Mª Paula Figueiroa Rego

Paula Rego was born in Lisbon on January 26, 1935,.

She attended St. Julians School during all her childhood and adolescence.

In 1954, encouraged by her father, she moved to London to attend the Slade School of Art at the age of 17.

She met several artists, including Victor Willing, whom she married in 1959 and with whom she had three children.

Although she lives in England , she often comes to Portugal to exhibit her works of art.

She is recognized, and is regarded as one of the four best living painters in England. Her work is influenced by surrealism and expressionism. Her paintings are large canvas, which tell stories that have impressed since her childhood.

The grotesque characters, often drawn from fairy tales, are portrayed somehow cynically and cruelly and sometimes represent the fabulous world of your imagination

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With a prodigious imagination and skills that explore various techniques and languages , always with a surprising consistency, Paula Rego has numerous solo exhibitions and retrospectives in renowned museums and galleries, and has been granted numerous awards and distinctions.

She currently works and lives in London and is represented by Marlborough Fine Arts

Nowadays Paula Rego exhibits her works in a gallery called House of Stories which is located in Avenida da Republica, Cascais and has free admission.

www.casadashistoriaspaularego.pt

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