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Paula Rego

Maria Paula Figueiroa Rego

Portuguese-British visual artist (1935-2022).

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Sex or Gender

Female

Instance Of

Human

Date of Birth

1/26/1935

Occupation

Painter
Visual Artist
Printmaker
Graphic Artist
Artist

Country of Citizenship

Portugal
United Kingdom

Educated At

Slade School of Fine Art
Saint Julian's School

Place of Birth

Lisbon

Given Name

Paula

Award Received

Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
(2004)
Point in Time
: 2004
Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(2010)
Point in Time
: 2010
Honorary Doctor of the University of Lisbon
(2011)
Point in Time
: 2011
Honorary Doctor of the University of Oxford
(2005)
Point in Time
: 2005
Royal Academician
(2016)
Point in Time
: 2016
Prémio Autores

Member Of

Royal Academy of Arts

Name in Native Language

Maria Paula Figueiroa Rego

Field of Work

Art of Painting
Figurative Art
Pastel Painting
Printmaking
Graphics
Modernism

Birth Name

Maria Paula Figueiroa Rego

Family Name

Rego

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Portuguese
English

Has Works in the Collection

13 items
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Art Institute of Chicago
Tate
National Gallery of Victoria
Museum of Modern Art
Pallant House Gallery
Saatchi Gallery
Casa Das Histórias Paula Rego
Museum of the Presidency of the Republic
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Print Collection
Location
:
New York Public Library Main Branch
Bryn Mawr College Special Collections
UCL Art Museum

Copyright Representative

Reproduction Right Not Represented by CISAC Member

Date of Death

6/8/2022

Place of Death

London

Genre

Contemporary Art

Number of Children

6

Described by Source

Concise Dictionary of Women Artists

Place of Burial

Hampstead Cemetery

Start of Work Period

1956

End of Work Period

2022

Work Location

London

Sponsor

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Spouse

Victor Willing
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