About

About the artist

Luisa Pentland is a soft pastel and pencil artist based in the Warrandyte region in the Yarra Valley in Melbourne. She brings a gentle curiosity and aims to find meaningful connections with her viewers, inviting them to pause and reflect on human experience and the urban and natural worlds around us.

Having discovered the arts relatively recently, Luisa also brings scientific perspectives from her work as a research chemist and science educator and loves to experiment with different mediums, techniques and styles. She is especially interested in the play of light on figures and form..

Luisa has been selected for two Camberwell Rotary Art Shows (2025, 2026) and has exhibited recently at many Ringwood Art Society (RAS) and local exhibitions. She is also a member and exhibits with the Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia (PSVA).

Awarded the John Wither's Pastel Scholarship for 2027 by the Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia, her versatility has been highlighted by several RAS Member's Showcase awards for Best Landscape and Best Still Life and also awards for urbanscape and portraiture.

Recent Exhibitions

2026

Pastel Inspirations, PSVA Annual Exhibition, Sherbrooke Gallery, Belgrave

VAS 9x5 Exhibition, Victorian Artist's Society, East Melbourne

Camberwell Rotary Art Show, Carey Grammar School, Kew (Shortlisted artist and artwork sold)

Streeton, Roberts, McCubbin, and Withers Awards & Exhibition, Sherbrooke Art Gallery, Monbulk

In Full Bloom Exhibition, Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne

Warrandyte Art Show, Warrandyte Community Church, Warrandyte

A Shared Palette, Ringwood Art Society 60th Birthday Exhibition, Montsalvat Long Gallery, Etham (Artwork sold)

Retro, Ringwood Art Society Exhibition, Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery, Ringwood

2025

Time - 30th Annual Mayoral Art Exhibition, Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery, Ringwood (Artwork sold)

Incognito Art Show, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney (All artworks sold)

Awards

Winner, 2027 John Withers Scholarship, Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia

Winner, Best Landscape for "Gellibrand Fire", Ringwood Art Society, February 2026 Member's Showcase

Winner, Best Still Life for "Morning Tea", Ringwood Art Society, July 2026 Member's Showcase

Highly Commended for "Corner Store", Ringwood Art Society, November 2026 Members Showcase

Commended Portrait for "Self Portrait", Ringwood Art Society, March 2026 Member's Showcase

Commended Urbanscape for "Rye House", Ringwood Art Society, May 2026 Member's Showcase

Affiliations

Demonstrations and Workshops Convenor & member of Ringwood Art Society (RAS)

Member of the Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia (PSVA)

Contact

Luisa Pentland Art

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