Education
Master of Fine Arts, Graduate Public Practice, Otis College of Art and Design, Los
Angeles (2014)
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park (2007)
Bio/Affiliation
Tracee is an artist and educator living in Los Angeles. Her art practice focuses on strategies that provoke and re-imagine public space. Often, her work features play as a catalyst for social engagement and exchange. Her training in landscape architecture has informed an art practice that connects learning to the environment. Tracee is a teaching artist at Otis College of Art & Design and a project designer at Rob Ley Studio.
Clients/Employment History:
- Rob Ley Studio, Project Designer
- University of Southern California, MLA+Urbanism, Lecturer
- Side Street Projects, Teaching Artist
- Monteverde Institute, Sustainable Futures Design Studio, Adjunct Professor
- University of Maryland, Adjunct Professor
- Ayers Saint Gross Architects, Landscape Architecture Designer
Location: Los Angeles
Medium: wood, various paint
Size: varies
Description: swing installations in Los Angeles neighborhood street medians, creating usable greenspace.
Location: Los Angeles
Medium: chalkboard paint, car
Size: as seen
Description: mobile chalk canvas throughout Los Angeles
Location: The Little House Gallery
Medium: acrylic, mixed media, projections
Size: varies
Description: solo exhibition, interior view featuring acrylic paintings and mixed media projections.
Location: San Luis, Costa Rica
Medium: upcycled materials, metal, concerete
Size: as seen
Description: design instructor for architecture
Location: The Little House Gallery
Medium: landscape
Size: 15’ x 15’
Description: collaborative garden installation and instructional video for Mel Chins ‘The Tie That Binds’ art project for Current:LA
Location: Monteverde Institute, Costa Rica
Medium: Acrylic
Size: ~ 12’ tall x 18’ wide
Description: public mural for the sustainable design school at the Monteverde Institute.
