Tracey Owens

Artist Statement

Tracey Owens Chesapeake, VA ? Painter, Photographer & Potter Hi, I?m Tracey Owens, an artist based in Chesapeake, Virginia. I work with painting, pottery, and photography, exploring culture, emotions, history, and abstraction. My creative journey began back in 1980 with photography. I?ve always looked at the world differently, but that perspective really deepened when I enlisted in the Army and traveled extensively. I later earned an AAS in Graphic Arts with a minor in Photography and developed a strong love for black-andwhite photography. My work is often described as truth-telling, thought-provoking, colorful abstract, and mixed media. I draw inspiration from Black history, movements, nature, and even my favorite colors. Through paint and clay, I aim to bring these elements together in pieces that speak to the past and resonate with the present. My art has been showed at places like Norfolk Botanical Garden (as part of their Diversity Gallery exhibition), Virginia Museum of Contemporary Arts (VMOCA) (Where We Meet exhibition) and several exhibitions at The Artist Gallery in Virginia Beach, VA (Name That Tune exhibition, Fabulous Forgery exhibition, Words Matter exhibition just to name a few. You can also find my work on Instagram and Facebook under **@thru_traceys_eyes**. When people experience my art, my hope is they gain a richer understanding of history, see themselves reflected in my photography, and feel a sense of peace and connection through my pottery storytelling. Thank you for taking the time to explore my art?it means the world to me.