Welcome Tracy Barbosa, a local glass artist. She is the owner-operator at Duende Studio and a Community Development TDI Fellow Attleboro at MassDevelopment. Tracy is a multi-media artist and community organizer.

She has a bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. (AKA MassArt) Tracy was involved with organizing the Love the Ave initiative in New Bedford’s North End. Her artwork is in private and public collections all over the world.

Tracy Barbosa began working with glass in 1997 at MassArt in Boston. Shortly after she began working at John Lewis Glass assisting with glass projects such as the OK City Memorial in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and at One World Trade (One World Trade Center) in New York.

Her most recent work, "Equinox," is an integrated glass elevator tower that will be featured at the New Bedford MBTA South Coast Rail Station, Barbosa is dedicated to designing unique and inspiring environments for public transit users.

On this podcast, Tracy Barbosa speaks with The Artists Index’s cofounder, documentarian, and podcast host, Ron Fortier, about her continuing mission in equity-based collaborative public art and community-building projects across New England. This episode was recorded at our recording studio at Spectrum Marketing Group at Howland Place in New Bedford.

Tracy Sylvia Barbosa

New Bedford, Massachusetts 02745

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