Louisa Chircop

Louisa Chircop is a Sydney-born Australian painter and drawing artist (born 1974) whose practice draws on art history and psychological themes. She trained at TAFE NSW and UNSW Art & Design, earning a BFA (Honours) and an MFA (Research) in painting. Her work has won several awards, including the James Gleeson Prize for Surrealism twice. In 2022 she took part in the DRAWinternational residency in Caylus, France, where she worked on a surrealism-inspired project on drawing as a hybrid medium.