With undercurrents of art historical references as well as folk and popular illustration influence, Tucek’s work is a fantasia, charged with a queer and feminine sexual energy.  

Always pushing the boundaries between drawing and painting, space and time, surreality and reality, chaos and control, Tucek creates fairy tales for viewers to escape into. 

Although primarily a painter, Tucek has created surrealist events such as The Dinner Party in September of 2023, and off-site installations like The Lilac Hour in the Ashcroft Ghost Town outside of  Aspen, CO.  Tucek often writes poetic narratives to parallel her two dimensional bodies of work.  Tucek also engages in installation, textile, sculptural, and video and sound work.  

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Kaitlyn Tucek lives and works in Denver, CO. From Long Island, NY, Tucek graduated from Pratt Institute in 2006 and was awarded a Master’s from CUNY Queens College in 2013. Tucek’s work has been shown in New York, Denver and Aspen, including exhibits at Leon Gallery, ATC and Alto Gallery.  Tucek has been featured in Hyperallergic, The Aspen Times, Westword, Denver Life Magazine, Modern in Denver, CPR’s Denverite, and was named one of Denver’s top 5 artists to watch and collect by 5280 Magazine.