 A Fine Arts Graduate from the University of Toronto and Sheridan College, I majored in both Fine Art History and Fine Art Studio. My key areas of expertise include painting and works on paper including original prints and photography.
I offer over 20 years experience working with corporate clients, government and non-profit organizations. I have extensive experience and excellent organizational skills placing works of art in a diverse selection of home, business and government collections. Putting together special events; coordinating juries, preparing catalogues, public relations, and managing budgets has helped support efforts to promote the fine art community.
With my varied contacts in the fine arts field, I have the broad background to support and present only the finest quality works of art, by reputable artists, to you and/or your organization.
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1989 - present Principal - Tracey Capes Fine Art
Providing professional assistance in the selection of original works of art for departments of government, corporate and business environments, public institutions and private collectors. I often work with corporate curators, private consultants, and interior designers. An assortment of fine art services are available including purchasing, sales, appraisals, budget planning, acquisitions, writing, marketing, public relations, and commissions. Clients include Air Canada, Bank of Montreal, Canada Council Art Bank, Department of Foreign Affairs, Legislative Assembly - Government of Ontario, Ernst & Young, and Four Seasons Hotels.
1990 - 1998 Executive Director - Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
Responsible for the organization of North America's largest annual outdoor juried fine art festival. Over eight years this event grew in size from 600 artist submissions to over 1100 submissions per year; the operating budget grew from $100,000 to over $200,000; and in 1990 the organization had a small operating deficit of $860. By 1998 the festival was working with an operating surplus of $53,463. Held every July at Toronto City Hall, attendance averages 100,000 people annually.
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Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
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1989 - 1992 Marketing/Archives - Artists' Co-operative Studio
Maintain the collection of an artist-run printmaking facility called Open Studio. Liaise with corporate and individual art collectors and public institutions, interact with the art community in promoting the studio. In 1991 the facility purchased the largest etching press in Canada and dedicated it in my honour.
1985 - 1989 Program Director - Community Art Council
Responsible for overseeing artistic programming at Arts Etobicoke including annual events like the juried art show, a children’s arts festival and a craft show. In 1985/86 I was responsible for creating and implementing the still successful Art Rental/Sales Program for visual artists who were members of the council.
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2002 Filling the Void - Art Gallery of Ontario, Art Rental and Sales Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1995 Algonquin Light - Whitby Station Gallery, Whitby, Ontario; and W.K.P.Kennedy Gallery, North Bay, Ontario
1992/3 Collaborative Printmaking: Artist and Master Printer - Extention Gallery of the Print and Drawing Council of Canada, Toronto, Ontario.
1990/1 Printed in China: Original Prints from Jiangsu Province - on behalf of the Ministry of Culture & Communications: John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario; W.K.P. Kennedy Gallery, North Bay, Ontario; London Regional Art and Historical Museums, London, Ontario; Arts Court Gallery/La Gallarie de la Cour des Arts, Ottawa, Ontario
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Filling the Void -Art Gallery of Ontario, Art Rental and Sales Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 2002 |
2000 Whitby Station Art Gallery - Collecting: Private & Corporate Points of View
1999 Whitby Station Art Gallery - Collecting Art and the Collector
1992 Visual Arts Ontario - The Techniques of Selling Fine Art Open Studio - 100 Prints Fundraising Event - Co-M.C. with Mr. Ed Phillips, curator of the Ernst & Young Collection
1991 University of Toronto - Careers in the Visual Arts
Peel Board of Education - Careers in the Visual Arts
1980-1983 University of Toronto - Bachelor of Arts received, double major: Fine Art Studio and Fine Art History
1980-1983 Sheridan College Creative Arts Diploma received
Memberships/Volunteer Work has included: Art Gallery of Ontario, Arts Etobicoke, Image Matrix, Ontario Association of Art Galleries, Open Studio, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, and Visual Arts Ontario.
Board member, Gallery 1313
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Tracey Capes Fine Art