Paula Rego (Portugal, 1935). Lives and works in London. Studied at the Slade School of Art, London from 1952 to 1956 and was selected for the Turner Prize in 1989. Since her first solo exhibition in 1965, her work has been exhibited in the most prestigious galleries and museums around the world: 2007, Tate Gallery, Liverpool; 2002, The Met, New York; 1999, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon.