Wednesday, April 9, 2025

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Tracey Jane Geometrica

Tracey Jane was born and raised in Melbourne, attending grammar school in Brighton before studying a foundation year in Art and Design at Brighton Technical School in 1976. She began a Graphic Design degree at Caulfield Institute of Technology in 1977.

That same year, she travelled to England by ship and worked in London as an artist and receptionist for a printing company. Her passion has always been drawing, and she has now been a practising artist for over 40 years.

After returning to Australia, Tracey studied gallery administration in Rockhampton, later joining the Townsville Art Society and holding a joint exhibition with Peter L’Hota. In 1997, she had a solo exhibition at the Perc Tucker Gallery and studied photography at James Cook University in Townsville.

Tracey has won numerous awards, including Emerging Artist at Cairns Regional Gallery and multiple first-place honours at Charters Towers art competitions.

She moved to Bundaberg in 2009, exhibiting graphite works at the Gin Gin Courthouse Gallery and Avondale Tavern. This led to her involvement in publishing, resulting in two books: Book of Geometric Designs and Patterns and Weird and Wonderful Graphic Drawings.

In 2012, she returned to Cairns, exhibiting at Tanks Gallery and the Cairns Hilton. From 2016 to 2022, she achieved notable success in Atherton competitions, being named Champion of the Art Show three times.

In 2022, Tracey relocated to Charters Towers and spent a year preparing her upcoming exhibition, It’s a Circular Thing, which will open in June 2025.

She now lives in Ayr, having moved to the Burdekin in August 2023. Last year, she volunteered at Arts on the Avenue in Home Hill, calling it "quite an experience!" Her latest exhibition, Geometrica, is currently showing on Queen Street, Ayr, and focuses on pattern and design.

What: Geometrica Exhibition, Tracey Jane
Where: Queen St opposite Chill Cafe
When:  April 2nd til April 12th th from 11am til 4pm

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