Tracie Fracasso

Gallery

“Moretta Imago” at Block Gallery Raleigh NC
“Moretta Imago” - 2021, 38x37x2.5 inches, oil paint, collage and copper leaf on canvas, oil paint on wood, digital print mounted on museum board and wood, entomology pins, and aluminum leaf.
"Memorare Shani Louk" - 2024, 24x24x3 inches, Oil paint on wood panel, collage digital prints, aluminum leaf on wood, painted glass beads and entomology pins.
“Catherine” - 2010, 60x48, oil on linen.
"Naive: Mother I am Not Eve" - 2012, 23x31x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper mounted on wood, acrylic and oil paint on wood, wood and stone beads, branch coral and Plexiglas.
“Shame” - 2010, 17x24x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper, graphite on Canson paper, digital print, entomology pins, Plexiglas and wood.
"Turandot" - 2020, 18x24x3 inches, mixed media.
“Money~Change” - 2009, 24x29x3 inches, pigment ink on Canson paper, digital print on archival paper, aluminum leaf, Plexiglas and wood.
"Goose Creek" - 2024, 24x24x3 inches, Ink and Micron pen on paper, collage digital print, transparency.
“Long Neck: On the Garden State Parkway Coming Back from LaDu’s” - 2011, 24x20x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper, oil paint on archival print acrylic paint, Plexiglas and wood.
“Temptations” - 2011, 24x20x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper, oil paint on archival print, wire, acrylic paint, Plexiglas and wood.
“Susanna and the Elders” - 2007, 17x21x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper, oil paint on digital archival print, glass and wood.
“Slaying of Isaac” - 2008, 17x21x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper, digital print on archival paper, copper leaf, glass and wood.
“Lamentation” - 2008, 17x21x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper, digital print on archival paper, glass and wood.
“The Annunciation” - 2008, 17x21x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper, oil paint on digital archival print, color transparency, glass and wood.
“Erez” - 2020, 12x12x3 inches, oil on canvas, polymer clay and acrylic paint.
“HMVdV” - 2021, 12x12x3 inches, mixed media.
"The Wall" - Acrylic paint on wood panel, digital print collage on wood panel.
“War of the Worlds” - 2020, 18x24x3 inches, oil on canvas and brass nails.
"Changement Constant, Portraits Jamais Terminés" - 2025, size variable, mixed media
“Leda and the Swan” - 2007, 11 x 14 inches, mixed media.

“Moretta Imago” at Block Gallery Raleigh NC
“Moretta Imago” - 2021, 38x37x2.5 inches, oil paint, collage and copper leaf on canvas, oil paint on wood, digital print mounted on museum board and wood, entomology pins, and aluminum leaf.
"Memorare Shani Louk" - 2024, 24x24x3 inches, Oil paint on wood panel, collage digital prints, aluminum leaf on wood, painted glass beads and entomology pins.
“Catherine” - 2010, 60x48, oil on linen.
"Naive: Mother I am Not Eve" - 2012, 23x31x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper mounted on wood, acrylic and oil paint on wood, wood and stone beads, branch coral and Plexiglas.
“Shame” - 2010, 17x24x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper, graphite on Canson paper, digital print, entomology pins, Plexiglas and wood.
"Turandot" - 2020, 18x24x3 inches, mixed media.
“Money~Change” - 2009, 24x29x3 inches, pigment ink on Canson paper, digital print on archival paper, aluminum leaf, Plexiglas and wood.
"Goose Creek" - 2024, 24x24x3 inches, Ink and Micron pen on paper, collage digital print, transparency.
“Long Neck: On the Garden State Parkway Coming Back from LaDu’s” - 2011, 24x20x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper, oil paint on archival print acrylic paint, Plexiglas and wood.
“Temptations” - 2011, 24x20x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper, oil paint on archival print, wire, acrylic paint, Plexiglas and wood.
“Susanna and the Elders” - 2007, 17x21x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper, oil paint on digital archival print, glass and wood.
“Slaying of Isaac” - 2008, 17x21x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper, digital print on archival paper, copper leaf, glass and wood.
“Lamentation” - 2008, 17x21x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper, digital print on archival paper, glass and wood.
“The Annunciation” - 2008, 17x21x3 inches, oil paint on prepared paper, oil paint on digital archival print, color transparency, glass and wood.
“Erez” - 2020, 12x12x3 inches, oil on canvas, polymer clay and acrylic paint.
“HMVdV” - 2021, 12x12x3 inches, mixed media.
"The Wall" - Acrylic paint on wood panel, digital print collage on wood panel.
“War of the Worlds” - 2020, 18x24x3 inches, oil on canvas and brass nails.
"Changement Constant, Portraits Jamais Terminés" - 2025, size variable, mixed media
“Leda and the Swan” - 2007, 11 x 14 inches, mixed media.

