Isabelle Tracy
My creative practice embraces curation and creative activism, storytelling, and fine art/visual art-making using a wide range of materials, including photography, audio and video, underpinned by expertise as an art historian; all with the aim of bringing more awe, wonder, fun and creativity to more people’s lives. Starting A Woman’s Work with Emma Dolan was both a turn from my more recent work, commissioning and curating everything from graffiti-ed buses to copper spiders to end-of-the-pier dance battles, and a re-Turn to the Women in Revolt activist collaborations of my time in1980s Leeds. I also make pomegranates.
Artist. Art projects with a range of collaborative partners including an all-woman group show at the Untitled Gallery (now Site). Includes collaborations with Sutapa Biswas (Kali) and Symrath Patti, Patricia Forbes and Raj Bhatra (Tetley Bittermen) Leeds 1981 - 1992
The Welcome Channel, Production Manager, London 1992 - 1993
Hulton Deutsch/MSI International Picture Library Production Manager, London 1994 - 1995
BBC Single Drama Script Reader, London 1996
Black Coral Productions, Development Executive London 1996 - 1998
Women’s Audio Visual Education Scheme, Fundraiser London 1998 - 1999
volcom, CEO community-led action-research cultural projects 2000-2014
Hull Fruitmarket/Humyne Ltd (Fruit), Animateur 2011-2016
Roots and Wings, Animateur and Director, 2012–2015 Commissions include The Long Walk to Freedom and World of Colour with Freedom Festival
Humber Street Sesh, Animateur and Arts Director, 2012-2021. Commissions include ArtSesh curated by Michele Davy; graffiti artists Method, ANHZ/FEW, SimpleBao, Pinky, Paris, Eko, Skeg, Spamdog, Mr. Joe and Ella Dorton; Think Big! collaborations with Ben Long, Dominic Hopkinson and Alison Smith
Hull Central Library, Gallery curator and commissioner of new work 2016 - 2022. Shows include Still, Simon Armitage, Traces, Debi Keable, Made in Hull, George Norris, Littoral Vistas group show and We Are Commoners touring group show by the Craft Council
MA History of Art, modern and contemporary, Distinction, York, 2022-2024
