1982-5              The Royal Academy of Art, Piccadilly, London (Post graduate Diploma)

1981                Picker Travel and Study Scholarship - Munch Museum, Oslo, Norway

1979-82           Kingston Polytechnic, Surrey. B.A. (Hons) Degree, Fine Art

1976-8             Ealing Technical College, Ealing London  

ONE MAN EXHIBITIONS

2007                Holy Ground. Cathedral Cloister Art Gallery, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, UK

2007                Holy Ground. Crome Gallery, Norwich, Norfolk, UK

2007               Whelan at City Hall. At the invitation of the Mayor of London, UK

2006                Pillar of Salt. St. Benedict's, Abbey Ealing, London, UK

2005               The Feast Day of St. Edmund. St. Edmundsbury Cathedral, UK

2005                Red Roads Kampala. Golf Course Apartments, Kampala, Uganda

2005                The Myth of Return. Hammersmith Irish Arts Centre, London, UK

2004                We Three Kings. The Ellises, Stradbroke, Suffolk,UK

2004                The Miracle of the Holy House. Church of Reconciliation, Walsingham, Norfolk, UK

2003               The Holy House. Benedictine Arts and Study Centre Gallery, London, UK

2003               A Flag for the Irish Diaspora. Tricycle Theatre Gallery, Kilburn, London, UK

2002                From Eternity to Oblivion. The Irish Club, Eaton Square, London, UK

2001               Night Train. Limelight Gallery, Lewisham, London, UK

2001                Holy Ground. Benedictine Arts and Study Centre, Ealing, London

2001               Holy Orders. Hammersmith Irish Arts Centre, Hammersmith, London

1987                The Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, Cumbria, UK

1987                The Grundy Gallery, Blackpool, Lancashire, UK

1986                Vernon Gallery, Preston, Lancashire, UK

1985                Gallery Siau, Amsterdam, Netherlands

                        SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

2006               Auction of Holy Island for Christina Nobel Children's Foundation

2005               Painting of St. Edmund bought for installation in St. Edmund Cathedral

2005               Initiates the first arts development programme for patients at the Infectious Diseases Institute

                         in Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda

2004               Auction of Come on you Boys in Green for the Irish Youth Foundation

2003&1          Accepted to Cill Railiag Project, Cill Railiag, Co. Kerry, Ireland, Artists Residency

2003               Commissioned by The Order of St. Gabriel to paint Father Louise de Montfort. Painting

                         installed in Czestochowa School of Language, Czestochowa, Poland

2002               One Man Exhibition (From Here to Oblivion) sponsored by The Irish World

                        SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2007               Irish Eyes. Culture Ireland in Beijing, China

2007               Kgetsi Ya Tsie. Thapong Visual Arts Centre. Gaborone, Botswana

2003               Christmas Show, The Solomon Gallery, Dublin. Ireland

2000               The Church Pub, Aldeburgh Fringe Festival, Suffolk, UK

1999               Art in Architecture, Halesworth, Suffolk, UK

                        SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, ARTICLES, REVIEWS.

2007                    Keiron Pim, "Art of choc and awe, "Eastern Daily Press. (Review of Holy Ground at

Crome Gallery)

2007                    Ian Collins, "Colourful images a salute to past," Eastern Daily Press. (Review of

Whelan at City Hall show)

2007          Wendy Roseberry, ed., Myth of Return - The Work of Brian Whelan and Collected

 Commentaries, Roseberry Crest

2005          John Crowley, "Go Straight to Hell, Do Not Pass Go..", The Times

2004          Tim Holt-Wilson, "The Mystery of the Holy House," Catholic Life Magazine.

2003                                  The Tablet. "All That Glitters.," Review of "The Mystery of the Holy

                                          House"

2000          Tim Holt-Wilson, The Irish Post. "A Holy Alliance," Review of The Church Pub Show

FILM, LECTURING, ARTS DEVELOPMENT

2007               Initiates first Art Reference Library in Gaborone, Botswana

2005               Initiates the first arts development programme for patients at the Infectious Diseases Institute in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

2003               Visiting artist at Gaelic School, Co. Kerry, Ireland

1997               Directs and produces animation with Footprints Drama Co.

1996               Establishes "Youth Film Works" for South Norfolk Council UK 

1995               Establishes "Footprints" integrated drama company in

Bury St. Edmunds UK. for the Arts Council of GB

1994               Part-time film lecturer at Suffolk College of Art

1994               Produces, writes, directs, edits film "Mr and Mrs Andrews"

Funded by British Film Institute, Eastern Arts, National Gallery London

1993               Production of scripted film, Clarke's Penny Whistle. Anglia TV

1992               Screen writes "A Foot in the Door". British Film Institute

1990               Assembled installation of collection of art for patients and staff at All Hallows Hospice, Suffolk, UK

1989               Lecturer with Adult Education Dept. Suffolk, UK

1988               Part time lecturer at Ipswich College of Art, UK