Sean Edward Whelan

Vanguard 2025 – Outré Gallery Melbourne

Coming up this week, I’ll be exhibiting a new piece in Outré Gallery’s massive invitational show – VANGUARD – featuring contemporary artists from across the world.

I’m very lucky to be able to show my work alongside some amazing talent, and if you are in Melbourne, Friday September 19 2025, don’t miss this chance to see it in person. It’s rare to have such a variety of works from an international roster of over 60 artists all in the one place.

Join Outré Gallery’s mailing list to get your hands on the catalogue and see the artist line up before the opening this week, or for more information visit their website.

A preview of my piece – The Spell – below.

PARADE! – Outré Gallery, Melbourne

PARADE!

Opening Reception
Friday, August 9th, 6pm-8pm

Outré Gallery
Melbourne, Victoria
Australia
Directions

Hey! I have some good news. I’m very proud to announce that I will be exhibiting a new series of works at Outré Gallery, Melbourne this August.

Titled PARADE! this show brings together an idea I have been working on for the last 8 months. So, if you happen to be in Melbourne, it would be great to see you there!

Read more about the inspiration behind the show in my interview.

Looking for more information on the works, have an enquiry or want a catalogue?
Contact the gallery at info@outrégallery.com or visit their website.

PICTURED ABOVE

The Beat of the Drum. 2024
Acrylic on wood panel
50x50cm

Midnight Vignette – 19Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast

Midnight Vignette

Opening Reception
Saturday, October 14th, 5pm-7pm

19 Karen Contemporary Artspace
Gold Coast
Australia
Directions

I’m very proud to announce that I will be exhibiting new works alongside international and Australian artists as part of a series of mini-solo shows with 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace.

For more information on the works, enquiries or a catalogue, please contact the gallery at [email protected] or visit their website.

PICTURED ABOVE

The Party. 2023
Acrylic on canvas
103x103cm

Upcoming show – October 2023

Coming up in October this year – Midnight Vignette.
A mini-exhibition of new paintings with 19Karen Gallery on the Gold Coast, Australia.

More details to come! For all enquiries please visit the gallery website.

Antipodes 2023 – Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

Horse – 2023
Acrylic on wooden panel
40x40cm

This year I was very lucky to be invited along to join Beinart’s 4th annual exhibition of Australian contemporary artists, Antipodes.

The open show brings together artist working across a variety of traditional and non-traditional, sculpture and mixed media. It’s humbling to be alongside some incredible talent.

For more information, visit the Beinart Gallery website, or if you are in Brunswick, Melbourne, drop in and see the exhibition for yourself.

Antipodes opens 15 January 2023 and runs through to the 29th.

Hounds – 2023
Acrylic on wooden panel
40x40cm

Happy 2022!

Happy New Year! To everyone who supported me, helped me hold shows, has a piece of my work in their home, has commissioned me for illustration projects or followed me over the course of 2021. It was a big year, and I couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you very much!

Wishing you a happy new year and all the best in 2022!

Though I’ve lapsed from the habit of sending New Years cards (年賀状 – Nengajou) to friends and family over the last couple of years – it used to be a yearly challenge to come up with a new design, usually following the 12 year calendar (干支 – Eto) – this year felt like a good time pick it up again and at least do the creative part. 2022 being the year of the tiger was a big motivation too.

新年明けましておめでとうございます。昨年はたくさんのサポートありがとうございました！今年もよろしくお願い致します。2022年最初のアートは干支の寅です！

LOCALS – Outré Gallery Melbourne

Super chuffed to be invited along to join a whole bunch of awesome Australian artists for the LOCALS show, opening on Feb 14 at Outré Gallery in Collingwood.
Big shout out to the team there – it’s great to be a part of it, and an awkward self congratulatory slap on the back for me. It’s my first show for 2020.

Here is a little preview of my piece. Hope you can make it along – check out the lineup at their site here.

New Work – Morrigan

Morrigan
Synthetic polymer on canvas
100 x 70cm
2018

Here is a piece I was commissioned to paint last year for a family’s first born baby girl.
I could have cracked out the watercolours and done a weird baby portrait, but that would have a been a bit shit.

Instead, I tried my hand at a shaped canvas and imagined her as the ‘phantom queen’ Morrigan – the Goddess of war, destiny, fate and death from old Irish mythology. Yes, much better.
Hope she grows up to be just as awesome.

Sleeping Easy

Sleeping Easy
Acrylic on linen
100 x 70cm
2018

Some new things are in the works and I’m looking forward to sharing them with you soon.
So heads down for a bit. In the meantime, here’s the first painting.

MiniComic.club Project Updates

After about a month of late nights – I’ve finally got the comic off to the printers for this year’s MiniComic.club.

Hungry Workshop in Melbourne are handling the production, and I’m looking forward to how it shapes up.

Printing starts really soon and right after that will be in the hands of everyone that subscribed this year. It’s been fun, but damn hard work putting it together – I’ve learned a heap about everything that goes into producing them and have a new appreciation – hats off to all the writers, pencilers, inkers and colourists out there. Truly amazing art form.