Tracy graduated from the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida with a BFA in 1986. During the spring of 1988, she made her first visit to Maui, leaving the crowds and heat of South Florida for a 3 month windsurfing vacation. Within a few days she knew Maui would be her new home. Living on the north shore, she explores the rugged landscapes and waters with her paintbrush, paddle board and OC1 (outrigger canoe).
Nature and the outdoor world are Tracy’s main inspiration for her calm and thoughtful works. The glimpse of a twisted uprooted tree, patterns formed by the wind, water currents and the ever inspiring waves provide almost endless creative material. Colors and patterns, often unexpected, combined with skillful rendering invite a path to viewing the natural world with a unique focus.
Tracy currently paints with oils, acrylics on canvas or wood panels and the occasional watercolor. She also works in many forms of original printmaking including hand pulled color lithographs, aquatint etching, woodblock and mono printing.
EDUCATION
1982 -1986 • BFA - Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
1986 • Palm Beach College - advanced printmaking
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 • Celebration of Hawaii - Viewpoints Gallery, HI
2021 • Luminous Summer - Viewpoints Gallery, Makawao, HI
2019 • 2 Person Exhibition - Village Galleries Maui - Lahaina
2019 • Large Works - Viewpoints Gallery, Makawao, HI
2016 • 2 Person Exhibition - Village Galleries Maui - Lahaina
2015 • Ohana Abroad - Viewpoints Gallery, Makawao, HI
2015 • Solo Exhibition - Village Galleries Maui - Lahaina
2014 • Solo Exhibition - Village Galleries Maui
2014 • Listen to the Ocean - Viewpoints Gallery, Makawao, HI
2012 • Glimpse - Solo Exhibition - Village Gallery, Lahaina
2011 • Group Exhibition - 11.11.11 - Village Gallery, Lahaina
2010 • 2 Person Exhibition - Village Gallery, Lahaina
2005 • 2 Person Exhibition - Village Gallery Contemporary, Lahaina
2004 • Maui Printmakers - Village Gallery, Lahaina
1995 • Rainbow Exhibition - Ritz Carlton
1994 - 1998, 2013 • Artist in Residence - Ritz Carlton, Kapalua
1994 • The Printers Ink - Hui No’eau
1992 • On the Premises - Hui No’eau
1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 • Solo Exhibition - Village Galleries
1991 • 75th Anniversary Haleakala Park Exhibition - Hui No‘eau
1990 • 2x4 four person exhibit - Hui No'eau
1990 • Ink Images - Hui No’eau
1989 • Waterworks watercolor exhibition - Village Galleries
1989 • Hawaii Printmakers - Village Galleries
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2024 • Mālama Wao Akua - Hui Noeau, Makawao, HI • Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Purchase Award
2024 • Art Maui One Foot Forward - Martin & Mcarther, Wailea, HI
2023 • Emergence - Viewpoints Gallery, Makawao, HI
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2016, 2015, 2014 • Mālama Wao Akua - Hui Noeau, Makawao, HI
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2000,1993,1992, 1991,1989 • Hui Noeau Juried Members Exhibition, Makawao, HI
2020 • Through The Eyes of the Artists - Viewpoints Gallery, Makawao, HI
2016, 2011, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989 • Art Maui - Maui Arts and Cultural Center
2015 • Mālama Wao Akua - Hui Noeau, Makawao, HI • Juror’s award and State Foundation purchase
2012 • Infinite Blue - Hui No‘eau, Makawao, HI
2003 • Schafer Portrait Challenge - Maui Arts and Cultural Center
1990 • “Artist of Hawaii” Honolulu Academy of Arts 40th Annual Exhibition
1987 • Contemporary Fla Painters – Boca Raton Museum
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
2020 • Central Pacific Bank - Honolulu, HI - 4 large scale acrylics
2016 • Hawaii Foundation of the Arts - Purchase award
2015 • Ritz Carlton Kapalua • Lobby Bar
2013 • Montage Resort • Kapalua, HI - Presidential Suites
2008 • Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa • Kaanapali, HI - 6 large scale paintings for lobby
2006 • Ritz Carlton Kapalua, HI • Executive Offices
1989 • Kaiser Permanente Medical Offices • Wailuku, HI - 2 large scale watercolors
GALLERIES
1989 to 08.08.2023- Village Galleries Maui - Lahaina, HI
1994 to 2020- Village Galleries Maui - Ritz Carlton Kapalua, HI
1995 - 2005 - Contemporary Gallery Maui - Lahaina, HI
1990 - 1996 - Coast Galleries - Wailea, Maui, HI
2012 to present - Viewpoints Gallery, Makawao, HI
2012 - 2013 - Studio E Gallery - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2012 - 2018- Palms Gallery- Kauai, HI
2018 - 2021 - Kalakoa Kauai - Kauai, HI
2017 -2018 - Iona Skye Gallery - Christiansted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
2018 TO PRESENT - Freeman Gallery Santa Fe - Santa Fe, NM
2024 - Tiffany’s Art Agency - Hawi, Hawaii
