About Tracey Emin
Tracey Emin (born 1963, London) is a leading British contemporary artist and a defining figure of the Young British Artists (YBAs) who emerged in the 1990s. Working across painting, drawing, printmaking, embroidery, neon, sculpture, film, and installation, Emin has built an internationally recognized practice grounded in autobiographical expression. Her artworks transform personal memories, relationships, and vulnerability into direct, emotionally charged statements that resonate far beyond their intimate origins.
Emin is widely known for her candid exploration of love, sexuality, loss, trauma, and longing. Her breakthrough installation My Bed (1998), exhibited for the Turner Prize in 1999, became a landmark in contemporary art by presenting an unmade bed surrounded by personal detritus. The work exemplifies her ability to turn private experience into public confrontation, challenging traditional distinctions between confession, performance, and fine art.
Alongside her installations, Tracey Emin’s paintings, drawings, and limited edition prints play a central role in her oeuvre. Characterized by expressive line, handwritten text, and gestural mark-making, these artworks convey immediacy and psychological intensity. Her fine art prints and editions offer collectors access to the same raw visual language found in her larger artworks, reinforcing her status as one of the most influential and sought-after artists in contemporary British art.
