Tracy Stuckey received his BFA in painting from Florida State University and his MFA from the University of New Mexico. He has exhibited his work extensively throughout the United States, with numerous solo and group exhibitions. He has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards. In 2009, he was an artist-in-residence at the Center for Land Use Interpretation in Wendover, Utah.

He lives with his wife and fellow artist Erika Osborne, in Fort Collins, Colorado. As well as being a practicing artist, Tracy is a part time lecturer at Colorado State University, where he teaches painting and drawing.