Paula Rego

Dame Paula Rego DBE RA GCSE GOSE GColCa
Born	Maria Paula Figueiroa Rego (1935-01-26)26 January 1935 Lisbon, Portugal
Died	8 June 2022(2022-06-08) (aged 87) London, England
Nationality	Portuguese/British
Known for	Painting, printmaking
Spouse	Victor Willing ​ ​ (m. 1959; died 1988)​
Children	3; including Victoria and Nick
Awards	Dame Commander of the Most Excellent 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-British 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. 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.^[2] She lived and worked in London.