Albert Louden was discovered in 1979 by Victor Musgrave, the visionary art dealer and curator, who also introduced the British public to the work of Yves Klein, Bridget Riley and a host of Fluxus and Art Brut artists. Musgrave included Louden in the landmark 'Outsiders' show at the Hayward gallery and in 1985 Louden had a sell out show at the Serpentine Gallery. Over the years Louden has exhibited internationally and his works are now held in many private and public collections in Britain and abroad.
Louden's work is praised for its unique characters, vibrant palette and original wit.

Albert Louden was born in Blackpool, England, and grew up in the East End of London. When he was fifteen years old, he left school to work, first helping a furrier and later driving a van. He started drawing and painting in watercolor at age nineteen and went on to create works with pastel and oil paint.

Louden creates surreal hybrid figures with facial features that may double as another figure or an animal. Known for its brightly colored, outlined figures and pared-down landscapes, his work has become increasingly abstract. He never titles his works.

Ignoring the expectations of “outsider” artists, of which he is well aware, Louden enjoys his success, frequenting museums and galleries and looking at catalogues. He especially appreciates works by Scottie Wilson, Francis Bacon, and L. S. Lowry and has a collection of books on nineteenth- and twentieth-century art. Louden’s work has been featured in seminal group exhibitions, including Outsiders at the Hayward Gallery in 1979 and Artists Make Faces, a show featuring trained and self-taught artists organized by Victor Musgrave and Monika Kinley in 1983. The Serpentine Gallery in London sold all his works featured in a solo exhibition in 1985. Louden lives and works in London.