Louise Everett Nimmo was born Louise Everett, the daughter of Mary Everett, a well-known California painter. Louise attended Grinnell College, and by 1919 was living in Los Angeles and studying at the Otis Art Institute.

Initially a sculptor, Nimmo was pressured to turn to painting to avoid competing with her sister-in-law, Eugenie Everett. She focused on impressionistic landscapes and was fascinated by the aesthetics of cacti. These interests were closely tied to her love of California, New Mexico, and Arizona, where she lived for the majority of her life despite being born in the Midwest. Her familiarity with Old Master paintings, which she studied in Europe before attending college, is reflected in the compositions of her floral still lifes. Many of her works from the 1930s demonstrate prominent modernist traits, but always remain identifiable, never crossing into true abstraction. Born from her experience in Los Angeles in the roaring '20s, and shaped by the complicated artistic movements that would become American Modernism, her work was defined by vivid colors and the juxtaposition of landscape and plant life.

Awards: Laguna Beach Art Association, 1923; Pacific Southwest Expo, 1928; Beverly Hills Women's Club, 1933; California State Fair, 1936; California Art Club, 1951; Pasadena Art Association, 1950.

Exhibited: Laguna Beach Art Association, 1923-1946; Pacific Southwest Expo, 1928; Golden Gate Exposition, 1939; Women Painters of the West; Joint Exhibition with her mother (Mary Everett) and Eleanor Colburn at the Los Angeles Museum; Beverly Hills Women's Club, 1933; California State Fair, 1936; California Art Club, 1951; Pasadena Art Association, 1950.

Works Held: Opportunity School, Des Moines, Iowa; Beverly Hills Women's Club; St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Ojai, California; California Art Club; Los Angeles City Hall.