Contemporary artist Tracy Williams addresses the place of and beyond the earthly plane, inspired by the wonders of flora and fauna, land and sky. Tracy celebrated her third solo show, Palette Trip, in the Fall of 2024, presenting more than 60 pieces in her family home filled with her mother-in-law’s stunning, original painted tile work.

Abstract expressionism is rooted in a family legacy of artists. Williams often returns to memories of producing art at an early age: clay-making and discovering color. An inheritance of paintbrushes, acrylics, and canvases was left to Williams from her aunt, also a painter, who studied art in San Miguel. This influence energized Williams to produce a more committed body of work, and still guides her study today.

Moreover, Tracy’s great aunt, Ruth Weilbacher, was an established oil painter in San Antonio. Her studio was in her home, and Tracy remembers the smell of the oil paints when she walked in the door, where her most recent works were always on display. She would visit the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo art show with her mom to view Ruth’s works. Some of her favorite childhood memories are of frequenting museums in California in the summers with her mother and grandmother.

Williams’ paintings demonstrate continuity and meditation in movement through the energy and gestural exploration of her brush stroke, line, and color mixtures.

Williams lives in San Antonio, Texas, and creates in her personal studio. Her work has been exhibited locally at The Contemporary at Blue Star, The McNay, Southwest School of Art, AnArte Gallery, and the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center.

Current local representation includes Baker Tatum and Citrine Home.