Tracey-Mae Chambers
Visual Artist (Installation, Fibre)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
www.traceymae.com
Education
Self-taught in encaustic painting, sculpture, and textile-based practices.
Selected Solo Exhibitions (Institutional)
They Are Loved: An Epidemic of Grief
2026 — Lakehead University, Arts & Integrated Research Galleries, Thunder Bay, ON
2026 — Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora, ON
2026 — Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, Southampton, ON
2026 — The Artist Project, Toronto, ON
2025 — Museum of Health Care, Kingston, ON
Other Solo Exhibitions
2019 — To the End: Addressing the Anthropocene, Stratford Art Gallery, Stratford, ON
2019 — To the End: Addressing the Anthropocene, Glenhyrst Art Gallery, Brantford, ON
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 — Meet Your Maker, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2023 — The Artist Project, Toronto, ON
2023 — Art Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
2022 — Montréal Biennale d’art contemporain autochtone (BACA), QC
2020 — SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2019 — Visual Elements, Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON
2018 — Visual Elements 60, Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON
2016 — Feminist Art Conference Exhibition, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Major Projects
Hope and Healing Canada (2021–ongoing)
National series of site-responsive fibre installations presented at museums, heritage sites, universities, and civic spaces across Canada.
They Are Loved: An Epidemic of Grief (2024–ongoing)
Commemorative installation project addressing the opioid crisis in Canada.
Residencies
2024–2027 — Textile Studio Residency, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2024 — Artist Residency, Gladstone House, Toronto, ON
2024 — Community Artist Residency, City of Guelph, Guelph, ON
2017 — Artist Residency, CASA Gallery, Lethbridge, AB
2013 — Gushul Studio Residency, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB
Awards & Honours
2025 — Shanks Memorial Award, Craft Ontario
2024 — King Charles III Coronation Medal (presented by the Governor General of Canada)
Grants & Public Funding
Canada Council for the Arts
Ontario Arts Council
Toronto Arts Council
Commissions & Collections
CBS Television Studios (Star Trek: Discovery)
United Nations
Village at Black Creek
Niagara Parks
Selected Media
CBC Arts
CBC News
Global News
Visual Artist (Installation, Fibre)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
www.traceymae.com
Education
Self-taught in encaustic painting, sculpture, and textile-based practices.
Selected Solo Exhibitions (Institutional)
They Are Loved: An Epidemic of Grief
2026 — Lakehead University, Arts & Integrated Research Galleries, Thunder Bay, ON
2026 — Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora, ON
2026 — Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, Southampton, ON
2026 — The Artist Project, Toronto, ON
2025 — Museum of Health Care, Kingston, ON
Other Solo Exhibitions
2019 — To the End: Addressing the Anthropocene, Stratford Art Gallery, Stratford, ON
2019 — To the End: Addressing the Anthropocene, Glenhyrst Art Gallery, Brantford, ON
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 — Meet Your Maker, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2023 — The Artist Project, Toronto, ON
2023 — Art Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
2022 — Montréal Biennale d’art contemporain autochtone (BACA), QC
2020 — SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2019 — Visual Elements, Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON
2018 — Visual Elements 60, Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON
2016 — Feminist Art Conference Exhibition, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Major Projects
Hope and Healing Canada (2021–ongoing)
National series of site-responsive fibre installations presented at museums, heritage sites, universities, and civic spaces across Canada.
They Are Loved: An Epidemic of Grief (2024–ongoing)
Commemorative installation project addressing the opioid crisis in Canada.
Residencies
2024–2027 — Textile Studio Residency, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2024 — Artist Residency, Gladstone House, Toronto, ON
2024 — Community Artist Residency, City of Guelph, Guelph, ON
2017 — Artist Residency, CASA Gallery, Lethbridge, AB
2013 — Gushul Studio Residency, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB
Awards & Honours
2025 — Shanks Memorial Award, Craft Ontario
2024 — King Charles III Coronation Medal (presented by the Governor General of Canada)
Grants & Public Funding
Canada Council for the Arts
Ontario Arts Council
Toronto Arts Council
Commissions & Collections
CBS Television Studios (Star Trek: Discovery)
United Nations
Village at Black Creek
Niagara Parks
Selected Media
CBC Arts
CBC News
Global News