Tracy Guiteau

For some, art is not a choice, but a destiny
—
Tracy Guiteau is one such artist. With every school notebook brimming with
drawings, her math teacher recommended Guiteau follow her artistic spirit. She
enrolled in a magnet art school and eventually graduated from New World School
of the Arts High School in Miami, FL. Yet, Guiteau’s path to art was not always
perfectly clear.

Born
to traditional Haitian parents in New York, building a career in the arts
required leaving behind her parent’s expectations that she
pursue nursing. Guiteau was torn between tradition and truth, but the
ever-present pull of art was stronger. She left tradition behind and enrolled
in the Rhode Island School of Design, where she received a Bachelor of Fine
Arts in Fashion Design. Her time spent studying the arts only further invigorated
her passion, leading her to feed that artistic curiosity through travel and
hone her skills at the University of Westminster in London.

Today,
Guiteau’s
insatiable spirit for art has built her the very career she once hesitated to
pursue. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in such renowned
events as Miami Art Basel. Her unique style is unmistakable, a quality
confirmed by when being hand-picked by the top tennis player Naomi Osaka and
iconic athlete LeBron James’ digital media company
for an art collaboration during Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Yet, what stands out most about Guiteau’s inspiring journey into artistic success is what makes her
work so distinctive. While she left behind the traditional path to forge her
own, it’s her Haitian heritage, independent spirit, and love of finding beauty
in all things that imbue her work with rich colors, vivid emotion, and a
timeless perspective, making it unlike anything seen today.