby Art Prize Sydney (group)
2003 BHP Images of The Outback Exhibition Winton QLD(group)
2003 Josephine Ulrick - National Photography Exhibition Tweed River Gallery
(group)
2003 Energex Arbour National Contemporary Photography Exhibition Brisbane (group)
2003 Waterloo Gallery, Refocus International exhibition London ,UK (group)
2003 Nikon Summer Salon CCP Melbourne Australia (group)
2004 Roxby Downs Future Art South Australia (group)
2004 Cowra Festival Australia (group)
2004 National Maritime Festival Newcastle Australia (group)
2004 Fraser Gallery Washington International Bethesda,USA (group)
2003 Michael Nagy Gallery . Head On, Sydney Australia (group)
2004 Gallery Xposure - 'Exposure One' (group) Sydney Australia
2004 The Araluen Centre for the Arts - Alice Prize Alice Springs NT Australia
(group)
2004 Hera Gallery - Girl Art Now - Rhode Island USA (group)
2004 Gallery Xposure solo exhibition 'Becoming Woman' Sydney (solo)
2004 Perth Institute for Contemporary Art Photo Media Award (group)
2004 BHP Images of The Outback Exhibition Winton QLD (group)
2004 USQ McGregor Prize for Photography (group)
2004 Art for Labour - Michael Nagy Gallery Sydney (group)
2004 Fuji ACMP Photographer's Collection - NSW Parliament House (group)
2004 Fuji ACMP Photographer's Collection - Gallery 101 Melbourne (group)
2004 Tap Gallery Paddington Sydney - Environmental Art Exhibition (group)
2004 Shoot the Chef - Art Gallery of NSW (group)
2005 Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award Queensland (group)
2005 "Head on" exhibition at Michael Nagy Sydney NSW (group)
2005 BHP Images of the Outback Winton QLD (group)
2005 Creative Madness - Sydney Australia (group)
2005 Galeriazero - Barcelona Spain (group)
2005 USQ McGregor Prize for Photography (group)
2006 Casula Powerhouse Sydney - "Becoming Woman" (solo)
2006 Chrissie Cotter Gallery Sydney - "Maningrida" (solo)
2006 Seymore Centre, Sydney - "Only a Man" - (solo)
2006 Galeriazero - Barcelona Spain (solo) retrospective

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Confirmed itinerary for Intimate Encounters -
Disability and Sexuality 2001 - 2007:

Soho Gallery, Sydney NSW February 2001
Entrepot Gallery University of TAS Hobart November 2001
Goya Gallery Southbank, Melbourne VIC March 2002
High Beam Festival, Adelaide SA May 2002
Diorama Gallery, London UK October 2002
Cultural Program of the Sydney 2002 Gay Games NSW November 2002
Warnambool City Gallery VIC 2 -16 December 2002
Mt Alexander Rural Access Castlemaine VIC 24 March - 6 April 2003
Kingston Arts Centre Moorabbin VIC 16 June - 6 July 2003
Upper Yarra Arts Centre Warburton VIC 7 - 10 August 2003
Arts Network East Gippsland Bairnsdale VIC 22 September - 12
Horsham Vic 13 Oct - 9 Nov 2003
Brisbane Powerhouse QLD Watashabi Festival November 2003
Colac Otway Arts and Cultural Centre 10 - 23 November 2003
CEMA Arts Centre Portland 24 November - 4 January 2003
Swan Hill Arts Centre 11 August - 22 September 2003
Ballarat Grainery Lane Theatre 16 Feb - 18th March 2004
Charles Darwin University, Alice Sprints, NT 18 March - 16 April 2004
June Tapp Art Space, Katherine, NT 1 May - 6 May 2004
Darwin, Venue TBC, NT 12 May - 20 May 2004
Caloundra Cultural Centre, QLD 5 July - 15 August 2004
Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, WA 4 June - 1 August 2004
Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, WA 20 August - 26 September 2004
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, NSW 11 November - 18 December 2004
Cairns Regional Gallery, QLD 18 March - 15 May 2005
Albury Regional Art Gallery, NSW 3 June - 3 July 2005
Grafton Regional Art Gallery, NSW 17 August - 25 September 2005
Chapel on Chapel Melbourne VIC September 2005
Tweed River Art Gallery, NSW 6 October - 13 November 2005
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW 25 November 2005 - 8 January 2006
Lismore Regional Art Gallery, NSW 16 January - 28 February 2007
St George Regional Museum, NSW November 2006- February 2007