Tracey Roberts

Tracey Roberts is a contemporary visual and performing artist, an established singer-songwriter musician, who enjoys a rare and wonderful neurological condition called synesthesia, where one sense involuntarily invokes another. In her case, she sees colours and shapes whilst listening to, performing and creating music and her artwork is a reflection of the way she internally visualises different genres of music, certain musical instruments, emotions around music and related musical themes.

Her artistic style has evolved over several years from figurative interpretations to using more abstract elements reflecting a headspace, to combining musical instruments and symbols within natural landscapes. Most of her works are limited edition prints from original, hand-drawn illustrations which have been digitally embellished to create richly intense and complex interpretations of all things musical. More recently she has been exploring acrylics.

Tracey’s work is distinctively renowned for her sensuous, musical themes using strong, saturated colours and the "energy" shapes she calls "crystalism". To share her experience of synesthesia, which for Roberts means seeing colours and shapes when she hears music, the artist often presents a s...

science degree @ melbourne university
performing arts management @ university of Amsterdam

Open Studio by appointment - Dome Gallery
Address details upon request via email to 'info @ traceyroberts dot com'