tracey squire

After finishing the HSC, my career turned towards Graphic Design. A career spanning 17 years, the last 10 running my own business,Targa Design - a graphic design business creating unique design for print. One of Targa Designs, major clients is in the travel industry allowing me extensive travel and photography. This has been a constant source of inspiration for my passion of fine art.

Opportunity arose in 2001 to study at the Sydney Gallery School. Through exposure to all areas of fine arts and being inspired by teachers and fellow students alike, I was stimulated to push the boundaries to create new and exciting works.

Seeking inspiration from nature has always been a starting point for my work. That which invites the viewer to seek out the mystery and beauty of the environment and to take a closer look at the world we live in. The images are often veiled in dripping paint or ink or erratic lines to create a multitude of paths, ideas and movement to evoke interest, in the web of creative development.

As an artist I am interested in the point at which you stop seeing an object letting spontaneity take over. The works are a narrative through the visual elements of design and composition and exposure of extensive mediums.

- Tracey Squire

Solo Exhibitions

2004		The Female Bovine Flat Rock Café, Naremburn
2004		Artist in Residence, Hardware Fine Art
2003		Cow Hardware Fine Art

Group Exhibitions

2004		Diversity Yarralumla Galleries, Canberra
2004		Hearts& Flowers SOHO Galleries, Sydney
2003		Bloom Hardware Fine Art, St Leonards
2003		Delta Hornsby Art Gallery
2002		Pound Creek Sydney Gallery School
2001		Bon Voy Art Sydney Gallery School

Professional Art Experience

2000		Commission, Harvey World Travel, photo-journalist to Los Angeles
1996		Commission, Harvey World Travel, photo-journalist assignment to Egypt and Israel
1993 - present		Managing Director, Targa Design (Graphic Design Company)

Academic Qualifications

2004		Advanced Diploma of Fine Arts, Sydney Gallery School
2002		Certificate of Fine Arts, Sydney Gallery School

Relevant Studies

2003

Summer School, National Art School, Botanica Exotica with Suzanne Archer Winter School, National Art School, Describing the Body with David Fairbairn