Series: Artists and their Self Portraits: Tracey Emin

A face in a painting may seem like a simple record — but what if it reveals far more than appearance alone? Across centuries, artists have returned to their own image, using self-portraits to explore identity, status, emotion, and meaning in deeply personal and revealing ways. It’s time to dive into the fascinating world of self-portraiture and uncover how six iconic artists, spanning time periods and countries, used themselves as both subject and storyteller.

Join us for a six-part series exploring how legendary artists across time have used their own likeness to shape identity, meaning, and legacy. In Part Six: Tracey Emin, we’ll explore how this contemporary British artist redefines self-portraiture by revealing identity through emotion, memory, and personal experience rather than physical likeness.

Led by art historian, museum educator, and lecturer Mariska Beekenkamp-Wladimiroff, this art-centric virtual journey will feature:

• A selection of works across multiple mediums by Tracey Emin…