Details
- Contact: Louise Walters
- Address: 2085 Central Rd, Hornby Island, BC V0R 1Z0
- Where to find my art: By appointment
Founding member of the Hornby Island Arts Council
Studied: Winnipeg School of Fine Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Graduated 1961
Barnes Foundation, Merion, PA 1962/63
Emma Lake Artists Workshops with Jules Olitsky , Frank Stella, Stanley Boxer,
Larry Zox, Charles Millard
Worked: Education Officer; Community Arts Coordinator, Curator, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and also self-employed agent.
Exhibited: 1961-86 Solo and Group Exhibitions, Mendel Art Gallery, Shoestring Gallery, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan; touring Rural Provincial Galleries, Provincial Library Galleries etc.
The desire for a more secluded life where my art work would take precedence led me to consider remote Hornby Island in 1986.
My Art career has been a combination of painter, teacher, curator, and entrepreneur. My organizational and teaching skills have frequently displaced personal studio time.