Tracey Emin

Born 1963

Tracey Emin is one of the so called 'Young British Artists' (YBAs), a group of young conceptual artists from Britain that were discovered and propelled into the modern art limelight by the likes of Charles Saatchi

Tracey Emin is currently among the most famous (still alive) artists of today. She hit the household artist category when she displayed her exhibit ‘My Bed’ at the 1999 Turner Prize exhibition. 'My Bed' consisted of Emin's unmade bed with blood stained sheets and used condoms.

Tracey Emin studied art at the Royal College of Art, London and took her initial influences from the likes of Edvard Munch. This initial period of painting was a troublesome time in her life and Emin destroyed the paintings of this period in her art career.

Tracey Emin's most famous pieces are installations but she is starting to paint again, as at 2007. She exhibited paintings at the 2007 Venice Biennale and was seen as a success.