Paula Rego
(born 1935)

Portuguese-born artist Paula Rego was educated in Lisbon and London, at the Slade School. She established an early reputation with her surreal collages, later populated with subversive cartoon-like animals. Her 1988 exhibition at London‘s famed Serpentine Gallery confirmed her international reputation, and she is now one of Europe’s most sought-after artists. Her etchings, frequently based on fairy tales, express an extraordinary range of emotions and disquieting tensions. Rego’s work has been exhibited throughout the world and is the subject of a forthcoming exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art. Public collections include the National Gallery, British Museum, Tate Gallery, and National Portrait Gallery, London, among many others.