French painter, sculptor, illustrator and printmaker, Bernard Louedin was born in 1938 in the city of Rennes. He began his artistic studies at a very early age with noted painter, Pierre Gilles Xavier de Langlais, and he later studied with Roger Chapelain-Midy. By 1963, he began exhibiting extensively in France, Belgium and Germany, and has continued to exhibit throughout Europe, Japan and North America. By 2002, his works had been mounted in 75 worldwide exhibitions.

His works have been featured in more than a dozen books about art and artists. Nine monographs have been published on his work alone, including the hardcover book, Louedin; Phillippe le Guillou; la Biblioteque de Arts, Paris, 2002. Two films have been created featuring his art and life, and numerous articles have been written about his imagery and techniques.

Louedin is also considered a master engraver, having created more than 300 intaglio editions since 1972.

His work is included in important public and private collections including the City of Lannion, France, the Nantes Museum, The Hermitage Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland and the Chateau de Vascoeuil, France.

Louedin and his artwork is featured in the 2017 book, “Bernard Louedin: Paintings and Dominique de Serres: Tapestries.