Lark E Mason, President/CEO

Founded by Lark Ernest Mason, Lark Mason Associates has been listed as one of the top 250 auction houses in the world by Blouin Art Info since 2013. LMA originally began selling on the iGavelAuctions.com platform in 2003 and since that date has set numerous international records, offering works on behalf of private individuals, dealers, and institutions.

Lark Mason is an expert in Chinese art and antiquities. He is also an author, appraiser, independent curator, educator, and art consultant. Since 1996, he has regularly appeared on the PBS series, Antiques Roadshow, where he specializes in Asian works of art.

Working with Sotheby's, New York, from 1979 to 2003 Lark Mason was first, one of Sotheby's chief generalists, then a Senior Vice President in The Chinese Works of Art Department, and finally Director of Online Auctions for Sothebys.com.

Lark was named chairman of Asia Week New York for 2016 and 2017. An annual event each spring that is the largest celebration of Asian Art in the United States with its opening reception hosted at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.