Tracey Emin

Biography

Tracey Emin was born in London in 1963 and was raised in the seaside town of Margate on the English coast. After leaving school at an early age, Emin enrolled at Maidstone College of Art in Kent at the age of 20 and studied painting. She then went to London where she completed a Masters in Painting at the Royal College of Art. A consummate storyteller, Emin engages the viewer with her candid exploration of universal emotions. Using experiences from her own life, she often reveals painful situations with brutal honesty and poetic humor in a wide variety of media—film, painting, neon, embroidery, drawing, installation and sculpture.

After her exhibition Every Part of Me's Bleeding in 1999 at Lehmann Maupin Gallery, she was short-listed for the Turner Prize at the Tate in London. In addition to a retrospective of her work at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam in 2002, other solo exhibitions have been held at the Haus der Kunst, Munich; Museum of Modern Art, Oxford; and The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. In 2007, Emin's work appeared in Global Feminisms, Elizabeth A Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum. In 2008 Emin held her first major retrospective, "Tracey Emin 20 Years," at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, which subsequently toured to the Centro de Arte Contempoáneo de Málaga in Spain and the Kunstmuseum Bern in Switzerland 2009. Her work is a part of numerous public and private collections including the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the Hamburger Kunsthalle in Hamburg, among others. Tate Britain recently opened a room in their collection devoted entirely to Emin's work. In 2007 Emin represented Britain at the 52nd Venice Biennale, was made a Royal Academician and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Royal College of Art, London, a Doctor of Letters from the University of Kent and Doctor of Philosophy from London Metropolitan University. Tracey Emin lives and works in London. To download artist's CV, please click on "Printable PDF of Full Text"
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Gallery Exhibitions

Museum Exhibitions

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Selected Works

TRACEY EMIN I promise to love you, 2010 aqua marine and coral pink neon 57.4 x 56.3 inches 145.8 x 143 cm Edition of 3 LM13230
TRACEY EMIN I promise to love you, 2010 aqua marine and coral pink neon 57.4 x 56.3 inches 145.8 x 143 cm Edition of 3 LM13230

TRACEY EMIN Just Like Nothing, 2009 embroidered blanket 81.89 x 71.65 inches (fabric) 208 x 182 cm 88.98 x 78.74 x 4.72 inches (framed) 226 x 200 x 12 cm signed, dated and titled on bottom right LM12787
TRACEY EMIN Just Like Nothing, 2009 embroidered blanket 81.89 x 71.65 inches (fabric) 208 x 182 cm 88.98 x 78.74 x 4.72 inches (framed) 226 x 200 x 12 cm signed, dated and titled on bottom right LM12787

TRACEY EMIN Why Be Afraid, 2009 embroidered blanket 79.92 x 89.76 inches (fabric) 203 x 228 cm 87.01 x 96.85 x 4.72 inches (framed) 221 x 246 x 12 cm signed, dated and titled on bottom right LM12770
TRACEY EMIN Why Be Afraid, 2009 embroidered blanket 79.92 x 89.76 inches (fabric) 203 x 228 cm 87.01 x 96.85 x 4.72 inches (framed) 221 x 246 x 12 cm signed, dated and titled on bottom right LM12770

TRACEY EMIN Always Dancing, 2009 embroidered cotton 8.9 x 10.04 inches (fabric) 22.6 x 25.5 cm 16.02 x 16.97 x 1.57 inches (framed) 40.7 x 43.1 x 4 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12790
TRACEY EMIN Always Dancing, 2009 embroidered cotton 8.9 x 10.04 inches (fabric) 22.6 x 25.5 cm 16.02 x 16.97 x 1.57 inches (framed) 40.7 x 43.1 x 4 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12790

TRACEY EMIN Nothing happened, 2009 embroidered cotton 7.01 x 9.92 inches (fabric) 17.8 x 25.2 cm 14.13 x 16.85 x 1.57 inches (framed) 35.9 x 42.8 x 4 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12793
TRACEY EMIN Nothing happened, 2009 embroidered cotton 7.01 x 9.92 inches (fabric) 17.8 x 25.2 cm 14.13 x 16.85 x 1.57 inches (framed) 35.9 x 42.8 x 4 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12793

TRACEY EMIN Only God Knows I'm Good, 2009 snow white neon 25 x 136.5 inches 63.5 x 346.7 cm Edition of 3 LM12852
TRACEY EMIN Only God Knows I'm Good, 2009 snow white neon 25 x 136.5 inches 63.5 x 346.7 cm Edition of 3 LM12852

