Black Cloud Gallery - First Birthday Opening Reception

Friday, September 30, 2011 - 6:00-10:00pm

I will be showing 4 pieces at the Black Cloud Gallery for their 1st Birthday Bash in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago along side these 5 talented artists:

Mark Yee
Matt Maniscalco
Tara Zanzig
Jason Thompson
Lauren Richards

The show will run from Friday, September 30 - Sunday, October 2, 2011

Black Cloud Gallery
1909 South Halsted Street
Chicago, IL - USA

TONIGHT! The Buy Art Not People #002 show is going to be off the hook. LIVE MUSIC, FREE Fair trade food and wine, AND 150 pieces of artwork all for $30 bucks. Get your tickets www.buyartnotpeople.org. See you at The Black Cloud Gallery tonight from 7-9:30pm!

Buy Art Not People is a Chicago-based grassroots arts initiative that engages artists to raise awareness and funds to combat modern slavery. Modern slavery is defined as “People forced to work without pay, under threat of violence and unable to walk away.” There are estimated to be more than 27 million men, women and children in slavery today — more than at any other time in history.

Proceeds raised through BANP #002 will go to Salvation Army: PROMISE, a Chicago-based organization, as well as the Not For Sale Campaign.

I was one of 25 selected artists to participate in the Ads2Art project sponsored by Alex and Ana Bogusky. This project will transform traditional logo space into a public art project on the baskets of 50 Boulder B-cycle bikes cruising around Boulder, CO for the next year.

The original panels will be sold in an auction this Thursday, June 2 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Ads2Art Gala - Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th Street Boulder, CO 80302. If you're in town, stop by the BMOCA and snag an original piece of artwork. If you can't make it, the piece I created can also be seen in the 2011 portfolio section of this web site or on the streets of Boulder for the next year.

Keep an eye out for E.T.

.38 Special - One Night Only!

Friday, April 15, 2011 - 7:00-10:00pm

38 Pieces from the Midwest's hottest upcoming artists

Shanta Ambady
Mark Phillips
Tom Conrad
Joseph Budka
Von Ecker
Kristina Rafalski
Shayne Labadie
Tracy Jones

Studio 935
1257 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

One Night Only, so don't miss it.
I hope to see you there!

Black Cloud Gallery - April 1st Opening Reception
(this ain't no April fools joke)

Friday, April 1, 2011 - 7:00-10:30pm

I will have a slew of paintings at the Black Cloud Gallery during the month of April in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago along side these 4 talented artists:

Richard Benoit
Matt Maniscalco
Anna Vlaminck
Aaron Wooten

Two of my paintings are brand spankin' NEW - never before seen. Yes, I finally created some new work in 2011. So, come check them out and enjoy some cold beverages at the same time...

Black Cloud Gallery
1909 South Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60608

Gallery Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday 10 AM - 2 PM, or by appointment.

I hope to see you there!

Black Cloud Gallery - Opening Reception

Friday, February 4, 2011 - 7:00-10:30pm

I will have 3 paintings in the 1st Annual Art Bazaar at the Black Cloud Gallery in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago.

Everything is $200 all February long!

Black Cloud Gallery
1909 South Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60608

Gallery Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday 10 AM - 2 PM, or by appointment.

I hope to see you there!

SOLO SHOW

Robert Jeffrey hair studio

1849 W. North. Ave. | Chicago, IL 60622

I am currently exhibiting 14 pieces here for about the next 6-8 weeks.

I hope to see you there!

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s 7th Annual Uncork the Cure

courtesy of Laura, 2010 - mixed media on canvas

This piece was created for the silent auction of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s 7th Annual Uncork the Cure event which will be held at Galleria Marchetti on Thursday, October 21, 2010 in Chicago.

You can purchase tickets here:

Uncork the Cure

for your chance to bid on my painting! Don't miss the opportunity to purchase tickets for a great night and an even greater cause!

IL BEHAVIOR - Opening Reception

Friday June 25, 2010 7-10pm

Robert Jeffrey hair studio
3434 N. Halsted St. | Chicago, IL 60657

The show will feature works from these three artists:

Chantala Kommanivanh
Misa Verbeek
Tracy Jones

and will be on exhibition from June 25 - August 6.

I hope to see you there!

12th Annual CHICAGO ART OPEN

12th Annual CHICAGO ART OPEN reception presented by the Chicago Artist's Coalition at the River East Art Center in downtown Chicago. 350 local artists will be showcased. I was honored to receive 1 of 7 juror's choice awards for the event. Please check out this link for more details and to see a catalogue of the work.

I hope to see you there.

Hello All,

I wanted to invite you to the artist reception for the 2010 American Cancer Society Discovery Ball.

Saturday, April 3, 2010
5-7pm
Simply Chicago Art
1318 Oakton, Evanston, IL.

