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- After graduating with honors from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Craig became a freelance illustrator. However, he soon grew disillusioned with the isolation and commercial nature of the job. He returned to his roots, painting on a myriad of surfaces, which eventually led him to body painting.
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Tracy was born in 1967 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 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.
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- May 22, 1967, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
After graduating with honors from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Craig became a freelance illustrator. However, he soon grew disillusioned with the isolation and commercial nature of the job. He returned to his roots, painting on a myriad of surfaces, which eventually led him to body painting.
Apr 17, 2019 · “Monarch” (2016) Craig Tracy was never interested in conventional art. 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.
Nov 11, 2019 · In the early 2000s, Craig Tracy seemed to be living an artist’s dream. Seemed. He owned an air-brushing business, and created something every day. But while he was his own boss, the passion was missing. His interest fluttered and waned. And that put him one step short of artistic freedom.
Craig Tracy became the first artist to open a gallery dedicated to body painting. He’s specialised in the genre for 20 years and, in that time, has painted hundreds of bodies with paintings of animals, diamonds, scenic views and even the Northern Lights.
Sep 6, 2016 · Tracy says there is an unfortunate cultural stigma attached to body painting, especially with nude models. His hope is that, through his art, he bridges the gap between nude and clothed, and provides viewers the chance to appreciate the beauty and complexity of the human body.
Feb 10, 2017 · His passion for art reignited, and after researching bodypainting further, Tracy realized he had found his calling and became a bodypainter. His first series of bodypainting images, titled “The Nature Series,” was well received, leading him to travel to Europe to work with other bodypainters.