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EDUCATION     
Montclair State University, College of the Arts.  Master of Fine Arts.   Major: Studio Art.  GPA 3.775.
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, Newark College of the Arts and Sciences.  Bachelor of Fine Arts with highest honors.   Major: visual arts, painting and sculpture. Concentration: urban education, teacher certification program. GPA 3.894.


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014   Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken, New Jersey

2008   “New Work” Finley Hall Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

2007   “New Work” Finley Hall Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024

"The Schwa Show" Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC Juried by Austin Sheppard
"FALC 29th Annual Juried Exhibition"  Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC

2023

"National Arts Program 16th Annual Exhibition" Block Gallery, Raleigh, NC

2022 

Pullen Arts Center, Raleigh, North Carolina

2021

"10th Annual Juried Art Exhibition" Yadkin Cultural Arts Center, Yadkinville, NC

2020

"FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social & Politically Engaged Art" Reece Museum, Johnson CIty, TN

2019

"Student/Instructor/Patron Show" Sertoma Arts Center, Raleigh, NC

2016

"National Arts Program Annual Exhibition" Block Gallery, Raleigh, NC

2014

“Fall Salon 2014 Fine Art Faculty Exhibition” James Howe Art Gallery, Union, New Jersey

2013

“LCAA National Juried Exhibition” Kauffman & Steinmetz Galleries, Strasburg, PA, Juried by Eve Ingalls 

“By the Book” The Arts Guild of New Jersey, Rahway, New Jersey

2012

“Fall Salon 2012 Fine Art Faculty Exhibition” James Howe Art Gallery, Union, NJ

“Mums’s the Word: Mothers, Flowers and Secrets” Mills Pond Gallery, St. James, NY  Juried by Hillary Harkness.

“Community” The Arts Guild of New Jersey, Rahway, New Jersey

“Renaissance, Rebirth, Revival” RSI Bank, Rahway, New Jersey.

2011

“Nexus” The Arts Guild of New Jersey, Rahway, New Jersey Juried by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado

“One Foot in Both Worlds” Brooklyn Art Space, Brooklyn, New York

“Crime Story” The Arts Guild of New Jersey, Rahway, New Jersey

2010

“Baby Doll” Broadway Gallery, New York, NY

“Baby Doll” The Arts Guild of New Jersey, Rahway, New Jersey

2009

“Moolah” The Arts Guild of New Jersey, Rahway, New Jersey

“Essex Exposed 6” Pierro Gallery, South Orange, New Jersey  Juried by Paterson Sims.

“Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition” Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

“Continuum” George Segal Gallery, Montclair, New Jersey, Juried by Paterson Sims

2008

“Chimaera” The Annex, Chelsea, New York, NY 

2007

 “The Faculty Show” Finley Hall Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

“Free Rein” Amos Eno Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY

“Number Two” Finley Hall Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

“The Velvet Show” Finley Hall Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

“First Year MFA Show” Finley Hall Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

2004

“CASS Exhibition” Javalanz, Bloomfield, NJ


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation  12/16-12/24   Art Instructor at the Five Points Center and Pullen Arts Center.


ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Wake Tech Comm. College, Raleigh North Carolina:  6/17-5/18   Adjunct Professor: Introduction to Art.  Two Dimensional Design.


Kean University, Union, New Jersey:  1/10-5/15  Adjunct Professor: Introduction to Art.  Drawing I.  Color Theory. Introduction to Painting.  Mentor Sequence I, II and Capstone.


Art Institute of Pittsburg – Online Division:  9/11- 5/14  Adjunct Professor: Fundamentals of Design.  Introduction to Visual Art.  Color Theory for Web and Multi-media.


Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey:  9/08-12/12  Adjunct Professor: Introduction to the Visual Arts.  Foundations I: Concept, Process and Application.


Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey: 9/07-5/08  Graduate Assistant: Ceramics, clay sculpture, printmaking and papermaking.


Arts High School, Newark, New Jersey: 1/06-5/06  Student Teacher: Teaching grades 9, 10 and 12.  Two and three-dimensional visual art.


TALKS AND JURIES
2014  Artist Talk, Hoboken Historical Museum

2009 “The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards,” Alliance for Young Artists and Writers Awards


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Abernathy, Melissa, “Artworks by Tracie Fracasso,” Blending Modern     Issues with Art History, Hoboken Historical Museum.  August 2014
Eisenberg, Amanda, Events from Present, Past Meet, NJ.com.  August 2014
Gorgy, Mary, By the Book-Looking at Words, ArtSlant New York.      February 21, 2013
Nexus NJ at the Arts Guild NJ in Rahway, New Jersey On-Line,    September 23, 2011
Crime Story Art Exhibit at the Arts Guild NJ, NJToday.net.  April 29, 2011.
Journeying on the Road from Student to Emerging Artist.      The Montclair Times.  May 23, 2008
Free Rein, Chelseaartgalleries.com 2007
Koenemund, Linda Bee.  Tracie Fracasso at the MFA Gallery,     The Montclarion. February 22, 2007 Vol. 86 Issue 18.