TRACEY EMIN Nothing Touches, 2009 embroidered cotton 60.24 x 65.35 inches (fabric) 153 x 166 cm 67.32 x 72.44 x 3.74 inches (framed) 171 x 184 x 9.5 cm LM12788
TRACEY EMIN Nothing Touches, 2009 embroidered cotton 60.24 x 65.35 inches (fabric) 153 x 166 cm 67.32 x 72.44 x 3.74 inches (framed) 171 x 184 x 9.5 cm LM12788

TRACEY EMIN Some Crazy Fucked Up Dog Like Hell That's How it Feels to Live without Love, 2009 red neon 46.14 x 90.65 inches 117.2 x 230.3 cm Edition of 3 LM12814
TRACEY EMIN Some Crazy Fucked Up Dog Like Hell That's How it Feels to Live without Love, 2009 red neon 46.14 x 90.65 inches 117.2 x 230.3 cm Edition of 3 LM12814

TRACEY EMIN No More Mirror, 2009 embroidered cotton 50.79 x 62.01 inches (fabric) 129 x 157.5 cm 57.87 x 69.09 x 3.74 inches (framed) 147 x 175.5 x 9.5 cm LM12759
TRACEY EMIN No More Mirror, 2009 embroidered cotton 50.79 x 62.01 inches (fabric) 129 x 157.5 cm 57.87 x 69.09 x 3.74 inches (framed) 147 x 175.5 x 9.5 cm LM12759

TRACEY EMIN Broken World, 2009 embroidered cotton 16.54 x 20.79 inches (fabric) 42 x 52.8 cm 23.66 x 27.72 x 1.57 inches (framed) 60.1 x 70.4 x 4 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12795
TRACEY EMIN Broken World, 2009 embroidered cotton 16.54 x 20.79 inches (fabric) 42 x 52.8 cm 23.66 x 27.72 x 1.57 inches (framed) 60.1 x 70.4 x 4 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12795

TRACEY EMIN Tide Mark, 2009 black faced pine, screws and iron In two parts Base: 56.3 x 42.13 x 36.22 inches 143 x 107 x 92 cm LM12768
TRACEY EMIN Tide Mark, 2009 black faced pine, screws and iron In two parts Base: 56.3 x 42.13 x 36.22 inches 143 x 107 x 92 cm LM12768

TRACEY EMIN Legs IV, 2008 clear blue neon 31.5 x 34.13 inches 80 x 86.7 cm Edition of 3 LM11646
TRACEY EMIN Legs IV, 2008 clear blue neon 31.5 x 34.13 inches 80 x 86.7 cm Edition of 3 LM11646

TRACEY EMIN Contamination of the Soul, 2008 appliquéd blanket 98.62 x 78.35 inches(fabric) 250.5 x 199 cm 105.75 x 85.51 x 4.65 inches (framed) 268.6 x 217.2 x 11.8 cm LM12651
TRACEY EMIN Contamination of the Soul, 2008 appliquéd blanket 98.62 x 78.35 inches(fabric) 250.5 x 199 cm 105.75 x 85.51 x 4.65 inches (framed) 268.6 x 217.2 x 11.8 cm LM12651

TRACEY EMIN So Picaso, 2008 monoprint on cotton 5.71 x 5.51 (fabric) 14.5 x 14 12.83 x 12.44 x 1.57 inches (framed) 32.6 x 31.6 x 4 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12798
TRACEY EMIN So Picaso, 2008 monoprint on cotton 5.71 x 5.51 (fabric) 14.5 x 14 12.83 x 12.44 x 1.57 inches (framed) 32.6 x 31.6 x 4 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12798

TRACEY EMIN Upset, 2007 acrylic on canvas 72.05 x 72.05 x 1.38 inches (canvas) 183 x 183 x 3.5 cm 72.83 x 72.83 x 2.17 inches (framed) 185 x 185 x 5.5 cm LM12552
TRACEY EMIN Upset, 2007 acrylic on canvas 72.05 x 72.05 x 1.38 inches (canvas) 183 x 183 x 3.5 cm 72.83 x 72.83 x 2.17 inches (framed) 185 x 185 x 5.5 cm LM12552

TRACEY EMIN Sex 19 25-11-07 Sydney, 2007 watercolor 8.27 x 11.69 inches (paper) 21 x 29.7 cm 16.25 x 19.625 inches (framed) 41.3 x 49.8 cm Signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM11268
TRACEY EMIN Sex 19 25-11-07 Sydney, 2007 watercolor 8.27 x 11.69 inches (paper) 21 x 29.7 cm 16.25 x 19.625 inches (framed) 41.3 x 49.8 cm Signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM11268

TRACEY EMIN Sex 22 25-11-07 Sydney, 2007 watercolor 8.27 x 11.69 inches (paper) 21 x 29.7 cm 16.25 x 19.625 inches (framed) 41.3 x 49.8 cm Signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM11271
TRACEY EMIN Sex 22 25-11-07 Sydney, 2007 watercolor 8.27 x 11.69 inches (paper) 21 x 29.7 cm 16.25 x 19.625 inches (framed) 41.3 x 49.8 cm Signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM11271

