Paula Rego

Paula Rego
Born
Maria Paula Figueiroa Rego

(1935-01-26)26 January 1935
Lisbon, Portugal
Died8 June 2022(2022-06-08) (aged 87)
London, England
NationalityPortuguese/British
Known forPainting, printmaking
Spouse
(m. 1959; died 1988)
Children3; including Victoria and Nick
AwardsDame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Grand Cross of the Order of Saint James of the Sword
Grand Officer of the Order of Saint James of the Sword
Grand Collar of the Order of Camões

Dame Maria Paula Figueiroa Rego DBE RA GCSE GOSE GColCa (Portuguese: [ˈpawlɐ ˈʁeɣu]: 26 January 1935 – 8 June 2022) was a Portuguese visual artist, widely considered the pre-eminent woman artist of the late 20th and early 21st century, known particularly for her paintings and prints based on storybooks.[1] Rego's style evolved from abstract towards representational, and she favoured pastels over oils for much of her career.[2] Her work often reflects feminism, coloured by folk-themes from her native Portugal.

Rego studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and was an exhibiting member of The London Group, along with David Hockney and Frank Auerbach. In 1989 she became the second artist-in-residence, after the scheme re-started, at the National Gallery in London, after Jock McFadyen, who was the first in 1981.[3] She lived and worked in London.

  1. ^ "Paula Rego, painter, 1935-2022".
  2. ^ Rees-Jones, Deryn (October 2019). Paula Rego: The Art of Story (1st ed.). London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. p. 155. ISBN 978-0500021378.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ "About | Jock McFadyen".

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