Tracey Lee Cassin

Whakatane, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

About Tracey Lee Cassin

Tracey Lee Cassin is an award winning published artist and photographer who is based in the beautiful Bay of Plenty, of New Zealand. Self taught, her creative practice is multifaceted as a painter, mixed media artist, and photographer. Her works are in private collections in New Zealand, Australia, USA, and Italy. Her practice explores many artistic aspects, in particular the fundamentals of space, shape and colour using a variety of mediums, which include oils, watercolour, ink, printmaking, collage and acrylics. The sculptural use of paint with palette knife is a personal passion. As an artistic photographer, she has a special interests in macro, digital manipulation, and the creation of inspirational quotation photography. Inspiration for her art and photography are the patterns and colours found in nature. Tracey Lee is the founder and creative director of 'Mia Bella Passions - Art, Home and Garden Website', which she began in 2012 to share her love of creativity, DIY, design and decor. As an Slate Level Artistic Designer for Vida & Co, a US based company, her artwork is available in an apparel and homewares collection.

Exhibitions:

●'Figurative' April 2018 Art Exhibition - receiving a Special Recognition Award for Photography & Digital Media at Light Space and Time Gallery.
●The Art Room Contemporary Online Gallery - March 2018 Nature Competition - Finalist for Photography.
●'Abstract' March 2018 Art Exhibition - receiving a Special Merit Award for Photography & Digital Media, and also a Special Recognition Award for Painting at Light, Space & Time Gallery.
●'Cityscapes' February 2018 Art Exhibition - Special Merit Award - Light, Space And Time Online Art Gallery.
●All Women Online Exhibition - January 2018 - Special Recognition Awards for painting & photography - Light, Space & Time Gallery.
●Patterns Art Exhibition - December 2017 - Photography Special Recognition Awards for two images - Light, Space & Time Online Gallery.
7th Annual 'Nature Art Exhibition - November 2017- Special Recognition Award - Light, Space & Time Online Gallery.
●7th Annual 'Seascapes' Art Exhibition - October 2017 -Special Recognition Award - Light, Space & Time Online Gallery.
●Rotorua Art Awards 2017 - Salon Des Refuses Exhibition
●'Open' September 2017 Art Exhibition - Special Merit Award - Light, Space & Time Online Gallery.
●'Botanicals' August 2017 Art Exhibition - Special Merit Award for photography - Light, Space & Time Online Gallery.
●'Seasons' July 2017 Art Exhibition - Special Recognition Award - Light, Space And Time Online Gallery.
●'Animals' June 2017 Art Exhibition - Special Merit Award - Light, Space & Time Online Gallery.
● 'Landscapes' Art Exhibition 2017 - 'Special Merit Award' - Light, Space And Time Online Art Gallery.
● 'Figurative' 7th Annual Art Exhibition 2017 - 'Special Recognition' Artist Award - Light, Space And Time Online Art Gallery.
●'Abstracts' 2017 Art Exhibition - 'Special Recognition' Award - Light Space And Time Online Art Gallery.
● 'Cityscapes' 2017 Art Exhibition - Special Merit Award - Light, Space And Time Online Art Gallery.
● 2016 to current - Artistic Designer - Vida Voices - USA
● 2016 Aroha Love Group Exhibition -The Art Lounge NZ -Tauranga.
● 2016 - World Inspired - Group exhibition artist - Creative Tauranga.
● 2016 - Sunshine & A Canvas - The Great Rotary Art Expo - exhibiting artist.
● 2016 - IMAGO MUNDI - Benetton World Art Project - contributing contemporary artist for New Zealand Permanent Collection - 'Kiwi Consciousness' - Treviso, Italy.
● 2015 - Hibiscus And Bays Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand - Selected exhibiting artist/Merit Award
● Creative Bay Of Plenty Artist.
● 1999 Exhibition - Whakatane Museum & Gallery, New Zealand.
● 1998 - Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Award - Selected Exhibiting Artist.
● 1996 - Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Award - Selected Exhibiting Artist.