Chouinard Art Institute - Founder

Founder

Born in Montevideo, Minnesota, Mrs. Chouinard studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and in Munich, Germany. Believing an art school was both necessary and important on the West Coast, she devoted herself almost exclusively to her school, setting aside her own painting. In 1935, the state of California recognized her institute as a nonprofit educational institution. university.

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