Anne La Bouchardiere was born in India and attended art school in Mumbai before moving to the UK in the 1950s. After a career in the theatre, she and her husband settled in Cornwall in 1991. She studied at Saltash College of Art and Plymouth College of Art and Design, gaining a Certificate in Art and Design as part of the University of Exeter BA (Hons) course.

Her work has been exhibited at London's Royal Academy, Foyle's Art Gallery, and throughout the UK.