T Carrera Fine Art
Tracy Villa Carrera
Email: socorropainter@yahoo.com 253.217.
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Education
M.F.A. 1998 Painting/Illustration Utah State University
B.F.A. 1995 Painting/Illustration Utah State University
Studied 1991-1994 Visual Arts Weber State University
Professional Experience
2013-present Professor of Fine Art Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA
2011-2012 Adjunct Professor of Visual Art WSU D.O.V.A Ogden, UT
2009-2011 Adjunct Professor of Art Department of Visual Arts Weber State University, Ogden, UT
Courses taught: Drawing I, Studio Art for the Non Art Major
2002-2009 Self employed fine artist producing figurative oil paintings
2000- 2001 Assistant Professor of Painting and Illustration
Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Courses taught: Intermediate Painting I, Intermediate Painting II
Core foundations, Approaches to Illustration Advertising Illustration
1999- 2000 Self employed fine artist producing figurative oil paintings sold through Blaire Carnahan Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1998- 1999 Instructor of Record Dept. of Illustration , Utah State University, Logan, UT
Course Taught: Basic Illustration, Illustration Techniques
Conceptual Illustration, Studio Illustration
1996-1998 Graduate Assistant, Dept. of Art, Utah State University
1995-1996 Visual Resource Center Assistant, Utah State University
1994-1995 Gallery Assistant Tippets Gallery, Utah State University
Fine Art Exhibition Record
2011 Recent work Exhibition Bright Rain Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2011 Curandera Y La Azteca 2 person show Mestizo Institute for Cultural Arts SLC, UT
2010 ‘Two Person Exhibition’ Shepherd Union Gallery Weber State University Ogden, UT
2009 “Hispanic Exhibition” Ogden Blue Gallery, Ogden, UT
2008 “Woman’s Work 3 Person Show” Denhalter Gallery, Cranford, NJ
2008 “In Celebration of Mary” St. Mary’s University, Austin, TX
2007 “In Celebration of Mary” St. Mary’s University, Austin, TX
2006 *“T Carrera; Recent Works” Carnahan Gallery Santa Fe, NM
2006 “Red” Exhibition Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
2005 * T. Carrera; Recent Works Carnahan Gallery Santa Fe, NM
2005 *“Heart and Hunger” Solo Exhibition Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
2004 “Small Works” Davis Art Center Davis, CA
2004 *Women, Wine and Fire” TAG Gallery Santa Monica, CA
2003 *”Waiters and Waitresses” Exhibition Carnahan Gallery, Santa Fe, N
2003 “Small Works” Exhibition Davis Art Center Davis, CA
2002 *Carnahan Gallery Solo Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM
2002 *Hunters Point Annual Studio Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
2001 *“Paris” Exhibition Carnahan gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2000 *“Working People” Stewart Gallery, Boise ID
2000 “Women in the Arts” Mayans Gallery Santa Fe, NM
2000 “Society of Illustrators 42nd Annual Exhibition”, NYC, NY (catalog)
1999 “Communication Arts Annual Illustration Exhibition”, Menlo Park, CA (catalog)
1999 “Utah Arts Council A View of Five” Salt Lake City Arts Center, SLC, UT
1999 3 Person Exhibition Weber State University, Ogden, UT
1999 “Quiet Spaces” Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT
1999 “Emerging Talent” Southam Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
1998 Utah State University Faculty Exhibit, Utah State University, Logan, UT
1997 *Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Utah State University, Logan, UT
1997 Utah Women Artists’ Exhibition, Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT (catalog)
1996 College of HASS Annual Exhibition, Utah State University, Logan, UT
1995 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, Utah State University, Logan UT
1994 Utah State Commercial Art Exhibition, Utah state University, Logan, UT
1993 Eccles Art Center 14th Annual Statewide Competition, Ogden, UT
1992 Eccles Art Center 13th Annual Statewide Competition, Ogden, UT
1991 Annual Fine Art Exhibition Myra Powell Gallery, Ogden, UT
Illustration Experience
Emergency Medicine Magazine
Funky Raw Magazine Cover 2011
Gastronomy Group SLC
Society of Illustrators 42
Former member of Illustrators Partnership
Communication Arts Annual
Selected Fellowships/ Awards
2006 Excellence Award, Volunteers of America Sacramento, CA
2003 Best in Show (painting), Davis Art Center, Davis, CA
1999 Utah Arts Council View of Five Fellowship Recipient, Salt Lake Art Center, SLC, UT
1997 Best in Show (painting) Utah Women Artists’ Exhibition, SLC Art Center SLC, UT
1995 Jurors Choice Award fine Art Exhibition, Utah State University, Logan, UT
1994 Art Departmental Scholarship, Utah State University, Logan,
Selected Corporate Collections
Brown- Forman Corporation, Louisville, KY
Kenwood Inn and Spa Sonoma, CA
D-2 Art Los Angeles, CA
Selected Private Collections
Karen and Dann Florek, NYC, NY
Orlando Herrera Los Angeles, CA
Teruko Tanaka, Kyoto, Japan
Dorthea Cheshire, London, England
Jim and Diane Sias, Melbourne, Australia
Bibliography
2012 Riverlit Magazine
2011 Utah Ahora!
2009 Art Collector Magazine
2008 Santa Fe New Mexican: Pasatiempo
2006 Xispas Artist Gallery Online
2006 Albuquerque Journal: North
2006 Collectors Guide
2005 Living West Magazine
2005 Collectors Guide
2005 Santa Monica Mirror
2005 California Aggie
2004 Southwest Art Magazine
2003 Southwest Art Magazine
2003 Albuquerque Journal: North
2002 Sacramento News and Review
2002 Southwest Art Magazine Figurative Issue
2001 Southwest Art Magazine Artist to Watch
2000 Southwest Art Magazine
2000 Santa Fean Magazine
2000 Society of Illustrators
1998 CMYK Exhibition
Lectures
2002 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2000 University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE
2010 - present
2010 - present