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Artists›Tracey Moffatt

Tracey Moffatt

Australian, 1960

WA-00031117

Brisbane, Australia

PhotographyPhotography

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ1284772 ULAN500116156

MoMA

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BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
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Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/8041
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Tracey Moffatt is an Australian artist working across photography, film, and video since the 1980s. Her practice centers on narrative fragmentation, family trauma, and the construction of identity within colonial and postcolonial contexts. She employs serial imagery, found photographs, and cinematic sequences to unsettle documentary conventions and expose the gaps between official history and lived experience. Her work has been presented at documenta and the Venice Biennale.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Tate

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Artworks (48)

Mother's Reply, 1976 from Scarred for Life, II

1999 · One from a series of ten photolithographs

sheet: 31 7/16 x 23 5/8" (79.9 x 60 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Brother was Mother, 1983 from Scarred for Life, II

1999 · One from a series of ten photolithographs

sheet: 31 7/16 x 23 5/8" (79.9 x 60 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Piss Bags, 1978 from Scarred for Life, II

1999 · One from a series of ten photolithographs

sheet: 31 7/16 x 23 5/8" (79.9 x 60 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Scissor Cut, 1980 from Scarred for Life, II

1999 · One from a series of ten photolithographs

sheet: 31 7/16 x 23 5/8" (79.9 x 60 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Homemade Hand-knit, 1958 from Scarred for Life, II

1999 · One from a series of ten photolithographs

sheet: 31 7/16 x 23 5/8" (79.9 x 60 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pantyhose Arrest, 1973 from Scarred for Life, II

1999 · One from a series of ten photolithographs

sheet: 31 7/16 x 23 5/8" (79.9 x 60 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Always the Sheet, 1987 from Scarred for Life, II

1999 · One from a series of ten photolithographs

sheet: 31 7/16 x 23 5/8" (79.9 x 60 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Responsible but Dreaming, 1984 from Scarred for Life, II

1999 · One from a series of ten photolithographs

sheet: 31 7/16 x 23 5/8" (79.9 x 60 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Suicide Threat, 1982 from Scarred for Life, II

1999 · One from a series of ten photolithographs

sheet: 31 7/16 x 23 5/8" (79.9 x 60 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Door Dash, 1979 from Scarred for Life, II

1999 · One from a series of ten photolithographs

sheet: 31 7/16 x 23 5/8" (79.9 x 60 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Scarred for Life, II

1999 · Series of ten photolithographs

sheet (each): 31 7/16 x 23 5/8" (79.9 x 60 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Parkett no. 53

1998 · Journal

page: 10 x 8 1/4" (25.4 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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1997 · Lithograph on paper

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Artwork sources (2)

48 published of 62 catalogued · 61 with image

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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

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1997 · Tate · 1 prov
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1997 · Tate · 1 prov
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1997 · Tate · 1 prov
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Mother’s Day, 1975
1994 · Tate · 1 prov
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1997 · Tate · 1 prov
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1997 · Tate · 1 prov
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Job Hunt, 1976
1994 · Tate · 1 prov
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1997 · Tate · 1 prov
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Art Institute of Chicago

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern Art Tate

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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