Marilyn Bailey and Tracey Graham

The Guildford Institute and Guildford arts are pleased to present the work of artists Marilyn Bailey and Tracey Graham. Together their art creates a powerful theme of beauty and value.

Marilyn Bailey 

Marilyn’s work is grounded in close observation from life, and she uses her classical realist painting techniques and skills to give a full sense of form, volume and space. She loves how light can reveal forms, and how ordinary objects can be given a quiet, everlasting quality and presence. Marilyn was trained in Classical Realism oil painting at the Angel Academy in Florence, which instructs in the required concepts and the practical application of them.

Email: marilynbailey333@gmail.com

Tracey Graham – Known as Rubbish Artist

Tracey’s work explores the potential of reclaimed materials and found objects, using humour and creativity to inspire sustainable thinking.

Invasive Species Series

Inspired by her love of coral reefs and diving in the Caribbean. The work is wry look at single-use plastics which take decades to breakdown into microplastics affecting wildlife and people every step of the way.

Each critter has a taxonomy, a made up ‘Latin’ name and a lifespan reflecting the number of years it takes to breakdown. They are made from the types of plastics that invade our waterways, some beach-combed, some bin-combed. The intention is to provoke thought about consumer choices and elevate plastic to something more valuable than the throw-away single-use culture we currently inhabit.

Email:rubbishartist@gmail.com

Instagram: rubbish_artistry

Meet the Artists – 23rd April 2026 @ The Guildford Institute – 7pm. 

Come along to our Meet the Artist evening with Marilyn Bailey and Tracey Graham.

Marilyn and Tracey will give a short talk at 7pm.