Louise Plint

artist

Louise Plint is multidisciplinary artist based on Warrgamay, Nywaigi & Bandjin Country / Ingham. She was born in North Queensland, the second of six children to Dutch and Italian migrant parents. Louise grew up in a rural farming community, but moving to Ingham in 1982 broadened her experience and professional standing within the local art scene.

She graduated from James Cook University Townsville with a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 1992, majoring in painting. Plint has been a full-time practising artist for over a decade, operating out of Elements Art Studio, an active workshop space and studio. She is also a key figure in local arts groups (including the Ingham Art Action Group and RADF assessments) and has supported the ongoing development of the TYTO Gallery.

Louise has exhibited widely in North Queensland, and has works held in the collections of James Cook University and Hinchinbrook Shire Council along with numerous private collections. She was awarded the Hinchinbrook Art Competition’s Painting Prize (2014) and twice the Hinchinbrook Art Competition’s overall First Prize (1993 and 2015).

Louise coordinated the Altered Book Exhibition in 2020, which was exhibited at TYTO and then Drill Hall Studio in Gurambilbarra / Townsville.