LOUISE ZHANG // Yen STAEDTLER Female Art Awards and two group exhibitions

Artist Louise Zhang is interviewed in her studio in a short film edited and produced for Artereal Gallery by Fergus Wilson

It's been a busy few months for Artereal Gallery artist Louise Zhang, who is showing work in our current exhibition, Paint15, alongside Adrian Hobbs, Adam Turnbull and Yioryios.

This week, the artist has been announced a finalist in the Yen STAEDTLER Female Art Awards 2015. Louise joins 19 other finalists, selected from over 600 entries. The winner will be announced on 11 June.

She will also be part of two group exhibitions at Casula Powerhouse and Penrith Regional Gallery, both which open to the public in late May and June.

Opening Friday 22 May 2015, Louise Zhang is included in the exhibition entitled Biggie Smalls at Casula Powerhouse. She will also have work included in a group exhibition entitled RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW, at Penrith Regional Gallery, which opens Saturday 6 June and continues until 23 August 2015. RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW seeks to introduce twenty Sydney artists who confront, challenge and agitate the traditions of painting to create bold, witty and unexpected results.

Most recently, Artereal Gallery commissioned videographer Fergus Wilson to produce a short film about Louise and her work, which you can view in the video above.