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Art as healing. Storytelling as resistance.
Art as healing. Storytelling as resistance.
My work centers community, identity, and intergenerational healing through restorative art. Each project is a reflection of collective voices-rooted in culture, resilience, and the belief that art can both reveal and repair.
My work centers community, identity, and intergenerational healing through restorative art. Each project is a reflection of collective voices-rooted in culture, resilience, and the belief that art can both reveal and repair.
Every mural, workshop, and initiative here was co-created with love, community, and vision. These projects span detention centers, high schools and public spaces.
The Marathon Continues (2024) Location: Farmington Bay Youth Center, Utah
Role: Lead Muralist
A collaborative mural designed with youth in custody, focused on themes of healing, resilience, and reclaiming narrative power. This project was part of a restorative arts initiative that resulted in a nine-month streak of zero incidents in the facility.
Dreams Arts & Activism (2024)
Location: East Oakland, CA
Role: Co-Director & Teaching Artist
An award-winning afterschool program that blends visual arts, storytelling, and political education. Youth co-create installations that amplify their voices and highlight social justice themes.
Ikuna Wayfinder Crew (2025) Location: Castlemont H.S. Oakland, CA
Role: Cultural Educator & Facilitator
An afterschool program rooted in Pasifika values, identity, and cultural education. Students explore ancestral knowldege, community values, and indigenous leadership principles from across the South Pacific. Each summer, the crew travels to Hawai'i for a cultural learning journey that brings these teachings to life.
Watch Us Grow Mural (2024)
Location: Weber Valley Detention
Ogden, UT (2024)
Role: Lead Muralist
“An Abundance of Hope” follows Utah youth involved in multicultural arts programs—as they harness creative expression to heal, grow, and transform their lives under Tracy Williams’s guidance.
Pasifika Excellence Mural (2023)
Pasifika Excellence Mural (2023)
Location: Samoan Community Development Center, SF
Location: Samoan Community Development Center, SF
Role: Lead Muralist & Creative Arts Educator
Pasifika Excellence Mural Project uplifts the Pasifika community
Pasifika Excellence Mural Project uplifts the Pasifika community
The Pasifika Excellence Mural Project is a cultural education initiative that uses storytelling and painting to honor Micronesian, Melanesian, and Polynesian heritage—featuring native plants and 21 panels painted by local youth, artists, and community leaders.
STAY MOTIVATED Mural (2020)
Location: Salt Lake Valley Detention Center, UT
Role: Lead Muralist
The Bold Colors of Healing showcases Tracy Williams leading youth in a powerful mural project at Salt Lake Valley Youth Center, transforming detention space into a vibrant, hope-filled gym mural while exploring healing, leadership, and community-building through art.
National Arts
Education Conference (2024)
Location: University of Utah
Role: Speaker
At a national arts education conference in Utah, teaching artist Tracy Williams, alongside MCA leaders like Dr. Miguel Trujillo, presented on a mural project engaging incarcerated youth—highlighting a collaboration with Ogden Contemporary Arts and Utah MCA
Oakland's Art Clash
Oakland, CA (2022)
Location: West Oakland, CA
Role: Winner of Bay Area Mural Program's Art Clash Competition
“At Oakland’s Art Clash, the Bay Area Mural Program invited local artists to paint live for community votes and a cash prize. Winner Tracy Williams claimed first place, using her mural to celebrate empowerment, mentorship, and the vibrant energy of Bay Area talent."
Hinckley Institute Journal of Politics (Univ. of Utah, 2024)
A full-page article profiles the mural project at Farmington Bay Youth Center in Utah, noting:
“Organizers contracted local muralist Tracy Williams… Through trauma‑informed art and leadership development instruction, incarcerated youth were encouraged to reflect on their own experiences, envision possibilities… and consider the value of leading lives that gave back to their communities.”
Davis Journal (August 2024)
A feature titled “Incarcerated Kids at Farmington Bay Youth Center Create Mural of Hope” highlights the vibrant artwork and meaningful youth engagement led by Tracy Williams.
Incarcerated kids at Farmington Bay Youth Center create mural of hope
Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs
“Watch Us Grow” Mural (2023–2024)
“Tracy Williams, the muralist… led the group of young system‑involved youth through the mural painting process… Through a series of workshops, they learned… empowering concepts…”
"Positivity through poetry for youth in Utah's juvenile justice system" (2024)
🎥 The Marathon Continues mural was featured on KSL-TV in a segment highlighting how art and poetry are transforming Utah’s juvenile justice system. Led by Tracy Williams, the project brought youth voices to life through collaborative storytelling and visual healing.
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