Louise Barrett

Louise Barrett is a figurative and conceptual Visual Artist whose work practice is in paint, drawing, and print. Coming from an artistic family she was largely self taught as a painter and has incorporated printmaking into her practice over the past few years. Techniques studied include etching, monoprint, collagraph, screen print and stone lithography. From Co Limerick, Ireland, her rural surroundings has an obvious influence on her work which is predominately landscape and figurative and her upbringing with horses is also evident and provides ongoing inspiration for her work. Drawing is an important part of her practice and she is a member of the Limerick Figure Drawing Society and also Limerick Printmakers Studio. She has exhibited widely over the years in Ireland, London, France and the US where her work hangs in numerous private collections. Barrett’s work has been selected for the RA Summer Exhibition in 2024 and 2023 and has also had work in the RHA and RUA Annual exhibitions.