TEARS – Final Show

TKE Studios, Margate

Curated by Dame Tracey Emin

28 June – 31 August 2026

With Olivia Guillot, Olya Avstreyh, Elizaveta Zalieva, Valentina Attolini, Anderson Asteclines, IyunOla Sanyaolu, Esme Keenleyside, Kirubel Mandefro and Javed Akhtar

View the exhibition at the Tracey Emin Foundation

TEARS – Final Show marked the culmination of the Tracey Emin Artist Residency (TEAR), presenting new work by the nine artists of the cohort at TKE Studios, Margate. The exhibition brought to a close fifteen months of sustained studio practice, critical dialogue and development, offering an insight into the individual practices that took shape within this shared context.