Anne-Louise Ewen
Lives and works in Joshua Tree, California
Born 1976, New Orleans, Louisiana

Anne-Louise Ewen is a painter celebrated for her fearless color instincts, vivacious brushstrokes, and distinctive visual language.

Her idiosyncratic choice of subjects - ranging from wild beasts and sailboats to musical instruments and mythological archetypes - reflects over 30 years of uninhibited painterly imagination.

Her work invites viewers to experience the joy and freedom that art can bring.

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Photo: Sarah Bodri

Photo: Ben Ashby

BIOGRAPHY

Anne-Louise Ewen was raised in rural South Louisiana, in a magical old house along the Mississippi River—nestled between antebellum homes and oil refineries. One formative summer in early childhood, she was mentored by a traveling art teacher who introduced her to the fundamentals of charcoal drawing and encouraged daily practice. This early experience established art-making as a vital and enduring part of her life.

She studied fine art at the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, a residential magnet school for gifted students, before spending two years in Paris honing her skills in figure drawing and printmaking. Upon returning home, she continued her education and founded The Donaldsonville Art Colony—a creative collective of painters, writers, musicians, and filmmakers.

She later lived and worked in New York City and New Orleans, immersing herself in their vibrant creative environments and deepening her commitment to a life in the arts.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, she relocated from New Orleans to Los Angeles, where she opened an art gallery and fulfilled a lifelong desire to reconnect with her mother's California roots—an artistic lineage that includes Beat poet Brother Antoninus.

In 2020, she left Los Angeles for Joshua Tree, a small artistic community in the Mojave Desert, where she now spends her days painting and taking long drives through the national park.

LIST OF GALLERIES

EwenStudio.com is dedicated to presenting Anne-Louise Ewen’s fine art prints, along with a small, curated selection of original works.

View her larger portfolio of original paintings at EwenFineArt.com. Inquiries welcome.