Tricia Treacy

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  • LEX.I.COL.O.GY
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    Excerpted text from random children’s books presented in an unbound, random-order intended to create coincidental relationships of words and interpretations.

    This collaborative artist book with Ashley John Pigford was created in 2010 and performed at the Print Center during the Outloud exhibition and performance as part of Philagrafika 2010.

    In edition of fifty, each set contains 40 two-sided letterpress cards wrapped in letterpress printed butcher paper. Copies for sale : $30.

  • another place artist book
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    Another place was released in conjunction with a one-page book/studio demonstration by Katie Baldwin and Tricia Treacy, hosted by the Iowa Center for the Book at the University of Iowa for the College Book Arts Association Conference titled “Art, Fact, and Artifact: The Book in Time and Place” in Iowa City, January 2009. The poem, written by Tricia Treacy, responds to the unnerving, yet exhilarating experience of traveling to an unfamiliar place. The carved imagery is based on Katie Baldwin’s drawings from her travel in Cuba. It was designed and printed at Pointed Press studio in Swarthmore, PA, by Tricia Treacy and Katie Baldwin. It was printed on Somerset paper with carved woodblocks in a limited edition of fifteen. Books are hand-bound and cased in a wooden box with a silkscreened image.  15 copies for sale : $375.

  • elastic memory installation
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    Based on a collaborative project with Philadelphia artist, Julianna Foster, this installation presented a visual narrative that contained photographs and moving text projected on the spaces between the images about the elasticity of memory. Tricia’s piece was shown at the Crane Arts building in Philadelphia, PA, during October and November of 2008. Julianna’s series was exhibited at Vox Populi Gallery in Philadelphia, PA during January 2009. Both artists continue to move forward with this project.

  • urban narratives
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    This collaboration between Irish ceramic artist Martin McClure and Tricia Treacy portrayed their experiences with living in international urban environments. This series of 44 mixed media prints was created by merging digital and analog methods and included photographs, found objects, and narratives. It was exhibited at Vox Populi Gallery in Philadelphia, PA, for the month of August 2002. The project was funded by an artist work grant from Irish Airlines and a Venture Fund grant from the University of the Arts. Pieces were purchased by the Northern Ireland Arts Council. Their creative process spanned an 18-month-long period.

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