Tracy Algar is a South African landscape painter whose work captures the effects of light on structures, man made and natural.
She grew up in Windhoek, Namibia, and now lives and works in Adendorp in the Karoo.
Tracy taught art to school children in partnership with Creative Skills Factory in Stanford for six years. She has also facilitated painting workshops for adults since 2015, and taught painting classes since 2021.
Tracy has exhibited her artwork in Cape Town, Hermanus, Stanford, Umhlanga and Knysna.
Recent exhibitions include “Art Rooted in Nature” a collaboration by Strauss & Co, Intethe Gallery and Hermanus FynArts Festival, and Baardskeerdersbos Art Route 2024. Her work is held in private collections in South Africa and internationally.
Tracy Algar’s work records the atmospheric effects of the landscape, mostly in a small format.
She paints in oil paint on board or canvas, enjoying to work en plein air when possible.