Tracy Harris
Born(1958-08-24)August 24, 1958
Lawton, Oklahoma
NationalityAmerican
EducationSouthern Methodist University
SpouseDan Flavin 1992-1996 (his death) Lucian K. Truscott IV 2021- present

Tracy Harris (born 1958) is an American artist, known for her abstract, encaustic paintings.[1][2][3] Tracy Harris lives in Milford, Pennsylvania.[4]

Biography

Tracy Harris was born in 1958 in Lawton, Oklahoma, and she grew up in Dallas, Texas until age 10.[4][5] Her parents are Janene Harris and architect, Hayes Harris.[6][5] After age 10, the family moved a lot after her father took a civilian architect role with the United States Army and Air Force, they lived in Honolulu, Guam, Manila, and Thailand.[5]

She attended Southern Methodist University, receiving a BFA degree and MFA degree in 1983. After college she worked at the Dallas Museum of Art and taught painting classes.[5]

It was through her work at the Dallas museum she was connected by a mutual friend to minimalist artist Dan Flavin, initially as a penpal and later as long distance dating.[5] She married Dan Flavin in 1992 at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.[6][7] Harris later lived between Long Island, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut after the marriage.[6] Four years after marriage, Flavin died from complications from his diabetes.[7]

Her artwork is in a number of museum collections including Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[4] Telfair Museum, Savannah,[5] the Amarillo Museum of Art, among others.

References

  1. ^ Mitchell, Charles Dee (September 17, 1994). "Area art exhibits are worth the trip". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  2. ^ Tyson, Janet (13 September 1994). "The Eyes of Axis, Arlington Exhibit Gives Viewers' Vision Room To Roam". Newspapers.com. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 51, 53. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  3. ^ Tyson, Janet (3 November 1989). "Triennial Exhibit Paints New Picture of Texas Art". Newspapers.com. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 99. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  4. ^ a b c De Lima Green, Alison (2000). Texas: 150 works from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Harry N. Abrams. pp. 154, 234. ISBN 0810967065.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Segal, Mark (2016). "Tracy Harris – The Sorcerer of Pleasant Lane, An Alchemist at Work". Theater Life. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  6. ^ a b c Dullea, Georgia (1992-06-26). "With This Spiral; Guggenheim Inaugurates a Marriage (Published 1992)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  7. ^ a b Smith, Roberta (1996-12-04). "Dan Flavin, 63, Sculptor Of Fluorescent Light, Dies (Published 1996)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-30.

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