Tess Jaray, the British painter and printmaker, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 88.
Born in Vienna on December 31, 1937, she was a painter, printmaker and teacher who studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and later taught there from 1968 to 1999. Jaray also completed major public art projects over more than two decades.
She was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1995, became a Royal Academician in 2010 and a Senior RA in 2013.
Tess Jaray, 88, British painter and printmaker.