Tracy White (b. 1979, Canada) is an Edmonton-based abstract artist. With a background in art and design, her paintings explore themes of play and childhood creativity through a bold language of colour and shape. By integrating digital tools with traditional painting techniques and mixed media, she creates compositions that concentrate on the analysis of colour and shape. White's process is guided by intuition and trust, striking a balance between control and spontaneity to produce work that is both vibrant and genuine.

She studied Fine Art at MacEwan University and earned a Digital Media Diploma at Guru Digital Arts College in 2010. Her work has been shown across Canada in both solo and group exhibitions, including Little Drawings (Miller Art Gallery & YWCA for the Peck Visual Art Program, 2025) and Things We Do In The Summer (Studio Hager, 2023).

Tracy lives and works in Edmonton, Alberta.

Artist Statement

My work explores themes of play and the wonder of childhood through a visual language defined by colour and shape. I aim to create beauty while engaging deeply in decision-making, guided by my intuition and trust.

At its core, my practice reconnects me with parts of myself that felt unsupported in childhood. Each piece serves as a space to honor imagination and the magic of exploration. It is a delicate balance of control and instinct that allows me to create something unexpected and sincere.

My initial ideas begin as a series of digital sketches that I project onto a raw canvas to colour in. I primarily use acrylic paint, incorporating various mediums and tools for application, as well as mixed media to create layers and texture. The use of paint allows the forms to come to life, enabling digital, physical, and accidental elements to coexist in harmony.

My work is playful and abstract, focusing on the relationships between composition and colour. While I hope viewers experience joy, the process is what matters most to me—a bridge to my inner child and a space for reflection, repair, and most importantly, delight.