Mary Louise Coulouris was born in New York and raised in Hollywood, where her father was the actor, George Coulouris.
After completing her education in London she entered the Slade School of Art. A French government scholarship took her to Paris where she developed her skills in colour etching under William Hayter at the legendary Atelier 17. Among the first to buy her work were the actor Vincent Price and the writer John Steinbeck. Public collections soon began purchasing her work, including the Ashmolean Museum, the Houses of Parliament, the Nuffield Trust, the New York Public Library and the Bibliotheque Nationale de France. Private collectors include Hambros Bank and the Sainsbury Family Trust.
After several gallery exhibitions at the Boadicea, Ferens, Pratt and Wavedon galleries, she widened her range to include commissions for oil paintings, watercolours, murals and works in various media including rugs and mosaics. She designed the children’s “Soft Island” installation at Glasgow’s Garden Festival.
A succession of Greek government scholarships took her to Athens where she had a number of exhibitions and made a home on the island of Hydra. When not on Greece she lived here in Linlithgow where her work is well known and much appreciated.
The Line is delighted to host this exhibition of Mary Louise’s work, and invites you to celebrate the Opening of the show and the launch of See for Yourself The Artwork of Mary Louise Coulouris (written by Gordon Wallace and published by Unicorn Press) from 2.00pm to 4.00 pm on Saturday September 3rd 2016.
The exhibition will run until Saturday September 24th.
