Tracey Snape

tracey cpmpleted a Ba Hons degree in Fine Art in London 1999. after graduating tracey worked from a studio in London and as an artist assistant. she went onto a period of postgraduate study at the International Glass Centre in 2006. A pivotal moment came when Tracey attended a masterclass in Turkey with an american neon artist, sparking an interest in combining noble gases and furnace blown glass. Tracey has been a masterclass assistant at the International Festival of glass in 2006 and 2008.Tracey extended her glass skills with a year at Poole College in her home town in 2008. Tracey continues to make and experiment in Dorset.

Tracey has an interest in spatial elements both sculpturally and universally. She uses the elusiveness of light to activate space which creates situations that look at issues of boundaries physically and perceptually. Inherent in the work is a focus outside the peripheries of vision encompassing elements that would not usually be acknowledged. Defining grey areas and gaps that people are often not aware of to evoke questioning. Multiple reference points are used so that your vision has to focus on several areas: this creates a series of interlocking meanings and a layering of thought. As you continue ...

2007-2008 Bournemouth & Poole college of FE. BTEC National Diploma glass techniques.2004-2006 International Glass Centre, West Midlands. OCN glass techniques & technology, Professional Development Award.1995-1999 University of East London. BA Hons Degree Fine Art.1993-1995 Bournemouth & Poole College of art & design. BTEC National Diploma art & design

Allsop Gallery, Bridport, Dorset. 22nd September-6th Oct 2012.
OpenWest2012, Gloucester Cathedral. 3rd March-31st March 2012.

Kingston Maurward, Dorchester. 5th November 2011.
FreshAir 2011, 18 Th June-10Th July.