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Tracie Talany, 40, a former native of York, PA, kicked off an art career early in life as school artist and scene painter. She has explored and studied many forms of art including lettering and sign painting, silk screen, airbrush, murals, watercolor, oils, charcoal and acrylics. Acrylic seems to be her favorite medium, with oils ranked second and pen drawings third.
Mostly self-taught, Tracie drew everyday for eighteen years before studying art formally. She has attended the York Academy of Art, Philadelphia College of Art and Fleisher Art Memorial. Realism had been the motivation behind her work, now it has evolved to more abstract paintings of concepts rather than objects from life. An art slave, Tracie has painted portraits, jean jackets, airbrushed t-shirts and neckties at fairs. As a high school student, Giant Foods hired her for window murals and weekly specials signs. She continued to pursue art in Cape Coral, Florida after high school graduation in 1979, working as a paste-up artist. She later moved to Philadelphia where she learned the art of silk-screen and airbrush. Her artwork has been displayed in local banks, schools, and libraries. At 21 she had a gallery show in Manhatten at the Lynn Kottler gallery. Her murals can be found in Baltimore, Maryland at Colgate Elementary, Hollywood Diner and Saint Nicholas Church.
Currently Tracie works from her home that she shares with her husband and two children. In the summer, she runs an art program at Colgate Elementary where she works as a substitute teacher. Tracie uses her art talents to encourage students to do their best. Her incentives include painted t-shirts and class face paintings. Tracie loves her work and strives to use her ability to help others. Her goal is to open a summer art camp for under-priviledged students.
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