Tracey Emin (b. 1963, London) is a celebrated British artist known for her provocative and deeply personal work. Currently, she divides her time between London, the South of France, and Margate, UK. In 2023, Emin founded the Tracey Emin Foundation and Art School in Margate, providing residencies for emerging international artists and hosting captivating exhibitions.
Emin’s recent public commissions highlight her diverse artistic talent. In 2023, she created “The Doors,” a striking set of bronze doors for the National Portrait Gallery in London. In 2022, she unveiled “The Mother,” an imposing outdoor bronze sculpture displayed at the Munch Museum in Oslo. Additionally, in 2018, she installed “I Want My Time With You,” a mesmerizing neon installation at St Pancras Station in London.
In 2007, Tracey Emin had the honor of representing Great Britain at the prestigious 52nd Venice Biennale. Recognized for her significant contributions to the visual arts, she was appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2012. Tracey Emin’s influence and dedication continue to inspire the art world, making her a pivotal figure in contemporary art.
1 April 2020 • Mark Westall
Tracey Emin talks feminism, identity and fashion on Dior Talks, the podcast Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri launched in honor of International Women’s Day.
19 September 2019 • Mark Westall
A remarkable set of new prints by ten of the world’s finest contemporary artists has been unveiled and are now on sale in order to help celebrate Save the Children’s centenary this year.
31 March 2019 • Tabish Khan
This weeks Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London includes: Insomnia, toys, crows, lines and Brexit.
6 February 2019 • Paul Carey-Kent
You might describe Tracey Emin’s huge and superbly orchestrated show ‘A Fortnight of Tears’ at White Cube as a pleasurable maximisation of pain.
28 August 2018 • Mark Westall
Artworks by major contemporary British artists including Damien Hirst, Rachel Whiteread and Tracey Emin have been given a permanent home at Pallant House Gallery. The six works by Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Peter Blake, Rachel Whiteread, Gavin Turk and Michael Craig Martin are a gift to the Gallery from Frank and Lorna Dunphy under the Cultural Gifts Scheme.
11 June 2018 • Mark Westall
Frieze Sculpture will return to The Regent’s Park for three months this summer, featuring works by 25 contemporary and modern artists presented by world- leading galleries.
12 April 2018 • Mark Westall
Art On The Mind an exhibition and auction in aid of Cardboard Citizens, featuring Martin Creed, Ian Davenport, Tracey Emin CBE RA, Brian Eno, Sir Antony Gormley, Sir Anish Kapoor CBE RA, Harland Miller and Gavin Turk.
8 April 2018 • Mark Westall
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of St Pancras International and the 250th anniversary of the RA, Tracey Emin will present a free public installation suspended from St Pancras’s Victorian glass roof.
20 March 2018 • Mark Westall
Tracey Emin will lift the curtain on her first permanent artwork for the city of Sydney on Wednesday 21 March. At the city’s northern end on Bridge and Grosvenor streets and through the refurbished Kent Street underpass, The Distance of Your Heart includes up to 60 delicate handmade bronze bird sculptures
3 August 2017 • Mark Westall
Tracey Emin returns to Turner Contemporary with an exhibition pairing her iconic and installation My Bed with a collection of JMW Turner’s seascapes
7 July 2017 • Lee Sharrock
Leading British contemporary artists collaborate with art advisor Lucy Meakin on Artsy online auction to raise funds for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.
12 June 2016 • Tabish Khan
Art critic Tabish Khan brings you the top art exhibitions to visit this week.
18 April 2016 • Mark Westall
Tracey Emin, Jake Chapman, Jacolby Satterwhite, Casey Jane Ellison, and Rashaad Newsome have been announced amongst the leading international artists commissioned for Season Two of Daata Editions
22 March 2016 • Mark Westall
The British artist has married a stone in her garden in France, which she calls ‘an anchor, something I can identify with’. It’s the latest act in a life that has prized intimacy and soulfulness over lust and the self over the body
25 January 2016 • Mark Westall
Art Stream is a new service that gives subscribers unlimited access to a selection of contemporary works by world renowned artists
21 January 2016 • Staff
Emin’s latest venture – a designer jewellery line – reveals in miniature her strengths as an artist who always has something new and eloquent to say
30 December 2015 • Mark Westall
Our Top ten include: A Stabbing at Art Basel Miami, Frieze Week, New Media art galleries, Tracey emin’s house, Dreamland, Drawing People, Gerhard Richter, Tabish and a squirrel dressed as a Cyborg..
26 November 2015 • Mark Westall
Lehmann Maupin and White Cube will present I Cried Because I Love You, an exhibition by Tracey Emin
29 August 2015 • Mark Westall
An artist opportunity an emerging artist interview a new art gallery and two posts on The Art Car Boot Fair heading to Margate with Tracey Emin
28 August 2015 • daniel barnes
The Art Car Boot Fair, which traditionally takes place annually in Brick Lane, travels to Margate this year.
26 August 2015 • Mark Westall
You can get a limited edition signed Tracey Emin poster this bank holiday weekend at The Vauxhall Art car Boot Fair.
31 July 2015 • daniel barnes
Being Tracey Emin is a full time occupation, although probably not as labour intensive as being Gilbert & George. She is saddled with the unenviable task of perpetuating the myth of Mad Tracey from Margate, which is the source of all her power, while also drifting gently into middle age and maturing as an artist to ensure her longevity. So one wonders how she has time for lavish birthday parties, building controversial new houses and judging drawing competitions.
27 July 2015 • Mark Westall
Artist, who has spoken of importance of Spitalfields’ heritage, draws fierce criticism over plan for five-floor Sir David Chipperfield-designed home
19 June 2015 • daniel barnes
But it was also about how much money you could throw at art until art died.