HONORS & AWARDS
2024 Honorable Mention, "The Schwa Show" Greenville, NC

2023 Third Place Professional, "National Arts Program Exhibition", Raleigh, NC   

2013 Best in Show, Mixed Media, “LCAA Natl Juried Exhibition” Strasburg, PA

2007-2008 Graduate Assistantship, Montclair State University.               

NCAS 2005 Senior Award for Creative Achievement in Fine Arts.  

Inductee, Phi Beta Kappa, Spring 2005.                                              

Golden Key International Honour Society.                                        

Recipient of the 2005 Feldmann Scholarship Award.                              

Dean’s list Rutgers University, 7 semesters.


MEMBERSHIP
Golden Key International Honour SocietyPhi Beta Kappa


CERTIFICATION
The State of New Jersey Department of Education, Teacher of Art, Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing issued 7/06.  Praxis examination, art content knowledge, scored 191, 11/05

Artist Statement

My current work focuses on social and political contemporary issues.  At the same time I have been exploring the relationship between space and illusion. I believe that the term “space box,” which Erwin Panofsky coined in his essay “Perspective as Symbolic Form,” is a good description of my current work.  These boxes have also been referred to as dioramas and compared to the works of Joseph Cornell and Betye Saar. I believe the comparison to Saar is more accurate, however my boxes incorporate drawing, oil paint and prints on cut paper as opposed to found objects.


Creating a sense of space and the illusion of depth is a technique I use to draw the viewer into the work.  Although much of my work is created by hand, the interest in space ironically was inspired by contemporary digital animation.  Some of the issues in contemporary art that I explore through my work are the denial of illusion, the intersection of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional art forms, and the tension between beauty and politics.


The connection, and oftentimes conflict, of the sacred and the temporal is the basis of my work, expressed through a synthesis of images from contemporary mass media and religious or mythological art history to form visual analogies. The creation of analogies between contemporary and art historical imagery underscores the cyclical nature of history and seemingly unending conflicts of ideologies.


Although I incorporate religious themes into my work, my focus has been primarily on the political/social issues of today. My interest in religious and mythological imagery stems from my passion for Renaissance and Baroque art.  I am also interested in the layering of themes found in these works.  It is my hope that my work brings to mind the separation between church and state and the needless tension between the two in contemporary society.


I am attempting to use the mystique surrounding fine art to call attention to issues in the media that might be overlooked by society. I believe that observable connections to the external world and to actual events are essential if art is to have any relevance to the viewer or society. With my work I implore the viewer to be wide-awake to the world.

Biography


Tracie Fracasso was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.  Fracasso received  her BFA at Rutgers, Newark College of Arts and Science where she studied painting and sculpture.  She received MFA in studio art from Montclair State University.  She has participated in exhibitions throughout the United States, including the Amos Eno Gallery and the Annex, Chelsea (New York), the George Segal Gallery and Arts Guild of New Jersey (New Jersey), the Main Line Arts Center (Pennsylvania) and the Block Gallery  (North Carolina).  She has been awarded “Best in Show, Mixed Media” by  the LCAA (2013), which was juried by Eve Ingalls; the 2005 “Senior Award  for Creative Achievement” from Rutgers NCAS and a 2005 Feldman Scholarship.  The focus of Fracasso’s recent work is contemporary political/social issues.   To contact her e-mail  info@traciefracasso.com. Please visit her website at www.traciefracasso.com.

Bibliography

Abernathy, Melissa, “Artworks by Tracie Fracasso,” Blending Modern Issues with Art History, Hoboken Historical Museum.  August 2014
Eisenberg, Amanda, Events from Present, Past Meet, NJ.com.  August 2014
Gorgy, Mary, By the Book-Looking at Words, ArtSlant New York. February 21, 2013
Nexus NJ at the Arts Guild NJ in Rahway, New Jersey On-Line,September 23, 2011
Crime Story Art Exhibit at the Arts Guild NJ, NJToday.net.  April 29, 2011.
Journeying on the Road from Student to Emerging Artist.  The Montclair Times.   May 23, 2008
Free Rein, Chelseaartgalleries.com 2007
Koenemund, Linda Bee.  Tracie Fracasso at the MFA Gallery, The Montclarion.  February 22, 2007 Vol. 86 Issue 18.

Contact

Feel free to send me a message. I am available for commissions as well as for shows. I love to hear what people think of my work. I look forward to hearing from you.