About Louise Whelan
LOUISE WHELAN
Louise Whelan is a Sydney based freelance photographer. With a business degree and a certificate in photography
Louise continues to develop herself as a contemporary Australian photographer.
Her experience includes The State and National Library of Australia. Louise’s versatile approach captures a myriad of subjects, resulting in a creative portfolio, which spans aerial photography, fine art, social documentary, advertising, stock libraries, and stills on Australian films and documentaries. Louise has been described as “the light magican” by a well known Australian film director .Louise is known for her “vintage and retro” style of photography. Due to her many successful exhibitions and high quality of her work, she receives many commissions both private and commercial.
Louise is currently working on a 2 year project with the State library of NSW photographing all the ethnic communities in NSW
AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS
2012
Finalist National Portrait Prize National Portrait Gallery Canberra Exhibited March-May 2012
Selected as A finalist Head On Portrait Prize 2012 Exhibited May 2012 Australian Centre for Photography Paddington.
Selected in the Renaissance Photography Prize 2012 Mall Gallery London to be exhibited June 2012
Selected The Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers 2012 UK
Finalist Queensland Centre for Photography Portrait Prize 2012 Exhibited April 2012
Finalist Musselbrook Photography Prize Mussellbrook Regional Gallery 2012 Exhibited March April 2012
WPGA Biennial International Exhibition .The Palais de Glace in Buenos Aires, from January 19th to February 15th.2012
Launch of the Fuji Book and exhibition Foto Freo WA March April 2012 10 x 10 Australian Photographers is an exhibition of 100 exceptional images from 10 leading Australian photographers
House of Sticks Short Film finalist Flickr Feast Bondi, Producer and stills photographer.
Selected as one of 10 Australian Artist for the LEGO Campaign The 5oth Anniversary of LEGO in Australia. To be Exhibited Power House Museum April 2012
2011
Finalist Moran Photographic Prize 2011 State Library of NSW
Stills on The Hungry Tide A personal story about a pacific nation on the front line of climate change. Director Tom Zubrycki location, The country of Kiribati
Honorable Mention Portraits The Pollux Awards World Photographic Gala Awards. 2011
2nd Prize NSW Parliamentary Plein Air Landscape Prize 2011
Exhibited finalist NSW Parliamentary Plein Air Landscape Prize 2011
Finalist Olive Cotton Portrait Prize 2011
Exhibited Finalist Shoot the Chef Crave International Food Festival Sydney 2011
Exhibited finalist Kings Cross Photo Prize Sydney 2011
Exhibited Finalist Sydney Life Photographic Prize Hyde Park 2011
Solo Exhibition Graffiti Series Art Est Gallery as part of Head On Photo festival Sydney
Selected in the Tafe 120 Capture Exhibition as part of Head On Photo Festival
Solo Exhibition March 17th - 28th Australians All Pine St Gallery Chippendale as Part of the City of Sydney’s Living in Harmony month.
Selected for the Fuji 10 x10 Project 2011 Australia.
Selected for Cross Projection 2011