Biografia
Ann Tracy has only been exhibiting work since 1998, but while she’s pursued other artistic endeavors – writing, acting, directing and making video – she’s been making art. It was the illness and death of a sister artist and friend in 1994 that spurred her to begin to get her work out into the public eye, in the form of poster design and graphic arts. And it was the encouragement of artists like Esteban Villa (member of the RCAF-Royal Chicano Air Force and former CSUS art professor) and photographer Art Luna that pushed her even further into making more art and getting it out there.
Ann’s fine art has been exhibited from Japan to Maui to New York City. In 2003 her work, “Stop” was included in the catalog of the “Violence Against Women” exhibition, Group 78 Amnesty International, Tokyo, Japan. Her digital paintings “The Power of Romania Lies in its Artists” and “Message 3” were juried into the 2010 and 2008 edition of “American Art Collector”. She also presented a creativity workshop to feature writers at the Sacramento Bee, a daily newspaper in 2008. She has also worked as an art expert for KVIE CH 6 (PBS Sacramento) for the 2010 Art Auction and will be featured in Sacramento Magazine in November 2010.
Recent exhibition highlights include solo shows at Luan's Cafe (2010), the Enotria Annex (2009), Asylum Gallery and Luna’s Café, all in Sacramento (2008). Recent group shows include: “Nada Dada Motel”, El Ray Motel, Reno NV(2007-10); “Synthesis: Art & Science”, Escondido Municipal Gallery, Escondido CA (Invitational- 2009); “NadaDada Motel”, El Cortez Hotel, Reno NV (2009); “The All Saints Show”, Barton Gallery, Sacramento CA (2009); “Greetings From Nada Motel”, Barrick Museum, UNLV, Las Vegas NV (Invitational-2009); “Urban Legends and Country Tales”, International Juried show, Bonita Museum & Cultural Center, 4355 Bonita Road, Bonita, CA (2008)
Her work is also included in the following web projects: “Me & My Shadow” open project created by Javier A. Bedrina, Madrid, Spain; “The Bile Rose in Her Throat” - The Art Project: Artists Respond to Terrorism and “Merce Would be Proud” - Digital Pocket Gallery
