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Sunday, June 14, 2026 · No. 164
Artist Profile

Jenny Saville

English figurative painter and original member of the Young British Artists, noted for large-scale nudes of unconventional female subjects.

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Biography

Jennifer Anne Saville is an English figurative painter and an original member of the Young British Artists. She lives and works in Oxford, England.

Saville is noted for her large-scale nudes of unconventional female subjects and is credited with originating a new method of painting the female nude for contemporary art.

In 2026 her work appears in Gagosian catalogues at Art Basel and in the Tate Britain exhibition 'The 90s: Art and Fashion'.

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Career Highlights

  • 2026Gagosian catalogues at Art Basel
  • 2026Inclusion in Tate Britain 'The 90s: Art and Fashion' exhibition
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