The Ohio Artist Registry (OAR) is an exciting opportunity for artists to share their work, connect with the creative community, and establish an online presence—all on a free, virtual platform! The OAR encourages artists working in all art forms, throughout Ohio and beyond, to create a profile, which allows them to better promote themselves and their work. Being listed in the OAR provides artists with new opportunities to share their work with clients, galleries, patrons, and audiences. A listing in the OAR does not confer an endorsement, approval, or verification by the Ohio Arts Council.
For more information, contact Kathy Signorino, artist programs director, at kathy.signorino@oac.ohio.gov or 614-728-6140.
2025 Ohio Artist Registry Juried Exhibition
Tracy Kichinka
Photographer Tracy Kichinka PhotographyBio
I am a Cleveland-based photographer, writer, and artist. My specialty is candid portraits of concerts (local musicians & otherwise) & music festivals. I have about two decades of capturing moments through my camera lens. In addition to having an Associate of Arts from Cuyahoga Community College (with an emphasis on Digital Art & Communications), I also graduated from Cleveland State University with a degree in Psychology. I am an advocate for suicide prevention and mental illness awareness. Some of my photography can be found on the annual reports of Greater Cleveland NAMI and Braided Way. Most of my photography is digital: I primarily use my Nikon Coolpix or my Konica Minolta. I also have dabbled in 35mm film photography.
Classroom & Workshop Experience
• Drawing I and II 1997 & 1998 Cuyahoga Community College
• Design 108, 109, 110, 1997 & 1998 Cuyahoga Community College
• Watercolor Painting, 2001 Cuyahoga Community College
• Ceramics 1, Summer 2006, Cuyahoga Community College
• Art Studio (with Frank Frate), Fall 2006, Ursuline College
• Photography as a Healing Modality (with Jan Phillips), Fall 2006, Ursuline College
• Materials and Techniques, Spring 2007, Baldwin-Wallace College
• Photography for Designers, Fall 2007, Cuyahoga Community College
• Black and White Photography, Summer 2009, Little Red School House (Berea, Ohio)
• Bookmaking, Spring 2009, Cuyahoga Community College
• Pen and Ink Drawing, Spring 2009, Little Red Schoolhouse (Berea, Ohio)
• Ceramics, Summer 2010, Little Red Schoolhouse (Berea, Ohio)
• Illustration, Summer 2010, Little Red Schoolhouse (Berea, Ohio)
• Photography 1, Fall 2020, Cuyahoga Community College
Art Shows
- Cuyahoga Community College Art Show, West Campus, Spring 2009, Parma, Ohio
- Monster Drawing Rally, SPACES Gallery, April 2011 & April 2012, November 2022, August 2023, Cleveland, OH
- Art Mart, SPACES Gallery, April 2009, Cleveland, OH
- Art Under the Bridge Art Show, October 2008, Olmsted Falls, Ohio
- May Fest Art Show, May 2008, Coe Lake, Berea, Ohio
- GC Nami Volunteer Photographer between 2015 & 2023
Publications
- The Vindicator (Cleveland State University’s Multicultural Magazine) 2003-2005
- 2003 & 2004 Cleveland State University’s Imagination Chapbook
- GC NAMI Annual Report, 2015-2018
- NORTH COAST SPIRIT TEC NEWSLETTER Winter 2015
- The Braided Way November 2017
- “GROWTH” Anthology of Community Artwork & Writing, Lake Erie Ink May 2021
Artist Statement
Each day it gets easier and easier to call myself an artist.
Art is therapy and a way of life.
Photography is passion.
