Tracey Smith is a fashion illustrator based in London. She specialises in hand drawn pen, ink and watercolour illustration and fashion oil paintings.

Tracey has a background as a fashion designer and worked in the UK and Hong Kong for many years in commercial fashion design. She is now available for fashion and portrait illustration projects, Live Event Illustration and painting commissions. All works available for sale as originals or prints.

Awards and Exhibitions

  • Commended in the Drawing From Life Category in 10th Fida Awards, November 2024.

  • Two works selected for the Group Exhibition ‘Unseen Fashion Faces and Figures’ at London College of Fashion, October 2024.

  • Winner of the Live Event Artist of the Year at the 8th Fida Awards, November 2023.

  • Contributor to the Showstudio Exhibition Flowers, December 2023

  • Shortlisted in the 8th Fida Awards 2023

  • Published in the Fible Edition 3, 2023.

  • Shortlisted for the Fida x Jeetinder Sandhu project July 2023

  • Finalist and Commended in the 7th Fida Awards 2023

  • Finalist and winner of the Artistic Award in the 5th Fida Awards 2022

  • Published in the Fible Edition 2, 2021-22

  • Longlisted and shortlisted for the Fida 2021 Awards

  • Chosen to exhibit work in the Fida x IMM virtual fashion illustration exhibition as part of Miami fashion week 2021

Work and Projects

  • February 2024 - Collaborated with TMagazine China to illustrate their coverage of Paris Fashion Week A/W24.

  • December 2023 - Contributor to the Showstudio Exhibition “Flowers”.

  • November 2023 - Created 2 illustrations for Jane Monington Boddy’s Colour Forecasting Story ‘Hugging’ featured in the 2024 Pantone Colour book.

  • September 2023 - Showstudio contributor. Illustrated the Milan Fashion Week SS24 Womenswear Shows for Showstudio.

  • September 2023 - Artist in Residence at Fashion Scout with Fida Worldwide, London Fashion Week.

  • July 2023 - Published in the Fible, edition 3.

  • July 2023 - Shortlisted in the Fida x Jeetinder Sandhu Project

  • June 2023 - Fida x Chapal Project

  • May 2023 - Taught an Online Fashion Illustration Class for Fida Worldwide

  • May 2023 - Private Portrait Commission

  • May 2023 - Submitted work was Commended in the 7th Fida Worldwide Fashion Illustration Awards

  • May 2023 - Work published in Lazin Magazine

  • February 2023 - Artist in Residence at Fashion Scout with Fida Worldwide, London Fashion Week.

  • November 2022 - Selected to show work in Miami for the Fida X Tiffany collaboration with the Halston Foundation as part of Miami Fashion Week.

  • September 2022 - Live Event Illustration for a secret high end Bond Street client.

  • September 2022 - Artist in Residence at Fashion Scout with Fida Worldwide, London fashion Week

  • May 2022 - Won the Artistic Award at the 5th Fida Worldwide Fashion Illustration Awards.

Events, press and Social Media

  • TMagazine China

    Illustrated T Magazine China's Paris Fashion Week Coverage Feb/March 2024

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  • Winner of Live Event Artist of the Year 2023 at the 8th Fida Awards

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  • Showstudio Contributor. Milan Womenswear Shows

    Illustrated the Milan Womenswear Shows for Showstudio September 2023.

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  • Contributed to the Showstudio Group Exhibition "Flowers" December 23 to Feb 24

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  • Published in the Fible III

    Published in the Fashion Illustration Bible - The Fible III, 2023

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  • In Store Live Drawing

    In store live drawing event for a secret Bond Street client.

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  • Live Sketching at London Fashion Week

    One of the illustrators in residence with Fashion Scout/Fida at London Fashion Week September 22 and again at London Fashion Week February 23.

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  • Fida Exhibition

    My artwork was used for the Fida Art in Fashion Summer Exhibition 2022 promotion

  • Fida x FashionScout

    Catwalk sketches used in the Fida xFashionScout e-magazine 2022

  • The Fible

    Listed in The Fible - Fida Worldwide’s definitive book of contemporary fashion illustrators 2022.

  • Fida Art in Fashion

    Artwork used for the Fida art in Fashion 2022 promotion and e-book

  • Schiaparelli Instagram

    My image for the DrawaDot X Schiaparelli Open Call was featured on the Schiaparelli Instagram page, August 2022.

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  • Fida x Miami Exhibition

    Work selected for the Fida x Miami Ultramarine virtual exhibition as part of Miami Fashion Week 2021