A friend of mine, Catie Barron, who is also a cancer survivor has curated an amazing collection from 16 different artists whose work will be for sale in the silent auction at this years Discovery Ball. The work will be on display through April 18th before it's moved to the Civic Opera House for the Discovery Ball on Saturday, April 24, 2010.

Hope you can make it.

THREE + TWO EXHIBIT

I will be showing 3 NEW paintings this Friday night at the Ledesma Studio Gallery along with these other artists:

Catie Barron
Beatriz Ledesma
Janice Fleckman
Mary Lou Petty

Friday, December 4, 2009 at 5:30pm-9:30pm
Chicago Fine Arts Building
410 S. Michigan Ave. #609
Chicago, IL 60605

For more information check out what the examiner has to say!

Hope to see you there.

First Fridays Flat Iron Gallery Show

I will be showing 4 paintings at the Flat Iron Arts Building in Wicker Park this weekend.

1579 N. Milwaukee Ave (at North/Damen/Milwaukee Ave)
Chicago, Il. 60622
Gallery 214

The show opens this Friday December 4, 2009 from 6-10pm. It will run all weekend and will feature several local artists.

For more information visit the Flat Iron Project website.

Hope to see you there.

33rd Beverly Arts Center Competition & Exhibition

I will be showing a piece in this years Beverly Arts Center competition & exhibition.

Gallery Exhibit
November 7, 2009 - December 27, 2009
2407 W. 111th St.
Chicago, IL 60655

Awards and Reception
Friday, November 6, 7-9pm

2009 Judges
Tim Anderson & Aaron Packer

Hope to see you there.

WGN Midday News Clip

In case you missed me live on Friday October 9 in the SAIC BareWalls segment here's a link to the clip. Enjoy!

Tracy Jones on WGN Midday News

WGN Midday News Appearance

On Friday, October 9 at 11:45 am, I will be appearing on the WGN midday news alongside fellow SAIC alumnus Karin Lowney-Seed. We will both be completing a painting LIVE to promote the School of the Art Institute's 15th annual BareWalls benefit to support the endowed BareWalls Scholarship Fund.

Don't miss it!

The space between the conventional execution of art and the contemporary tools of technological design can be viewed as a point of division or a place of amalgamation.

Jones+Cybelle, the creative brainchild of artistic duo Tracy Jones and Cybelle Codish, emanates from this point of union.

The project functions as a multi-medium collaborative via the technological highway, composed in a traditional context.

For their first project, Jones+Cybelle marry the arts of photography and painting in a groundbreaking cooperation that combines classic portraiture with the rendering of found objects. The artists utilize subject matter from the sister cities of Detroit and Chicago. The use of technology in the creation of the works references not only the communication between artist and audience, but the communication between the artists themselves.

view Jones+Cybelle

SAIC BareWalls '09

For the seventh year now, I was chosen to participate in this amazing event!

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s (SAIC) Alumni Association proudly hosts the 15th annual BareWalls fundraising event for more than 1,000 of Chicago’s major arts patrons, art and culture seekers, and civic and business leaders on:

Saturday, Oct 10 at 6 p.m in the SAIC’s critically acclaimed Sullivan Galleries,
33 S. State Street, 7th Floor Chicago, IL

BareWalls attendees will enjoy live music, hors d'oeuvres, dessert, beer and wine. A silent auction offers guests the opportunity to bid on works of art as they are being created.

Each year, BareWalls raises more than $125,000 for the BareWalls Student Scholarship Fund. By participating in this exciting and exclusive event, guests benefit the educations of young artists and designers striving to join the SAIC’s growing list of noteworthy graduates.

Each year, more than 100 SAIC alumni and faculty are selected by a jury of artists and critics to donate their time and talent for this special fundraiser event. Because some artists create original works of art on site throughout the BareWalls attendees obtain unique insights into their creative process. Other artists support the event by submitting previously completed artwork for a silent auction. For tickets and a
complete list of this year’s participating artists visit:

BareWalls '09

Throughout the years, notable SAIC alumni such as Ellen Lanyon, Jonathan Green, Richard Hunt, LeRoy Neiman, Ed Paschke, Elizabeth Murray, Robert Natkin, Cynthia Rowley and Karl Wirsum have participated, painting alongside their fellow alumni in a show of spontaneous creativity.

Check out the BareWalls section of my website to see the paintings I've created in the past.

Hope to see you there!

Wet Walls of CHICAGO

I will be showing work the first week of September at Wet Walls Chicago along with these other artists:

Catie Barron
Earl Burnidge
Michele Colice-Cadwell
Nancy Desmond
Natalie Dirks
John Kirkpatrick
Beatriz Ledesma
Joyce Speechley
George Stevens

Thursday, September 3rd from 7am-7pm
Friday, September 4th from 10am - 9pm
(Live music & wine tasting Friday from 6-9pm)

348 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Libertyville, IL

Hope to see you there.