About this episode

Tracey Coakley discusses her journey as a figurative painter and her artistic process.

Tracey Coakley is a narrative oil painter working primarily in figurative painting and portraiture. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Tracey has lived in New Zealand since 2007 and now works from her studio in Waipu, Northland. https://www.instagram.com/traceycoakleyart/ Predominantly self-taught, she has been painting since 2000 and working full-time as an artist since 2017, completing a Diploma of Visual Arts in 2006. Her subjects are often friends, family, and self-portraits, and over ti...

People in this episode

Host: Mandy Jakich

Guest: Tracey Coakley

Topics covered

• figurative painting
• portraiture
• narrative art
• self-portrait
• visual arts

Keywords

• figurative painting
• portraiture
• oil painting
• self-taught artist
• visual arts

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Melbourne, New Zealand, Waipu, Northland

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