EDUCATION
	1995	M.F.A., State University of New York, New Paltz, NY
	1989	B.F.A., Boston University, Boston, MA
	SOLO EXHIBITIONS
	2004	Tracy Spadafora; Encaustic Paintings, Perrin Gallery, Brookline, MA
		Paintings from the Persistence of Nature Series, Sasaki Associates, Watertown, MA.
		Faculty Feature, paintings by Tracy Spadafora, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA.
	2002	Tracy Spadafora; Paintings from the Persistence of Nature Series,
		The Winfisky Gallery, Salem State College, Salem, MA.
	2001	The Persistence of Nature: Recent Paintings by Tracy Spadafora, the Christopher Brodigan
		Gallery at the Groton School, Groton, MA.
	1999	Paintings: 1997-1999, The Cambridge Center for Adult Education (42 Brattle Street),
		Cambridge, MA.
	1998	Tracy Spadafora: Recent Work, Holzwasser Gallery, New Art Center in Newton,
		Newtonville, MA.
		Faculty Feature, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA.
	1996	Trackings..., The Gallery at R&F, Kingston, NY.
		Tracy Spadafora: Paintings, The Gallery at Rivendell, Rivendell Winery, New Paltz, NY.
	1995	Artifacts, MFA Thesis Exhibition, College Art Gallery, New Paltz, NY.
		Abstract Landscapes, Ellen Traut Gallery, Hartford, CT.
	SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (2000 - 2010)
	2009	Icons and Altars, annual invitation benefit exhibition, The New Art Center
		in Newton, Newtonville, MA.
		Plenty, annual group exhibition, 13Forest Gallery, Arlington, MA.
		The Luminous Landscape, group exhibition at Three Graces Gallery,
		Portsmouth, NH.
		Nakayama/Spadafora, two person exhibit, 13Forest Gallery, Arlington, MA.
		The Luminous Landscape, group exhibition at the Monserrat College of Art,
		Beverly, MA.
	2008	Tracy Spadafora and Eric Mauro, two person exhibit, The Gallery at James Gate,
		Jamaica Plain, MA.
		Tracy Spadafora and Laurel Hughes, two person exhibit, New England Bio Labs,
		Ipswich, MA.
		The Luminous Landscape, Group exhibition at the Dickinson Art Gallery, Weymouth MA.
		Icons & Altars, annual invitation benefit exhibition, The New Art Center in Newton,
		Newtonville, MA.
	2007	Arthouse Fall 2007, group exhibition, 230 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, MA.
		Icons & Altars, annual invitation benefit exhibition, The New Art Center in Newton,
		Newtonville, MA.
	2006	Lucky Seven - Somerville Arts Council 2006 Visual Arts Fellowship Award Winners,
		Washington Street Arts Center, Somerville, MA.
		Wax: Encaustic Techniques in Contemporary Art, The Brush Art Gallery, Lowell, MA.
	2005	Icons & Altars, annual invitation benefit exhibition, The New Art Center in Newton,
		Newtonville, MA.
	2004	Wax: An Exhibition Exploring Wax as a Medium, The Space at Alice, Providence, RI.
		Arthouse Fall 2004, group exhibition, 230 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, MA.
		Wax Works, invitation exhibit, Somerville City Hall, Somerville, MA. .
		12 x 12, invitation exhibition, Stacy Bueschel’s Courtyard Gallery, Boston, MA.
		Prints & Drawings, annual invitation exhibition, MPG Gallery, Boston, MA.
		Icons & Altars, annual invitation benefit exhibition, The New Art Center in Newton,
		Newtonville, MA.
	2003	Surface, Matter, & Artifice - Contemporary Works by Encaustic Artists, College Art Gallery,
		Dutchess County Community College, NY.
		The Way of Wax, group exhibition, The Winfisky Gallery, Salem State College, Salem, MA.
		Women & Wax, The Higgins Art Gallery, Cape Cod Community College, West Barnstable, MA.
		Icons & Altars, annual invitation benefit exhibition, The New Art Center in Newton,
		Newtonville, MA.
	2002	Nature’s Way, invitation exhibition, The Melanie Cooper Gallery, Chicago, IL.
		Pigment & Wax, invitation exhibition, The Sharon Art Center, Sharon, NH.
		Landscapes by Cindia Sanford & Theresa Spadafora, two person exhibition, The Peck Gallery,
		Providence, RI.
	2001	Encaustic Now, invitation exhibition, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
		Images in Wax: Contemporary Encaustic, The Karl Drerup Art Gallery,
		Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH.
		Word, Text, Language, juried exhibition, Claypool-Young Gallery, Morehead State University,
		Morehead, KY.
		Prints & Drawings, annual invitation exhibition, MPG Gallery, Boston, MA.
		Icons & Altars, annual invitation benefit exhibition, The New Art Center in Newton, Newtonville, MA.
	2000	Women’s Work, Alpers Fine Art, Andover, MA.
		The Built Environment, invitation exhibition, Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA.
		Prevailing Tides: Visiting Artists, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA.
		Celebrating the Arts in the Community, juried exhibition, Federal Reserve Bank, Boston, MA.
		Icons & Altars, annual invitation benefit exhibition, The New Art Center in Newton, Newtonville, MA.
	BIBLIOGRAPHY
	2009	The Worcester Review, Worcester, MA, 2009 (Volume XXX, Numbers 1 & 2).
		Artscope Magazine, Centerfold Contest Winner, March / April 2009.
	2008	Womack, Linda & William. Embracing Encaustic, Hive Publishing, 2008.
	2007	Harrison, Holly. Multi-Media Collage, Beverly, MA; Quarry Publishers, 2007.
	2004	"Encaustic Artists Wax Enthusiastic", Arts Media Magazine, Boston, MA, (March 2004).
		"New City Hall works sealed in Wax..", Somerville Journal, Somerville, MA, (Feb. 26, 2004).
	2003	Holly Harrison & Paula Grasdal. Collage for the Soul, Rockport, MA; Rockport Publishers, 2003.
	2002	"Two Looks at the Land", The Providence Journal, Providence, MA, (Jan. 31, 2002).
	2001	Mattera, Joanne. The Art of Encaustic Painting: Contemporary Expression in the Ancient Medium of Pigmented Wax. New York; Watson-Guptill, 2001.
	2000	"Building Art in Somerville and the South End", Boston Phoenix, Boston, MA (Dec. 1).
	1999	"Somerville Gets Eclectic", Somerville Journal, Somerville, MA, (July 8).
	1998	"Artists Step into New World with Ancient Medium", Niagara Gazette, Niagara, NY, (March 13).
	1996	"New Paltz Regional Show..", Daily Freeman, Kingston, NY, (July 12).
		"Making Tracks", Woodstock Times, Woodstock, NY, (June 13).
	1995	"Size Doesn’t Matter", Tucson Weekly, Tucson, AZ, (Dec. 28-Jan. 3).
		"Show of Women’s Art..", Albany Times Union, Albany, NY, (June 28).
	GRANTS / AWARDS / HONORS
	2006	Somerville Arts Council Lottery Grant in Visual Art, Somerville, MA.
	2003	Frances A. Kinnicutt Award 2003, Worcester, MA.
		Co-curator, Women & Wax, The Higgins Art Gallery, Cape Cod Community College, .
		West Barnstable, MA
	2001	Blanche E. Colman Foundation Award, Boston, MA.
		Somerville Arts Council Lottery Grant in Visual Art, Somerville, MA.
	2000	Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grant, Boston, MA.
	1999	St. Botolph Foundation, Grant-in-Aid, Boston, MA.
		Somerville Arts Council Lottery Grant in Visual Art, Somerville, MA.
	1998	Guest Curator for exhibition Contemporary Encaustic Painting: Exploring New
		Boundaries in an Ancient Medium. Exhibited at Niagara County Community College,
		Sanborn, NY, and Gibbs Gallery, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA.
	1995	Graduate Teaching Fellowship, State University of New York, New Paltz, NY.
	PERFORMANCE
	1997-2001	Collaborative performance (experimental visual theater) with Cave Dog Productions,
		How to Build a Raft. Performed in Boston, MA at Mobius, Massachusetts College of Art,
		and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and in New York, NY at Here Space and
		Henry Street Settlement.
	1994-1995	Collaborative performance (experimental visual theater) with Cave Dog Productions,
		Emily's Circus. Performed at Studley Theater, State University of New York,
		New Paltz, NY and at PS-122, New York, NY.
	TEACHING EXPERIENCE
	2001-2010	Instructor, Quincy College, Quincy, MA.
	1997-2010	Instructor, School of the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
	1997-2010	Instructor, DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln, MA
	2009-2010	Instructor, Danforth Museum School, Framingham, MA
	2006-2007	Instructor, Worcester State College, Worcester, MA.
	2000-2005	Instructor, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI.
	1998-2002	Instructor, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA.
	1998-2005	Instructor, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA.
	1997-2001	Instructor, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA.
	1997-2001	Instructor, Creative Arts, Reading, MA.
	Instructor: Encaustic Painting Workshops
	1997-2010	Private group studio instruction in encaustic painting techniques, Somerville, MA.
	2008-2010	Annual Encaustic Conference at Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA.
	1997-2010	The School of the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA.
	1997-2005	The New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH.
	2002-2003	Seastone Papers, West Tisbury, MA.
	2000-2004	Peter’s Valley Craft Education Center, Layton, NJ.
	2001-2005	The Sharon Art Center, Sharon, NH.
	1999-2005	The Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA.
	1998-2000	Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT.
	1997-2005	DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln, MA.
	1996-2000	R&F Handmade Paints, Inc., Kingston, NY.
	1998-2005	South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA.
	1997-2003	Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale NY.
	1999	Art New England Summer Workshops, Bennington, VT.
	1997	The Art League of Long Island, Huntington, NY.
	LECTURES / DEMONSTRATIONS
	Encaustic Lectures & Demonstrations:
	2008-2010	Annual Encaustic Conference at Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA.
	2007	The Chelmsford Art Association, Chelmsford, MA.
	2006	The Needham Art Association, Needham, MA.
		Somerville High School (Painting Dept.), Somerville, MA.
	2004	The New England Art Therapy Assoc., Lesley College, Cambridge, MA.
		Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, CT.
		Eastern Connecticut State University, Willamantic, CT.
		School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
	2003	Cape Cod Community College, West Barnstable, MA.
	2002	Lexington Arts & Crafts Association, Lexington, MA.
	2001	The Groton School, Groton, MA.
	1999	The Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA.
		Framingham State University, Framingham, MA.
	1998	Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA.
		Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA.
	1997-1998	Boston University School for the Arts, Boston, MA .
	Art Material Demonstrations:
	2009	Blick Art Store, Boston, MA
	2003	Jerry’s Artarama, West Hartford, CT.
	1997-1999	Rhode Island School of Design Bookstore, Providence, RI.
	1997	Pearl Art & Craft, Cambridge, MA.
		Charrette Art Supply, Cambridge, MA.
		CAA Conference, New York, NY.
	1996	CAA Conference, Boston, MA.
	GALLERY AFFILIATIONS:
	13Forest Gallery, Arlington, MA