Elle Tracey creates paintings and drawings depicting figures in states of transformation, incorporating organic elements to represent that our identities naturally exist in a state of constant evolution and renewal. In a society that seeks to categorize and cement humans within damagingly limiting social and cultural frameworks, Tracey celebrates queerness as a spark that empowers people to embrace the fluidity of their identities, beliefs, and values in all aspects of life and take agency over their authentic selves. Embracing constant change and growth as natural creates tangible proof that new ways of structuring and relating to ourselves, our communities, and the world around us are not just possible but joyful and fulfilling, and can inspire us all to consciously evolve as a species in the ways that we connect to one another and the planet. 

Tracey received her BFA from Mills College in 2015. She spent the next seven years working within the creative industry in the Bay Area before relocating to Asheville, NC where she currently lives and works.