TRACEY R. BACA
Albuquerque, New Mexico • 505.730.0918 • tracey.baca@yahoo.com
Mixed-Media Artist
EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
New Works Program – City of Albuquerque & OffCenter Arts
FUSION Theatre Co., Albuquerque, NM — June 2025
One artwork purchased by the City of Albuquerque for the permanent collection
Transformations
Tortuga Gallery, Albuquerque, NM — 2018
EXPO New Mexico – Pride Fest
Albuquerque, NM — 2018
1st Place, Mixed Media Category
Day of the Dead Art Show
Ay Dios Mio, San Jose, CA — 2014
DIA
Mexican Consulate, San Jose, CA — 2014
Hue in the Color of Mexico
City Hall Rotunda, San Jose, CA — 2014
The Essence of Frida Kahlo
Ay Dios Mio, San Jose, CA — 2014
Works San Jose – Group Show & Benefit Auction
San Jose, CA — 2013
Chillin’ Productions 15-Year Anniversary
The Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA — 2013
Women Rising III – A Night of Creative Empowerment
Backwater Arts Gallery, San Jose, CA — 2013
rEVOLVEr
Studio Bongiorno, San Jose, CA — 2013
Heart of Chaos Presents BIRTH
The Usuals, San Jose, CA — 2013
La Lucha es Libre – Luchadores vs. Los Space Monsters
The Citadel, San Jose, CA — 2013
Eco Art Fair
Mission College, Santa Clara, CA — 2013
Heart of Chaos Presents SEED
The Citadel, San Jose, CA — 2013
Devotion
Studio Bongiorno, San Jose, CA — 2013
INTUERI
The Armory, San Jose, CA — 2012
Día de los Muertos – 3rd Annual Festival
National Hispanic University, San Jose, CA — 2012
Old Town Day of the Dead Art Walk
Santissima Gallery, Albuquerque, NM — 2011
Day of the Dead Expo
Rio Bravo Fine Art Center, Truth or Consequences, NM — 2010
Threads from the Dead – Who Are You From?
Off-Center Community Arts, Albuquerque, NM — 2009
52 Weeks – Collaborative Exhibition
Off-Center Community Arts, Albuquerque, NM — 2007
Fem-o-Lition Derby
Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM — 2006
ArtStreet Exhibition
Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM — 2005
AWARDS
1st Place — Mixed Media Category
EXPO New Mexico, Pride Fest — June 9, 2018
Best of Show — “Coy”
Porcelain sculpture, ArtStreet Exhibition, Harwood Art Center — 2005
Honorable Mention — “Altar to the Hornet Queen”
Mixed Media Assemblage, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA — 2013
COLLECTIONS
City of Albuquerque Public Art Collection
Acquisition through the New Works Program, FUSION — 2025
SKILLS & MEDIA
– Assemblage incorporating recycled and reclaimed materials
– Mixed-media painting: acrylic, pastel, pencil, collage
– Ceramics and mold-making, including casting and replication of objects
– Metalsmithing: cold connections, soldering, and fabrication
– Resin, epoxy, and multi-material adhesion
– Integrative practice combining visual art with healing and earth-based modalities
ART EDUCATION
Intuitive Painting — Jesse Reno
Sedona Arts Center — 2022
Metal Sculpture, Metalsmithing, Drawing
Mission College, Santa Clara, CA — 2012–2013