Houde, Louise

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Technique: Oil

1946-2016

Louise Houde was born in Quebec in 1946. In 1961-1962, she went to Scotland, then to France to study painting. Returning to Quebec in 1963, she enrolled at the École des beaux-arts de Québec and studied with the painter Albert Rousseau. With the idea of ​​perfecting her art, she went to Japan in 1972 and to France in 1975.

Louise Houde is known for her still lifes and semi-abstract landscapes. His paintings are distinguished by the use of a pronounced black line which encircles the shapes or defines the space, depending on the work.

Media coverage

  • Magazin'Art, summer 2006 edition, article p.84, 131
  • Magazin'Art, biennial directory of Canadian artists in Galleries, 2004-2005 and earlier
  • The collector, magazine, 1990
  • The sun, daily, Quebec, 1989
  • Magazin'Art , mention, 09-1988; Route Guide, Montreal, 1988.

Collections

  • Inference Marketing International
  • L'Impressario Communications
  • Ernst & Young
  • Rodrigue and Chartier
  • MLJP Consultants inc.
  • Troutman Sanders, United States

Honors

  • 1961 First Canadian Prize, painter and literature.

Museums

  • Joliette Museum
  • Chicoutimi Museum
  • Montreal Museum of Fine Arts