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Artist: Tracy Poindexter-CantonShe/Her/Hers

Artistic Discipline: Cultural, Visual
Location: Spokane, WA
Tracy Poindexter-Canton is a mixed media artist in Spokane, Washington. Through collage, vibrancy and portraiture, Poindexter-Canton examines Black American identity and melding literary imagery with visual art. An eclectic assortment of media and materials are incorporated into her work – often including acrylic, oil pastel, ink, feathers, beads, magazine clippings, bubble wrap, scrapbook paper, nylon cord and found objects. 
 
Poindexter-Canton blends a combination of traditional and non-traditional study, including an undergraduate degree in English/Creative Writing from Seattle University, a master’s degree in Communications and Leadership studies from Gonzaga University, and enrollment in myriad art classes in mixed media, acrylic, graphite pencil, to name a few. She has exhibited her work in Spokane and through Onyx Fine Arts Collective exhibits in Richland and Seattle.