Michele Tragakiss

Michele Tragakiss is an award winning abstract artist working in oil, and acrylic. Her layered, entangled works originate from uninhibited subconscious exploration, and reveal the inner dialogue between her lived experience, her insatiable curiosity, and her need to communicate through art. Michele was born in Los Angeles, California and has lived across the United States, and Canada. She received her BFA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania before completing a year of post-graduate studies, in affiliation with IUP, at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.
Michele is a third generation artist who was heavily influenced by her mother’s technical illustrations and paintings. She is drawn by both the structured geometric and linear elements of tech design, as well as the organic flow and intuitive movements that happen in abstract painting. In her words, “Running seven miles every morning keeps me connected to nature and the universe at large, and I believe that the mind and universe exist as a pair. This awareness is woven throughout my imagery and mark-making. The fractal branching of a tree, or the crack filler on a road are not represented as they are, but rather as subconscious interpretations that often intersect and engage with ...

BFA – Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Graphic Design

Pennsylvania State University

Solo Exhibitions:
Mattatuck Museum (upcomimg) Waterbury, CT.. 2021
Oxford Art's and Cultural Center, Oxford, CT. 2017
Gallery at ShutterSpeed, Middlebury, CT.
Cachion Gallery/Southbury Public Library - Southbury, CT. - 2016
Gallery 13 - Danbury, CT. - 1994

Membership:

Connecticut Women Artists - Elected member
New Britain Museum of American Art
Circle Foundation for the Arts, Lyon, France.
West Hartford Art League, Hartford, CT.
Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT.