Art Education
1998 Welding / Metal Sculpture: Nestor Cervantes
1999 Apprenticed Glass Blown Art: Bill Kasper
1999 Body Molding / Life Casting: Philip Hitchcock
1998-1999 Faux Rock / Sculptural Water Features: Eider De'Mello
1979 Wood & Stone Sculptural Techniques: John Inhoff
1977 Lost Wax Casting Method of Fine Jewelry Making: Frank Cipriani
Memberships/Organizations
2007- Present IB Dogs At Play ( Marketing & Merchandise)
2007- Present I.B. Farmers Market (Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator)
2007- Present I.B. Beautiful (Member)
2007 US Open Sandcastle (Head Judge)
2006 I.B. U.S Open Sandcastle (Program Director, Judge Capitan)
2005 – 2006 San Diego Art Institute Museum Of The Living Artist (Member)
2005 - Present Imperial Beach Cultural Arts board Committee (Member)
2004 - Present Imperial Beach Art Guild (President)
2004 - Present World Artist Directory (Member)
2004 I.B. US Sandcastle Committee (Masters Division Judge)
1999 - Present Association of Life Casters International (Founding Member)
Awards
2007 Ocean Beach Holiday Parade (Best Family Group Float with Dinosaurous)
2007 Kiwanis (2) (Certificate of Appreciations)
05,06,07,08 Certificate of Appreciation: I.B. Boys & Girls Club (Regional Art Competition Judge)
2005 Certificate of Appreciation: City of Imperial Beach (Paint The Box Public Art Project)
04 Excellent Sculptural Talents: Bonita Business Association (Restoration of Dinosaur Sculpture)
2003 Best of show: S.D. Students of the Arts (Life Cast of Hands)
2002 Best of show: Ocean Beach Artist Alley (Pregnant Belly Life Cast)
2001 Best Sculpture: North Park Ray at Night (Female Buttock Life Cast)
Media / Publications
2007 San Diego Union Tribune (Restoration of Historical Marlin Sign)
2007 Imperial Beach Eagle & Times: Boys & Girls Club Kids Day Featured Artist
2007 Imperial Beach Eagle & Times I.B. Dogs At Play Dog Surfing Competition
2007(Channel 5,6,7,8,9 News) Imperial Beach US Open Sandcastle Competition Head Judge
2007(Cooking with Yang) Imperial Beach US Open Sandcastle Competition Head Judge
05-06 Imperial Beach Eagle & Times: Boys & Girls Club Regional Art Competition Judging
2005 KUSI Channel 9 (Dave Scott) San Diego American Arts Festival (Life Castings)
04 Imperial Beach Eagle & Times (Nina Mc Donald) 2 stories on Paint The Box Public Art Program
2004 KGTV Channel 10 (Geni Cavitt) Artist Restoration of Bonita's Landmark Dinosaur Sculpture
2004 KGTV Channel 10 (David Villargos) Dinosaur Sculpture Restoration Award Ceremony
2004 Chula Vista Star News Bonita's Landmark Dinosaur Restoration and Award Ceremony
2003 South West Times: Kelly Tracy and the creation of his Body Casting Life Sculptures
2003 KUSI Channel 9 (Mat Olson) 2 Interviews with Life Casting Sculptor Kelly Tracy
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