Tracey Black

Originally from Wellington, Tracey Black now resides in Auckland. For the past twenty years Black has been highly involved with the education system, graduating with a Diploma in Teaching in December 1989. Her major focus has been within the Arts Curriculum and language based programmes. She is currently involved in the development of Maori/English language based programmes within the bi-cultural unit at Newton Central School and recently completed a teaching contract as a tutor within the Certificate for Art and Design Programme at AUT.
Black’s practice reflects upon the incidental and the beauty of things imperfect; leaving her etching plates unprotected, she encourages random scrapes and scratches to be recorded in her prints. Black's area of expertise is in etching, aquatint and mezzotint. She was a finalist in the Wallace Art Awards in 2008 and received a merit award from the Waikato Painting and Printmaking Society in 2009. Black is featured in Warwick Brown’s new publication ‘Seen this Century’ (100 Contemporary New Zealand Artists – a collector’s guide). She continues to work in drawing and print media and exhibited her most recent body of work at Seed Gallery in March 2009.
Born
1968	Wellington, NZ
Education
2005	Bachelor Visual Arts, Auckland University of Technology, NZ.
1998	Bachelor of Education, Auckland College of Education, NZ.
Solo Exhibitions
2008	A Fine Line, Seed Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
2007	Ritual and Repetition, Seed Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
2006	This is not a rose garden, Seed gallery, Auckland, NZ.
2004	Independent show, Winos Café, Lorne St, Auckland, NZ.
Group Exhibitions
2009	Painting and Printmaking Awards, Waikato, Hamilton, NZ.
	Imprint, Seed Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
2008	Print Makers and Painters Exhibition, Artspost, Waikato, NZ.
	National Drawing Award, Artspace, Auckland, NZ.
	Waikato Society of Arts Members exhibition, Hamilton, NZ.
	stock room secrets, Seed Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
	Tahi, Kingsland Community Exhibition, Auckland, NZ.
2007	Salon des Refusés, James Wallace Arts Trust Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
	Let Roll, Seed Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
	Rock, Paper, Scissors, Seed Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
	pod, Seed Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
	ONE, Seed Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
2006	Draw the line, Seed Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
	Temporary conclusions, Seed Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
	Origins and Originality, Seed Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
2005	The Edge Gallery, Aotea Centre, Auckland, NZ.
	Visual Arts end of year exhibition, Auckland University of Technology, St Pauls St, Auckland, NZ.
	Minder / Mender – ‘Garment repair Services’ collaborative work, Artspace, Auckland, NZ.
	Pilot exhibition – ‘Substance’ St Pauls St Gallery Auckland University of Technology, NZ.
2004	Visual Arts end of year exhibition, Auckland University of Technology, NZ.
2003	Work in Progress, Warehouse residence, Mt Eden, Auckland, NZ.
	End of year exhibition, AUT Visual Arts, St Pauls St, Auckland, NZ.
Awards
2009	New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award, Merit, Waikato Society of Arts.
2008	James Wallace Charitable Arts Trust, Salon des Refusés finalist, James Wallace Arts Trust Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
2004	Award for Excellence, Auckland University of Technology.
Publications
2009	Seen This Century, 100 Contemporary New Zealand Artists, A Collector's Guide, Warwick Brown.
2005	Article on ‘Substance’, Debate Magazine, August ’05
Experience
2005-6	Tutor, Certificate of Art and Design, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, NZ.