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Artist of the Month: Tracey McMaster


Oil painting depicting four yellow figures alone the left, top, right, and bottom of the image, on a dark brown background with pink lines running through it.
All Fours. 2024. Oil paint and oil stick on A2 canvas.

Artist of the Month is a feature where we put the spotlight on the incredible work of one of our members.


Our Artist of the Month for October is Tracey McMaster!


Tracey McMaster is an artist who works across painting and moving image.


Speaking about her work, McMaster explains:


Ink and watercolour portrait in shades of yellow, blue and green with a blue background.
Homebody. 2024. Ink and watercolour on A4 watercolour paper dipped in seawater.

“I live in a coastal region in Wales and feel rooted to my environment, the sea, and its stories. Figures and self-portraits feature in my paintings, which give voice to themes of being and belonging. The figures are informed by Celtic folktales, people I have met, and memories of dreams.


I use paint and surface as a form of storytelling. The materials and techniques I use connect me to where I live or where I am working and reflect feelings I experience,

including dipping paper in seawater, crushing shells to form paint, and leaving paintings out in the rain.


Figurative gouache painting on a wooden panel depicting a figure in sepia tones with highlighted pink features on a green background.
Plural State. 2024. Gouache on A5 wooden panel.

I also create moving image works where I connect with individuals in the community, as I want to investigate the dynamic relationship between people and place. The moving image works are around ten minutes in duration and are made through interviews with the contributors in their environment. These works celebrate the unique individual, their specific knowledge, and how that shapes them.”


McMaster has been awarded Creative Steps funding from the Arts Council of Wales (ACW). This funding has enabled her to focus on her artistic practice whilst also working towards becoming more sustainable.

Oil painting depicting a mermaid sitting on a pink rock with blue writing reading ‘you’ve got to give it up babes’, with a background of dark green water and mountains with purple flowers.
Sad Mermaid. 2023. Oil paint on A2 wooden panel.

She is currently working on a new body of work to show in February 2025 at a joint exhibition at Cardiff MADE and at Elysium for ‘Art in the Bar’.


You can see more of McMaster’s work on her Instagram page @artoftracey


Abstract ink drawn on screen print with lines in green and different circular shapes in pale pink in the background.
You'll Always Be My Babe. 2024. Ink drawn on screen print on A1 cartridge paper.

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