Louise Whelan is a visual artist with photo-media base. Her multidisciplinary approach spans photo-media, projection, video art, public, installation and curation. Much of her practice draws inspiration from environmental and humanitarian issues, and her interest in the aesthetics of memory. Louise’s current work explore the aesthetics of Domestic Violence.

 

Louise is widely published and exhibited. She photographs for the state libraries of NSW, WA and the National Library of Australia. Louise has more than 30 national and international awards to her name.

 

Louise complements her photographic works with the State Library of NSW in the oral history discipline. The UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Committee has collected some of her oral histories as a documentary heritage to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register. Louise has been a judge with many of the leading photographic prizes in Australia. Louise is an educator and conducts photo workshops around Australia with the Moran Arts Foundation.

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