Celebrated Portuguese-born British artist died peacefully after short illness, says Victoria Miro gallery
, rose to prominence after exhibiting with the London Group in the 1960s alongside David Hockney. In the years following she spent her career focusing on women’s rights, and abortion in particular.
She added: “I’m doing what I can with my work but both men and women need to stand up to this. It affects men, too. You don’t get pregnant on your own, do you?” Known primarily for her paintings, pastel drawing and prints Rego became the first associate artist in the National Gallery which solidified her place as one of Britain’s greatest living painters and figurative artists worldwide.
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