Tracey Wilcox went old school using her Mamiya 645 film camera for her exhibit “I HAVE PROOF!” The exhibit which began Monday will run until Oct. 5 in That Gallery in the Visual Arts Center. On Sept. 28 from 6 – 8 p.m. in the Visual Arts Center, Wilcox and fellow student artist Amanda Larson will host a reception where visitors can meet the artists.
Most students do not know her, but many may know her work. She has a permanent exhibit on display on the third floor of the Coe Library at the University of Wyoming and another exhibit in room 118 of the Arts and Sciences Building.
Tracey Wilcox opened her third exhibit on the UW campus Monday. “I HAVE PROOF!” will be on display until Oct. 5 in That Gallery at the Visual Arts Center.
Wilcox relied on her fellow students and some faculty members to simply be themselves for the exhibit. She shot each of the photos with an older Mamiya 645 film camera.
“It was kind of fun. Kind of freeing. It took me back to my roots,” Wilcox said.
It can be hard going back to film photography after working with digital.
“I have to admit I looked at the back of the camera for the image more than once!” Wilcox said.
She has been at this for a long time, receiving her associate’s degree in photography from Northwest College in Powell in 1997.
When she came to UW, it felt like the students here were at a different level. That difference created more of a challenge, which she met head on, but at the same time opened up a lot more creativity for her, she said.
From the Flower Triptych in the Coe Library to photography, painting and sculpture, Wilcox has done just about everything the art world has to offer. She said she does not focus on one type of art because her interests are so varied.
In another year she will have her Bachelor of Fine Art and a bachelor’s in art education and hopes to teach after she graduates. Though she will be qualified to teach kindergarten through grade 12, she said she would prefer to teach high school.
Wilcox also is a single mother, but just like creating, taking care of her daughter, Miraya, is just something she does, and for the most part Miraya is happy to be along for the ride.
“This is a major part of my life,” she said. “I think I spend more time here than I do at home.”
Though she said she has felt supported and challenged in most of her classes, and her time at UW has been rewarding, she advises new UW art students to prepare to work hard.
“Putting up the show has made me realize that my time here is coming to an end,” Wilcox said, “and I’m sad.”
Also showing in This Gallery in the Visual Arts Center from Sept. 17 to Oct. 5 is “SHATTERED”, an exhibit of work by Amanda Larson. Both Wilcox and Larson will host a reception at the Visual Arts Center from 6-8 p.m. on Sept. 28.
