Tracy Murrell is an Atlanta-based artist and curator. Her work is a celebration of the beauty and grace that I see in all women of color. Her intent is for the viewer to slow down, take their time, take it all in, and find their connection to the portraits before them. She is drawn to images of the female form, as she takes note of the grace and energy women inhabit in the world, so often commodified in popular media. In response to this, she offers counter symbols of women as figures personifying grace and strength. Her work explores the use of silhouettes by re-contextualizing images from popular culture to use as entry points for deeper conversations on gender, race, and the perceptions of beauty