TRACEY EMIN Sleeping with You, 2005 reclaimed painted timber and white neon 128 x 132.5 x 130 inches 325.1 x 336.6 x 330.2 cm LM9208
TRACEY EMIN Sleeping with You, 2005 reclaimed painted timber and white neon 128 x 132.5 x 130 inches 325.1 x 336.6 x 330.2 cm LM9208

TRACEY EMIN Reincarnation, 2005 single screen projection animation, transferred to DVD approx. 3 minutes Edition of 10 LM9455
TRACEY EMIN Reincarnation, 2005 single screen projection animation, transferred to DVD approx. 3 minutes Edition of 10 LM9455

TRACEY EMIN Bath White I, 2005 monoprint on paper 5 x 7.01 inches 12.7 x 17.8 cm 18.7 x 20.47 inches (framed) 47.5 x 52 cm LM9188
TRACEY EMIN Bath White I, 2005 monoprint on paper 5 x 7.01 inches 12.7 x 17.8 cm 18.7 x 20.47 inches (framed) 47.5 x 52 cm LM9188

TRACEY EMIN To Meet my Past, 2002 Mixed media dimensions variable LM6059
TRACEY EMIN To Meet my Past, 2002 Mixed media dimensions variable LM6059

TRACEY EMIN Beautiful Penis, 2002 embroidery on white bed sheet 68 7/8 x 40 9/16 inches 174.9 x 124.5 cm LM5784
TRACEY EMIN Beautiful Penis, 2002 embroidery on white bed sheet 68 7/8 x 40 9/16 inches 174.9 x 124.5 cm LM5784

TRACEY EMIN I Think it's in My Head, 2002 Appliqué blanket 96.46 x 89.37 inches 245 x 227 cm LM6042
TRACEY EMIN I Think it's in My Head, 2002 Appliqué blanket 96.46 x 89.37 inches 245 x 227 cm LM6042

TRACEY EMIN Pysco Slut, 1999 applique blanket 96 x 76 inches 243.8 x 193 cm LM1605
TRACEY EMIN Pysco Slut, 1999 applique blanket 96 x 76 inches 243.8 x 193 cm LM1605

TRACEY EMIN The Interview, 1999 16 minute PAL laserdisc, TV/VCR monitor, two chairs, two pairs of slippers, platform 47 x 47 x 25 inches 119.5 x 119.5 x 63.5 cm LM1566
TRACEY EMIN The Interview, 1999 16 minute PAL laserdisc, TV/VCR monitor, two chairs, two pairs of slippers, platform 47 x 47 x 25 inches 119.5 x 119.5 x 63.5 cm LM1566

TRACEY EMIN Homage to Edvard Munch and All My Dead Children, 1998 super 8 film dimensions variable Edition of 10 LM12559
TRACEY EMIN Homage to Edvard Munch and All My Dead Children, 1998 super 8 film dimensions variable Edition of 10 LM12559

TRACEY EMIN Those who suffer Love animation film 20 minutes looped Edition of 15 LM12830
TRACEY EMIN Those who suffer Love animation film 20 minutes looped Edition of 15 LM12830

Available Works

TRACEY EMIN I promise to love you, 2010 aqua marine and coral pink neon 57.4 x 56.3 inches 145.8 x 143 cm Edition of 3 LM13232 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
TRACEY EMIN I promise to love you, 2010 aqua marine and coral pink neon 57.4 x 56.3 inches 145.8 x 143 cm Edition of 3 LM13232 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TRACEY EMIN Broken World, 2009 embroidered cotton 16.54 x 20.79 inches (fabric) 42 x 52.8 cm 23.66 x 27.72 x 1.57 inches (framed) 60.1 x 70.4 x 4 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12795
TRACEY EMIN Broken World, 2009 embroidered cotton 16.54 x 20.79 inches (fabric) 42 x 52.8 cm 23.66 x 27.72 x 1.57 inches (framed) 60.1 x 70.4 x 4 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12795

