Tracy Kay Felix
The Artist
I have had what I call an “Art Life” because that is the constant that weaves through everything. I have chosen to not limit myself to one medium, as each provides specific effects that give my work interesting and unique qualities. Experimentation keeps me interested and my work moving forward.
The Work
To me, art should have a strong sense of purpose. I consider my work to be abstract expressionist. My paintings are built in layers of color, texture, images and mixed media when it supports my concept. I feel strongly that creating a feeling of depth is important – both visual and of meaning. My art can be viewed literally or symbolic of larger ideas.
The Process
I am an experimental process painter. I love to find new and unusual ways to make my paintings unique. Although I start with a concept, I allow the process to unfold. Being in an open creative state allows for inspiration. My work is done in series, which means I will rotate multiple canvases through the stages from beginning to end. This allows for implementation of ideas and methods to come together in a cohesive body of work. The individual paintings act like chapters in a book. Sometimes one of these will become an "outlier" and can act as the stepping off point for the next series.
Abbreviated Resume
Galleries I have shown with:
Gallery at Graphite, Edmonds WA
Lynn Hanson Gallery, Seattle
Edmonds Arts Festival Gallery
Cole Contemporary, Edmonds WA
Cascadia College & American Art Co. Tacoma
Bellevue Art Museum
Fraker Scott Gallery, Seattle
Edmonds Mural Society
Shoreline City Hall
Kaewyn Gallery, Bothell WA
Parklane Gallery, Kirkland
Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon Island
New Dimensions Gallery, Bellevue
Women Painters of Washington Gallery, Seattle
Seattle Design Center
Housewares – Upscale interiors, Edmonds, WA
Main Street Gallery, Chelan WA
Art Shows & Events
Edmonds Art Studio Tour
Edmonds Art Festival
Collections
Swedish Edmonds Hospital, Edmonds WA
Snohomish County Courthouse, Everett WA
Snohomish County Executive Offices, Everett WA
Swedish Oncology Center, Edmonds WA
Juror
2024: Gallery North “Best of the Northwest”
2021-2023: Curator, Gallery at Graphite Arts Center, Edmonds WA
2016/19: Edmonds Art Festival Field Artists Juror, Paintings & Drawing
2013: WA Collage Society Annual Show/Edmonds Conference Center
2013: Chelan Art Festival Paintings and Sculpture
2012: Eastside Association of Fine Arts [EAFA] Annual Abstract Juried Exhibition, Seattle Design Center
Instructor
2022-2024: Sketching Instuctor 2007-2019: Acrylic, Encaustic, Color Theory @ Cole Gallery/Edmonds, Encausticamp National Workshops, ARTspot/Edmonds, Shack Art Center/Everett, Edmonds Community College ArtsNow Program, annual workshops in Chelan WA, Edmonds School District Artist in Residence
Professional Associations
Founding Member of Edmonds Art Studio Tour, Art Walk Edmonds, Art Start Northwest, Graphite, The Portrait Group, Artists Connect.
Edmonds Sketchers
ARTspot Edmonds
Co-Owner of Fraker/Scott Gallery, now Lynn Hanson Gallery
Women Painters of Washington
International Society of Experimental Painters
Education
1980–1982: American Academy of Art - Associates Degree in Graphic Design and Advertising - Chicago, IL
1979-1989: Additional Studies: at Purdue University NW (Calumet IN), Indiana State University (Terra Haute, IN), Ad School (Los Angeles), Edmonds Community College (Edmonds WA)
1973-1978: Private Art Lessons
Comprehensive Resume Available Upon Request
