62. PAULA REGO
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The
Fitting
1989 1989, Acrylic on canvas backed paper 183 x 132 cm |
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The Dance
Date1988
MediumAcrylic paint on paper
on canvas
DimensionsSupport: 2126 x 2740
mm
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The Dance
Date1988
MediumAcrylic paint on paper
on canvas
DimensionsSupport: 2126 x 2740
mm
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BIO & STEPS
Born:
In 1935 in Lisbon, Portugal
Nowadays:
She lives and works in London
Studies:
Rego
attempted in 1952 to start studies in art at the Chelsea School of Art in
London, but this was thwarted by her legal guardian in Britain, David Phillips,
who feared her parents might not approve of their daughter mixing with art
students. Returning to Portugal for the holidays that summer Rego discovered
quite the opposite was true, and so she applied to study art in London again,
this time at the Slade School of Fine Art. She attended the Slade School of Fine
Art from 1952 to 1956.
Rego's
artistic career effectively began in early 1962 when she began showing with The
London Group, a long established artists' organization which included David
Hockney and Frank Auerbach among its members. In 1965 she was selected to take
part in a group show, Six Artists, at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)
in London.
Themes and style:
Galán was part of the second generation of Mexican
neo-Expressionist artists during the late 1980s and 1990s. Galán’s paintings
were heavily influenced by Surrealist, self-analyzing themes found in the works
of Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907–1954). He explores his own identity and
narcissism using symbolism, humor, and sarcasm.
Techniques:
Her work is developed in paintings and
illustrations.
Exhibitions
Sociedade
Nacional de Belas-Artes, Lisbon (1965)
Galeria
São Mamede, Lisbon (1971)
Galeria
Alvarez, Oporto (1972)
Galeria
da Emenda, Lisbon (1974)
Módulo
Centro Difusor da Arte, Lisbon (1975)
Módulo
Centro Difusor da Arte, Oporto (1977)
Galeria
III, Lisbon (1978)
AIR
Gallery, London (1981)
Galeria
III, Lisbon (1982)
Edward
Totah Gallery, London (1982)
Arnolfini,
Bristol (1983)
Galerie
Espace, Amsterdam (1983)
South
Hill Park Arts Centre, Nottingham, England (1984)
Edward Totah
Gallery, London (1984)
The Art
Palace, New York (1985)
Edward Totah
Gallery, London (1985)
Selected
work 1981‑1986, Aberystwyth Arts Centre (1987)
Retrospective
Exhibition, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon (1988)
Serpentine
Gallery, London (1988)
Nursery
Rhymes, Marlborough Graphics Gallery, Galeria III and Galeria Zen (1989)
Tales
from the National Gallery, National Gallery, London (1991)
Peter
Pan & Other Stories, Marlborough Fine Art, London (1992)
Nursery
Rhymes, Cheltenham Literary Festival (1993)
Dog
Women, Marlborough Fine Art, London (1994)
Nursery
Rhymes, Cardiff Literature Festival (1995)
Nursery
Rhymes, University Gallery, University of Northumbria at Newcastle (1996)
Paula
Rego, Tate Gallery Liverpool (1997)
Pendle
Witches and Peter Pan, Midland Art Centre (1998)
The Sins
of Father Amaro, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London (1998)
Pra Lá
et Pra Cá, Galerie III, Lisbon (1998)
The
Children's Crusade, Marlborough Graphics, London (1999)
Open
Secrets – Drawings and Etchings by Paula Rego, University Art Gallery,
University of Massachusetts, USA (1999)
Celestina’s
House, Abbot Hall Art Gallery and the Yale Center for British Art (2001)
Jane
Eyre, Marlborough Gallery Inc. (2002)
Corner
2004, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (2003)
Paula
Rego in Focus, Tate Britain (2004)
Paula
Rego, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (2007)
Collections:
Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal
Arts Council England
Berardo Collection Museum, Sintra Museum of Modern
Art, Portugal
British Council, London
British Museum, London
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery
Chapel of the Palacio de Belém, Lisbon
Frissiras Museum, Athens
Leeds Art Gallery
Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
National Gallery, London
National Portrait Gallery, London
New Hall, Cambridge
Rugby Museum and Art Gallery
Tate Gallery, London
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Yale Center for British Art
In her own words:
“I still like to work – even at 79.
Nowadays I try to start at 10.30 in the morning and carry on until 6.30 in the
evening. I always have a rest after lunch. I’ve done that since I was a little
girl growing up in Portugal. I eat two rice-cake sandwiches for lunch, full of
salad, and a bit of ham or cheese, and an apple. I drink peppermint tea. When I
have finished work for the day I enjoy one glass of champagne.”
Representative
Galleries:
Ramis Barquet
Lacan
Inverarte
For
more Information:
http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/paula_rego.htm
En
Español:
http://www.museoreinasofia.es/exposiciones/paula-rego