Tracey Emin (born 1963, Croydon) is a British artist known for frank, autobiographical work that spans drawing, painting, sculpture, film and neon text. She grew up in Margate, studied at Medway and Maidstone, and later completed an MA at the Royal College of Art. In the early 1990s she emerged with the Young British Artists and ran The Shop in East London with Sarah Lucas.
Emin came to wider attention with works such as Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995 (a tent appliquéd with names) and My Bed (1998), which was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1999. Her art often draws on personal experience to explore intimacy, memory, desire and loss. The directness of her voice, on paper and in light, has made her both controversial and widely recognised.
She has exhibited internationally, is a Royal Academician, and has created notable public commissions in the UK and abroad. In recent years she has focused activity in Margate, supporting studios and education there. Emin remains a key figure in contemporary British art.
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