Wednesday 20 May 2026
6:15pm: Doors open
6:30–8pm: Talk, followed by a book signing
Victoria Miro, 16 Wharf Road, London N1 7RW
This event is free; booking is essential
Tickets will be released on Friday 15 May at 11am.
Join us for a private tour of the largest exhibition of Paula Rego's drawings to date, led by the artist's son, Nick Willing, at Victoria Miro. This special evening celebrates the publication of Paula Rego: Story Line by Nick Willing and the finissage of the exhibition, which closes on Saturday 23 May.
The exhibition and book tell the story of Rego's extraordinary life through an illuminating selection of drawings from across her career. The featured works offer unique insight into her artistic and biographical development and show how, as a 'drawrer' (her own word), Rego came to understand herself and the world around her — the immediate world of domestic life and family relationships, and the wider worlds of art and politics, which she responded to with characteristic humour, honesty and defiance.
