Tess Lackey

Tess Lackey is a printmaker based in Fort Worth, Texas, whose work centers on landscapes and Western subjects through reduction and relief printmaking techniques. Her deep connection to the land and a strong sense of place serve as the foundation for her artistic practice. By layering color, narrative and emotion, Lackey romanticizes real locations, blending memory and imagination to explore her relationship with the world around her.

Originally a self-taught graphite artist, Lackey spent her early adult years working on ranches across the West, where she documented scenes of rural life through drawing. In 2018, a printmaking class sparked a major shift in her creative focus, leading her to fully embrace printmaking as her primary medium. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wyoming and an associate degree in rangeland management from Northwest College, a combination of studies that further deepened her connection to natural landscapes and working lands.

Lackey’s prints often hint at specific regions while building emotional narratives around place, experience and memory. Her work has been exhibited across Texas, Oklahoma and Wyoming, and she has received several awards, including second place for her reduction print Moab at the juried exhibition Printmaking in the Rockies and on the Great Plains. Through her process, Lackey continually explores how personal history and physical environments shape identity and belonging.