Tracy Krumm’s crocheted wire sculptures are delicate
and fleeting, airy and light. Gracefully sweeping through
the space they inhabit, one can capture the same feeling
the work seems to project. The simplicity and lightness of
the work are quite deceiving, considering the work and
meticulousness that was required to create the pieces.
Her alluring forms blend blacksmithing and crocheted nets
of delicate wire lace that are often combined with found
elements of metal, stone, and glass. “My work is grounded in the histories of sculpture and
women’s work. It involves the investigation and juxtaposition
of historically gender-specific techniques, such as crochet
and blacksmithing, to question and comment on identity,
duality, relationships and beauty. “
~artist statement
Education
1987 B.F.A. in Textiles, California College of
Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
1995 M.F.A. in Visual Arts, Vermont College,
Montpelier, VT
Selected Exhibitions
2009 Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Women’s Ware/Women’s Wear, EMU
Art Gallery, Ypsilanti, MI
2008 The Stitch, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
New, Three, H& R Block ArtSpace at KCAI,
Kansas City, MO
Gold, Linda Durham Contemporary Art,
Santa Fe, NM
Interlaced, Hoffman Gallery, OCAC,
Portland, OR
2007 Over, Under, Around and Through,
SW School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, TX
Selected Work (in honor of the CCA Centennial
Celebration), Andrea Schwartz Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
The Matter at Hand, Memphis College of Art,
Memphis, TN
Laced with History, John Michael Kohler Arts
Center, Sheboygan, WI
2006 Artists in Residence Exhibition, Hoffman
Gallery, Oregon College of Art and Craft,
Portland, OR
2006 Material Difference, Chicago Cultural Center,
Chicago, IL
Summer Faculty Exhibition, Appalachian
Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
Selected Collections
Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX
Museum of International Folk Art,Santa Fe, NM
Bloomingdale’s, San Francisco, CA
Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
The Broida Collection, Santa Fe, NM
Ford Motor Company, Serramonte, CA
Lark Books/Fiberarts, Asheville, NC
Clorox Corporation, Palo Alto, CA
Marin General Hospital, San Rafael, CA
Atlanta Airport Hilton, Atlanta, GA
Kaiser Permanente Hospitals, California- various
Walnut Creek Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA
Tobu Sapporo Hotel, Sapporo, Japan
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