Louise is an London-based contemporary artist known for her unique fusion of realism and abstraction in her paintings. With a career spanning over a decade, she has exhibited her work internationally in the US, UK and Australia, earning recognition for her emotionally charged and thought-provoking pieces and establishing her as a distinctive voice in the contemporary art world Her work, often centered on the female form, uses a refined colour palette to craft deeply emotional and evocative faces. Louise also draws inspiration from her personal experiences, including her reflections during the COVID-19 pandemic, which shaped her latest collection, In Catfood and Wine. In Catfood and Wine will be exhibited to the public for the first time on March 27, 2025. Find out more about Louise here: https://louisehowardart.com/
Having exhibited around the world, Howard has established a unique reputation in the art world. Her latest collection showcases her most emotionally raw and authentic work to date. In Catfood & Wine is unapologetically personal, raw and deeply reflective of her own experiences.
The exhibition reflects Howard’s signature focus on contemplative female faces and expressive eyes, a recurring theme in her work. Choosing everyday women as her models, Howard grounds her art in the authenticity and relatability of ordinary life. In this collection, she introduces more playful elements into her work, including realistic depictions of everyday objects and even her beloved cat, the mischievous Leonard Cohen.
The title of the exhibition refers to finding contentment in simple pleasures and gratitude at basic necessities when going through difficult life situations which at the time also included a global pandemic. In Catfood & Wine explores themes of resilience, vulnerability and the unexpected beauty that emerges from life’s challenges.
While Howard’s journey as an artist has seen her experiment with abstraction, this collection marks a renewed focus to her love of realism, which can be seen in the intricate depiction of hands for the first time in her body of work. Utilising her mastery of oil painting, sprinkled with several touches of mixed media to create rich textures, her compositions create a deep narrative within each piece. Her use of moody, dark tones balanced with bursts of vibrant hues captures the duality of life.