Tracey Baca (the fine artifice)

Mixed Media Artist

Tracey Baca is a 14th-generation New Mexican artist specializing in mixed media paintings and assemblage works. Her art combines paint, ceramics, found objects, and reclaimed materials to explore perception, memory, and transformation. Each piece shifts between what it appears to be and the hidden narratives it holds.

Ar·ti·fice  (är-te-fis) n.

1. An artful or crafty expedient; a stratagem. 2. Subtle but base deception; trickery. 3. Cleverness 4. Skill, ingenuity, craftiness 5.Craftsmanship (obsolete): In historical usage, it referred to something made with technical skill or a work of art

“I explore the ambiguity of perception, experience, and meaning as I incorporate wordplay, innuendo, double entendre, hidden narrative, and stratified meanings into constructions built from reclaimed and layered materials. Each piece shifts between what it appears to be and what it’s actually saying, using disguise, reconstruction, and accumulated layers to hold multiple truths at once.”