Paula Rego's Drawing Practice Explored at Victoria Miro

Victoria Miro in London presents "Paula Rego: Story Line," an exhibition examining the artist's lifelong commitment to drawing. Rego, who called herself a "drawrer," used drawing as a primary means to explore political protest, personal introspection, activism, domestic power dynamics, subversive humor, and family relationships. The show includes never-before-exhibited intimate drawings, studies for well-known paintings, and archival materials such as notes, letters, sketchbooks, and photographs. Among the rarities is a drawing Rego made at age nine of her grandmother, and the exhibition concludes with a drawing of her own granddaughter. Nick Willing notes that a Rego drawing is never singular but reveals truth through multiple feelings. The exhibition runs until May 23, 2026.