Lisa Yuskavage (American, born 1962) is a contemporary American painter best known for producing sexualized paintings of female figures. Often set within surreal landscapes and dramatically lit interiors, Yuskavage’s work confronts the male gaze within the history of female nudes in Western painting. By overemphasizing both the sexuality of the figures and lusciousness of the paint, her work deliberately becomes a caricature of its own references. “You have to be polite with your friends and your family,” the artist once remarked, “but in your art, it’s important not to be polite.”