Tracy Silva Barbosa
Tracy Silva Barbosa
Tracy Silva Barbosa is a multi-media artist living & working in Southeastern
Massachusetts. Al passionate poet with material, she has original artworks in private and public
collections all over the world.
Barbosa began working with glass in 1997 at Mass College of Art in Boston. Soon after,
she worked with the world-renowned architectural glass artist, John Lewis, assisting with
such glass marvels as the OK City Memorial, and One World Trade, NY. Today, Barbosa is
the owner of Duende Studio based in New Bedford, MA. Duende Studio is heavily involved
in public art & community art projects.
Barbosa’s Azorean heritage, along with her admiration for craftsmanship, greatly influences
her artwork. Her artistic process uses painstaking layers of transparent color mixed with
various images such as post-industrial architecture, and urban sprawl, along with colorful
flora and fauna, to create a delicate narrative addressing issues such as age,
sensuality, and transcendence.