Louise Robert (born 1941) is a Canadian painter who uses writing in her work.

Life and work

Louise Robert was born in

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. She is a pharmacist by training and a self-taught artist who paints by delving into the paint of her canvas. Robert incorporates writing into many of her works, a process she continues to explore. Critics say her work shows the influence of surrealistic automatic writing. Robert had her first solo exhibition in Montreal in 1969. She has been widely exhibited in Canada and internationally since the 1970s. In 1983–1984, her work was shown in a solo show at the Centre Culturel Canadien, Paris and at the Centre Culturel Canadien, Bruxelles. In 2020, her exhibition titled ''Louise Robert: Painting and Poetry'' was held at the Musée d'art de Joliette. Her work is included in many group shows and private and public collections, including those of the

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, the Musée d'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul and the Musée d'art de Joliette. She lives and works in Montreal.

Notable collections

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robert, Louise 1941 births Living people Canadian women painters Expressionist painters Painters from Montreal Canadian painters Canadian abstract artists

Life and work

Notable collections

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