Art work that has only been exhibited at the Barrick Museum in Las Vegas and at the NadaDada Motel Show in Reno, will finally be seen by Sacramento art lovers. Ann Tracy will show work from her Motel Variations series in light boxes, as well as new work, at the Enotria Annex, 1439 Del Paso Boulevard (at Arden Way), Sacramento, CA 95815. A 2nd Saturday reception will be held on October 10, from 6 to 9 pm during the Uptown Arts Walk. For more information call 916-804-6095.

Tracy has been active in Sacramento arts circles for over 15 years, beginning with her work (theatre and installation art) at the now defunct IDEA gallery in the old Oak Park Fire Station. In 1994 she founded Beyond the Proscenium Productions and in 2005 she started the artist-run cooperative Asylum Gallery. The jump back into visual art came in 1994 when the death of an artist and friend in 1994 that spurred her to begin to get her work out into the public eye, in the form of poster design and graphic arts. And it was the encouragement of artists like Esteban Villa (member of the RCAF-Royal Chicano Air Force and former CSUS art professor) and photographer Art Luna that pushed her even further into making more art and getting it out there.

Her fine art has been exhibited from Japan to Maui to New York City. In 2003 her work, “Stop” was included in the catalog of the “Violence Against Women” exhibition, Group 78 Amnesty International, Tokyo, Japan. Her digital painting “Message 3” was juried into the 2008 edition of “American Art Collector”. Recent exhibition highlights include solo shows at Asylum Gallery and Luna’s Café, all in Sacramento (2008). Recent group shows include: “Synthesis: Art & Science”, Escondido Municipal Gallery, Escondido CA (Invitational- 2009); “NadaDada Motel”, El Cortez Hotel, Reno NV (2009); “The All Saints Show”, Barton Gallery, Sacramento CA (2009); “Greetings From Nada Motel”, Barrick Museum, UNLV, Las Vegas NV (Invitational-2009); “Urban Legends and Country Tales”, International Juried show, Bonita Museum & Cultural Center, 4355 Bonita Road, Bonita, CA (2008)

Her work is also included in the following web projects: “Me & My Shadow” http://www.selfshadows.com/ open project created by Javier A. Bedrina, Madrid, Spain; “The Bile Rose in Her Throat” - The Art Project: Artists Respond to Terrorism http://www.theartproject.net/ and “Merce Would be Proud” - Digital Pocket Gallery http://www.ikatun.com/digitalpocketgallery/june_pocket_list.html#Ann_Tracy