Tracy Sarroff’s practice is cross-media. Ideas relating to ecology and overlapping concerns between art and science underlie the majority of her projects, whilst their form stems from basic structural compositions of living things, their growth and transformation. Patterns, structures, and fragments are sifted from the natural world and recombined. What prevails is an interest in our relationships with ecology and science and the creative boundaries of what is both imaginary and real. Frequently using ideas that are allied to science fiction and science fact, her work manifests an ambiguous natural and artificial engagement. Transgenics, biotechnology, botanical illustration, microscopy, and science fiction have been some major themes fuelling her explorations to date. Often which, can relate to contemporary society and new movements in scientific research.
Read MoreTracy Sarroff graduated from BA Fine Art (Hons), RMIT University/ Melbourne in 2001. She has since exhibited both nationally and internationally. Recent exhibitions include The Melbourne Art Fair, Congruo at ARC ONE Gallery (2013), ‘Bring on the Dot‘ Conny Dietzschold Gallery/ Sydney, ‘Mountains and Valleys’ James Dorahy Project Space/ Sydney, Rhizopoda Radiaria’, The Lock-Up Cultural Centre/ Newcastle, ‘Paul Guest Art Prize’, Bendigo Art Gallery, ‘The Substation Contemporary Art Prize’ Melbourne, All Systems Go’ Departure Gallery/ London, ‘Sense of Place’ Shire Hall Gallery/ Stafford UK, ‘Figure’ Burghley House Sculpture Park/ UK, ‘Electric Blue’ The Bargehouse/ London, ‘Winter Lights’ MARS Gallery/ Melbourne, and ‘The Space In Between’ touring exhibition to the VCA Gallery, Bendigo Art Gallery, Latrobe Art Gallery and Wagga Wagga Gallery. In 2009 she was selected for the prestigious Economist Plaza commission by the Contemporary Art Society in central London, and in 2010 she completed a commission for Staffordshire’s Arts and Museum Service UK.
Tracy is a recipient of an Australia Council grant among others and has been a finalist in numerous art prizes. She has also participated in artist residencies associated with the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Marrickville Council, the Shire of Nillumbik and the Lock-Up Cultural centre.
