“Whelan’s art rescues the rich treasury of Catholic iconography from the fog of syncretist, solipsistic thinking.” Martin Boland, Dean of Brentwood Cathedral
“It is rare to find a contemporary artist so confident in his portrayal of traditional religious themes.” Rev. Canon John McLuckie, St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
“Looking at a Whelan painting is like looking at a stained glass window, through the eyes of Bart Simpson.” Writer and critic Steven Martin