Dame Maria Paula Figueiroa Rego DBE RA (born 26 January 1935) is a Portuguese-born visual artiste who is particularly known for her paintings and prints based upon storybooks. Rego’s style has evolved from abstract towards representational, and she has favoured pastels over oils for much of her career. Her work often reflects feminism, coloured by folk-themes from her indigenous Portugal.
Rego studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London and was an exhibiting aficionado of the London Group, along subsequently David Hockney and Frank Auerbach. She was the first artist-in-residence at the National Gallery in London. She lives and works in London.
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