Louise Hopkins

Who is Louise Hopkins?

Louise Hopkins is a British contemporary artist and painter currently living and working in Glasgow, Scotland.

She was born in Hertfordshire, England, graduating from Glasgow School of Art MFA Programme in 1994 and from Newcastle Polytechnic in 1988. For a time, after graduating from Newcastle Polytechnic, she lived and worked in Australia, where she also exhibited. Hopkins first gained recognition in Glasgow and London in 1996.

In 2002, she received a Creative Scotland Award. She held her first retrospective exhibition at The Fruitmarket Gallery in 2005 and in 2007, she was one of six artists chosen to represent Scotland at the 52nd Venice Biennale.