Louisa Linton
A painting should do more than fill a wall — my works are created to carry meaning and presence, spark conversation and embody values worth displaying.
Biography
Louisa Linton is a Scottish visual artist who has lived and worked in Montpellier, France, since 1984. Drawn south by the same Mediterranean light that once captivated Van Gogh, she found in Montpellier both a place to live and a landscape to inspire her art.
She holds a B.A. in French from the University of Edinburgh and diplomas in Fine Arts and Art Therapy from the University of Montpellier. After many years working as an art therapist with children and adolescents with profound learning difficulties, she now devotes herself fully to her own creative practice.
While her creativity extends into writing, clothing design, gardening, and music, her earliest and most enduring passions remain drawing and painting — the forms of expression that have shaped her artistic voice since childhood.
Influences
Marcel Duchamp, Karen Margulis, Annie Leclerc, Cheikha Rimiti, John Lennon
Education
1996-1997 D.E.U.G. Arts Plastiques Montpellier, France
1980-1984 B.A. French Hons. Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The artist at work
Solo Expositions
2021 C'est coi ça?! Montpellier, France
2005 Regards Réservés Montpellier, France
2003 Knickers in a twist Montpellier, France
Collective Expositions
2004 Peep show Montpellier, France