Miami Culture Maven

IN JUNE I visited From the Heart to the Hands: Dolce&Gabbana in the Miami Design District, and hours later I was still awake thinking about it, completely unable to sleep, adrenaline coursing through my veins.

Saturday night during New York Fashion Week I found myself at WSA for the opening of ICE, and it left me thinking about art in an entirely new way.

I know I've been M.i.a in M.i.a but soooo much has happened since I last shared my life's progress here with those who actually read what...

Dear God it's me Tracy Ann, There's a gnawing intuitive whisper that's been in my subconscious mind for years.

Four of us native New Yorkers & our Philly bred sister for life peeked cautiously into a meager passage at the crack of dawn.

About 10 years ago, when I used to sell prints at king of diamonds in Miami, my boss and adopted big brother "dread" said something that...

There is something special to be said about our fashion week [FLLFW] here in the humbly glamorous Fort Lauderdale area.

For the very first time, Artist Frank Frazier is trying out the online gallery viewing experience!

I'm always so honored to be able to showcase my art work in a gallery setting in a city I've never visited.

My name is Tracy Ann Simmonds and I'm a full time creative, but if you're reading this on my blog then you may already know that.

Dear diary, I recently co-hosted a podcast interview for the first time, to highlight the 12th annual define art festival at scad and...

Five years ago, my mother basically adopted a Maasai family living in Tanzania.

While catching up on current events in the fantastic world of Black Art in America, including their new tribute to cicely tyson, I was...

Soooo I was thinking, do you ever want to color together on zoom?

Have you ever had a day when the kids are running you raggedy and you think to yourself “Lord please just grant me a moment of...

Ok thirty, forty and fifty-somethings in south florida, question: Do you know Shavon Robinson aka bossy magazine publisher aka...

One of my favorite experiences is making art in a group setting.

A meditation for Black girls to let go of anything that has been holding them back in their personal lives.

I'm totally jumping for joy as we enter another year of Miami Art Week where fine arts rein supreme and cash is still king.

Since moving to South Florida 10 years ago I have had the pleasure of meeting some top notch players in this game of life and business....