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Throughout his youth, Craig's art was filled with depictions of love and beauty. By fifteen, he was introduced to airbrushing, and by sixteen, he was professionally airbrushing custom items in a local mall. This experience honed his skills, teaching him to paint diverse images on various surfaces.
He started painting at the age of 15 when he received his first airbrush from his parents. Tracy attended The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale where he graduated in 1987. After graduating, Tracy started his professional career as a freelance illustrator creating industrial and commercial imagery.
Apr 17, 2019 · Though he trained for years as an illustrator, it wasn’t until he began experimenting with the ancient art of body-painting that he truly found his artistic medium. Tracy brings everything from wild animals to fantasy worlds to life in his compositions as he ingeniously blends his meticulously painted bodies with intricately-designed backgrounds.
Nov 11, 2019 · By July, 2005, Tracy had found a prospective buyer for his old business. He began looking for a small space in the French Quarter, encouraged by the success of other artist-owned galleries like the one owned by the late Robert Guthrie.
The Craig Tracy Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana. 37,720 likes · 403 talking about this · 2,466 were here. First gallery in the world for fine art body painting.
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Tracy received his first airbrush at the age of 15 from his parents, and one year later, at the age of 16, he took his first steps into the professional art world by working nights and weekends as an airbrush artist. The experience taught him how to paint detailed works on a myriad of surfaces.
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Dec 7, 2021 · Considered a cornerstone in body painting’s progressive movement, today Craig Tracy paints bodies exclusively and has elevated this ancient art. He owns and operates the first art gallery in the world dedicated to fine art body-painted images, opened in 2006.
