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Tracey J. Marshall
Art Exhibit
August 20, 2010
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Artist
Marshall Art Gallery

Dave Johnson
Publisher
“Painting is just another
way of keeping a diary.”
Pablo Picasso
Dear Readers,
I
f what Picasso says is true, then
artist Tracey J. Marshall has led
an exciting & interesting life as can
be seen by her “Me and My Seven
Personalities” exhibit held at the Circa
Gallery in downtown Asheboro on
August 20, 2010. According to her
brochure, she grew up on a farm here
in North Carolina and was enthusiastic
about art from a very early age. After
attending college at Savannah College
of Art and Design and receiving a BFA
degree, her style quickly developed into
the energetic and fun depictions of how
she experiences life. Thus, the Picasso
quote appears to be true especially in
how it relates to Tracey’s life.
What impressed me most about
Tracey was not her art though...it was
her personality and her keen business
sense. Not to belittle what she does,
but just about anyone can put paint
on a canvas and call it art. In fact, it
seems as though we are going through
a period in art history where anything
goes. I don’t know what historians will
inevitably call this period of time, but
perhaps it will become known as the
Pandemonium Era. That is, to a casual
observer, it seems as though anything
goes and talent has very little to do with
what becomes classified as great art.
With that said, not everyone can make
a living in art. In fact, the term “starving
artist” has become a cliché for a reason...
most would starve if they had to rely on
the income generated from their craft.
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Tracey, on the other hand, is a savvy
business woman and marketer. She
understands that in order for art to sell,
it has to have a broad appeal and it has
to be marketed correctly. Most artists w w w. a s h e b o r o e v e n t s . c o m
have no idea how to market themselves
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or failure of a business and has
probably invested as much time into
gaining exposure as she has painting.
She even has her “swagger wagon”
wrapped with a representation of her
art and her contact information; it is PUBLISHER
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would be hard to pass by her vehicle dave@asheboromagazine.com
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martinis depicted in many of her
paintings were not appealing to me, the
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paintings were. What was clearly
evident was Tracey’s goal of exploring
all of the places you can go with art.
The exhibit was well attended with
people from all walks of life. It was one
of the more enjoyable art exhibitions I
have been to. Plus, it was held at the This Asheboro Events cover photo
Circa Gallery which is always fun. If you was provided by Dave Johnson taken
can walk out of Circa Gallery without a
on location at the Tracey J. Marshall
smile on your face, I’d say there is no
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