Belinda Pratten
Belinda Pratten has a Bachelor of Economics from The University of Sydney, Australia. After studying photography at Sydney Technical College between 1993 and 1994, Belinda joined the Australian Financial Review as a photojournalist and deputy picture editor. In 1998, she moved to Canberra to work in the press gallery. Since 2001, she has been working as a freelance photographer, filmmaker, and teacher. Belinda currently resides on the unceded Lands of the Wurundjeri people in Melbourne.
Belinda’s photographic work has been collected by The National Portrait Gallery, Canberra Museum and Gallery, The Australian War Memorial, ACT Legislative Assembly Art Collection, as well as private collectors. Belinda has been exhibiting since 1996, with solo shows at The Sydney Opera House (1996), Brewarrina Council Chambers (1998), Corelli’s Cafe Newtown (1999), Belconnen Arts Centre (2008), Tap Gallery Sydney (2011), Bleeding Heart Gallery Brisbane (2011), Kindness House Melbourne (2011), PhotoAccess Canberra (2010 and 2012), and The Photography Room (2016).
Her feature drama script ‘Broken Glass’ was longlisted for the 2023 Monte Miller Awards, and she is writing her first novel.