LOUISA MENKE (1984) IS A VISUAL ARTIST BORN IN ALGERIA, RAISED IN THE NETHERLANDS, CURRENTLY LIVING IN SPAIN.

IN 1996, SHE STARTED SKATEBOARDING AND BECAME A PIONEER IN THE EUROPEAN FEMALE PRO SKATEBOARDING SCENE, AN EXPERIENCE THAT PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT PART IN HER LIFE. IN 2009, SHE ENROLLED AT UTRECHT'S UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, GRADUATING IN 2013 WITH A FOCUS ON DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY. SINCE THEN, SHE HAS RELEASED VARIOUS WORKS AND PARTICIPATED IN EXHIBITIONS WORLDWIDE.

OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS, SHE HAS BEEN EVOLVING BOTH PERSONALLY AND ARTISTICALLY, EXPANDING FROM PHOTOGRAPHY INTO FILM, MUSIC, AND PAINTING, COMBINING MULTIPLE WAYS OF EXPRESSION.