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Tracey has been painting in Brisbane for over 7 years, after abandoning a corporate career. Resting confidently on her mission statement, which is simply “to make people smile”, she has spent her time brightening the walls of residences and offices in Australia, Japan, Switzerland, and more recently, New York. Her menagerie of Quirky Animals have been snapped-up by the likes of restaurateurs and rock stars around the world. Tracey has a loyal following, and travels the world to meet her pet portraits and prospective clients. She exhibits regularly around Australia and has had two successful exhibitions in New York.
Still a glutton for painting a mad dancing turkey, she has also embraced the feeling of strength in women and has segued into female forms and faces. Who knows what random moment and/or character will set her off on a new body of work?
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The name “Tracey Keller” is synonymous in Australia with pet portraits and quirky animals - images of bold, bright charismatic animals and, in contrast, expressive female figures captured up close.
Something a little different....” is what you will encounter when you enter her Teneriffe Studio or one of her exhibitions. Whether you’re confronting a diving cow with goggles doubling as a goldfish bowl, or a set of deep, sultry eyes in a painting layered with rich colour and texture, the moment captured stops you in your tracks. Her love of animals, great and small is flobulated within her work. Tracey is famous for her pet portraits which feature quirky renditions of your family friend, whether it’s the two or four legged variety. Tracey does not merely paint a picture, but tells a story in each painting.
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