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Tracy
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Tracy Kostenbader
landed in Chicago in 1986. A graduate of the School of the Art Institute
of Chicago in 1990, she is an artist who also has been an activist,
a book conservator, a worker-bee, small time publisher, designer,
a bike messenger, occasional thinker and so many other things. But,
the things that compel her are making art, organizing events, working
with people, and supporting the issues she cares about. She's made
Logan Square her home for nearly 20 years and is actively involved
in creating venue and space for area artists. Work, home, community,
and politics inspire her to make images, both electronic and through
prints, drawings and paintings. Her interest in a more humane world
has played a part in what she chooses to make work about. Elevating
the ordinary with an occasional bit of humor, her work is also often
a celebration of the everyday. She’s spent a couple decades
dedicated to supporting social justice campaigns through utilizing
her visual and technical skills to contribute solid assistance to
a variety projects. Tracy also has helped launch and promote different
artists organizations and events and, for the last 2 years, she
has been one of the key organizers of art galleries at the Milwaukee
Avenue Arts Festival. She is an active AnySquared
member and loves to collaborate with other artists.
All paintings
in Old Stuff are from the 1990s.
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