Tanya Lee Raycroft
Artist Bio
Originally from Wooster, Ohio, and moved to Rochester, NY at 16 years old as an emancipated minor. At a young age, writing, painting, photography, music, fashion design, etc., were just a part of who I am. Being a creative person just allowed me so much freedom to participate in the arts at all levels while expressing myself through various mediums. My education was really important to me, and I fought for it. I didn't want to be a product of my environment, but rather strive to achieve all I can do in this life. I earned my High School Equivalency Diploma, an associate degree in Business Management/Information Technology, an associate degree in Humanities & Social Science Liberal Arts, a Bachelor of Science degree in English Literature/Pre-Law, and studied for two academic years for my Master of Science degree in International Business. I am a single parent of three adult children with two grandsons. Spending many years in tax accounting, I began to work professionally in the arts in 2023, becoming a full-time creative. I grew close to my walk with Jesus after losing my sister to cancer, a near-fatal car accident, menopause, empty nester, COVID-19, and huge, brutal betrayal from family and exes. I had three deeply painful years, 2019-2021, definitely not the worst pain in my life, but it led me to my authentic self. I can only say, "God saved me again and again". I look so forward to the future with hope and joy, now. I became an entrepreneur in 2023, and I currently multitask in-between projects. I have been an activist for two decades and will continue to appeal to people's humanity in my products and art. I do not know what will happen tomorrow...but God knows.