TRACEY EMIN Only God Knows I'm Good, 2009 snow white neon 25 x 136.5 inches 63.5 x 346.7 cm Edition of 3 LM12852 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
TRACEY EMIN Only God Knows I'm Good, 2009 snow white neon 25 x 136.5 inches 63.5 x 346.7 cm Edition of 3 LM12852 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TRACEY EMIN Is This a Joke, 2009 embroidered blanket 81.1 x 71.65 inches (fabric) 206 x 182 cm 88.19 x 78.74 x 4.72 inches (framed) 224 x 200 x 12 cm signed, dated and titled on bottom right LM12789 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
TRACEY EMIN Is This a Joke, 2009 embroidered blanket 81.1 x 71.65 inches (fabric) 206 x 182 cm 88.19 x 78.74 x 4.72 inches (framed) 224 x 200 x 12 cm signed, dated and titled on bottom right LM12789 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TRACEY EMIN Not Right Now, 2009 embroidery on calico 62.4 x 72.83 inches (fabric) 158.5 x 185 cm 69.29 x 79.92 x 3.74 inches (framed) 176 x 203 x 9.5 cm signed, dated and titled on bottom right LM12806 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
TRACEY EMIN Not Right Now, 2009 embroidery on calico 62.4 x 72.83 inches (fabric) 158.5 x 185 cm 69.29 x 79.92 x 3.74 inches (framed) 176 x 203 x 9.5 cm signed, dated and titled on bottom right LM12806 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TRACEY EMIN Some Crazy Fucked Up Dog Like Hell That's How it Feels to Live without Love, 2009 red neon 46.14 x 90.65 inches 117.2 x 230.3 cm Edition of 3 LM12814 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
TRACEY EMIN Some Crazy Fucked Up Dog Like Hell That's How it Feels to Live without Love, 2009 red neon 46.14 x 90.65 inches 117.2 x 230.3 cm Edition of 3 LM12814 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TRACEY EMIN Just Like Nothing, 2009 embroidered blanket 81.89 x 71.65 inches (fabric) 208 x 182 cm 88.98 x 78.74 x 4.72 inches (framed) 226 x 200 x 12 cm signed, dated and titled on bottom right LM12787 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
TRACEY EMIN Just Like Nothing, 2009 embroidered blanket 81.89 x 71.65 inches (fabric) 208 x 182 cm 88.98 x 78.74 x 4.72 inches (framed) 226 x 200 x 12 cm signed, dated and titled on bottom right LM12787 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TRACEY EMIN You Said No, 2009 embroidered cotton 7.48 x 8.46 inches (fabric) 19 x 21.5 cm 14.61 x 15.39 x 1.57 inches (framed) 37.1 x 39.1 x 4 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12791 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
TRACEY EMIN You Said No, 2009 embroidered cotton 7.48 x 8.46 inches (fabric) 19 x 21.5 cm 14.61 x 15.39 x 1.57 inches (framed) 37.1 x 39.1 x 4 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12791 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TRACEY EMIN Sex 22 25-11-07 Sydney, 2007 watercolor 8.27 x 11.69 inches (paper) 21 x 29.7 cm 16.25 x 19.625 inches (framed) 41.3 x 49.8 cm Signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM11271 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com
TRACEY EMIN Sex 22 25-11-07 Sydney, 2007 watercolor 8.27 x 11.69 inches (paper) 21 x 29.7 cm 16.25 x 19.625 inches (framed) 41.3 x 49.8 cm Signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM11271 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TRACEY EMIN Everything for love, 2005 blue neon 13.58 x 59.06 inches 34.5 x 150 cm Edition of 3 LM12376 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
TRACEY EMIN Everything for love, 2005 blue neon 13.58 x 59.06 inches 34.5 x 150 cm Edition of 3 LM12376 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TRACEY EMIN Reincarnation I, 2005 gouache, watercolor and pencil on canvas 7.99 x 10 inches 20.3 x 25.4 cm 21.46 x 23.46 inches (framed) 54.5 x 59.6 cm LM9179 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com
TRACEY EMIN Reincarnation I, 2005 gouache, watercolor and pencil on canvas 7.99 x 10 inches 20.3 x 25.4 cm 21.46 x 23.46 inches (framed) 54.5 x 59.6 cm LM9179 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TRACEY EMIN People Like You Need to Fuck People Like Me, 2002 blue neon 45 x 72 x 2.5 inches 114.3 x 182.9 x 6.4 cm Edition of 3 LM7430 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com
TRACEY EMIN People Like You Need to Fuck People Like Me, 2002 blue neon 45 x 72 x 2.5 inches 114.3 x 182.9 x 6.4 cm Edition of 3 LM7430 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TRACEY EMIN Those who suffer Love animation film 20 minutes, color, silent Edition of 15 LM12807 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
TRACEY EMIN Those who suffer Love animation film 20 minutes, color, silent Edition of 15 LM12807 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

Limited Editions

TRACEY EMIN Exploration of the Soul, Part I, 1994 artist's book with unique signed manuscript page and two color photographs, special inscription on SoHo Grand stationery in back LM1929
TRACEY EMIN Exploration of the Soul, Part I, 1994 artist's book with unique signed manuscript page and two color photographs, special inscription on SoHo Grand stationery in back LM1929

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