Louise Pickard

Louise Pickard was an English painter of still life, landscapes and portraits.

Biography

Pickard was born in Kingston upon Hull and studied at the Slade [School of Art] in London between 1898 and 1900 and then studied sculpture in Paris for a time. She exhibited at the Royal Academy on eight occasions between 1909 and her death in 1928. Pickard exhibited at the New [English Art Club] for the first time in 1909 and became a member in 1923. She also exhibited with the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers. In January 1924 the Goupil Gallery in London held a joint exhibition by Charles Ginner, Ethel Walker and Pickard.
For many years Pickard had a studio in Chelsea in London and also worked on both the French Riviera and in North Yorkshire for a time. Her paintings are in the collections of several museums and galleries in the United Kingdom, including the Ferens [Art Gallery], Cartwright Hall and the Tate. She died in London and the Alpine Club Gallery held a memorial exhibition for Pickard in 1928.