Chris Austin

Biography
black and white portrait of artist Chris Austin

Chris Austin is a painter and sculptor living and working in Toronto, Canada, whose paintings depict captivating scenes imbued with a surreal luminescence. His works are inspired by his travels through North America, and in particular, the Pacific Northwest. Chris explores the fluctuating state of nature and our place within that narrative. The underlying theme of his artwork is the climate crisis and the irreversible impact it has on wildlife. Chris also seeks to change the perspective of predator animals by introducing an alternative view of these majestic creatures. His paintings depict a surreal luminescence and captivating scenes.

Works
  • Painting by artist Chris Austin depicting a snowy city street at night with a group of Polar bears walking along the sidewalk
    Chris Austin
    Long Winters Night, 2025
    gouache on wood. Framed
    Artwork: 16 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
    17 1/2 x 15 1/2 in
    44.5 x 39.4 cm
    $ 3,300.00
  • Painting by artist Chris Austin depicting a child in a yellow raincoat in a wide open field. Above, large orange clouds fill the sky and a large shark floats above the child.
    Chris Austin
    Seen Through Lost And Open Eyes, 2025
    gouache on wood. Framed
    Artwork: 18 x 18 in
    19 x 19 in
    48.3 x 48.3 cm
    $ 4,000.00
  • Painting by artist Chris Austin depicting a snowy carpark with various snow-covered cars parked. Floating above them is a large fish
    Chris Austin
    Voices Carry, 2025
    gouache on wood. Framed
    Artwork: 12 x 18 in
    13 x 19 in
    33 x 48.3 cm
    $ 3,000.00
  • dark blue and green painting of a shark in the sky flying next to a plane
    Chris Austin
    30,000 Feet, 2022
    oil on wood
    36 x 24 in
    91.4 x 61 cm
  • green painting of large green fish swimming around skyscrapers
    Chris Austin
    Busy Lives, 2022
    oil on canvas stretched to wood. Framed
    41 x 41 in
    104.1 x 104.1 cm
  • three sharks flying above a group of horses running through shallow water
    Chris Austin
    Brumbies Befriend The Bold Pt 2, 2022
    gouache on wood. Framed
    25 x 25 in
    63.5 x 63.5 cm
  • whales flying towards a mountain in the distant
    Chris Austin
    In A Silent Way, 2022
    gouache on wood. Framed
    26 x 26 in
    66 x 66 cm
  • shark flying around a carousel following small school of fish
    Chris Austin
    Summer Nights and Carousel Lights, 2022
    gouache on wood. Framed
    26 x 26 in
    66 x 66 cm
  • Painting by artist Chris Austin depicting two orca whales floating above a two lane highway in a forest landscape
    Chris Austin
    Nowhere Road, 2025
    gouache on paper mounted on wood. Framed
    Artwork: 8 x 16 in
    9 x 17 in
    22.9 x 43.2 cm
  • Painting by artist Chris Austin depicting a late night scene of a child in a yellow hooded raincoat hanging off an electrical pole while an orca whale floats nearby
    Chris Austin
    Out Past Curfew, 2025
    gouache on paper mounted on wood. Framed
    Artwork: 6 x 8 in
    6 3/4 x 8 3/4 in
    17.1 x 22.2 cm
  • Painting by artist Chris Austin depicting a hazy pink street covered in snow at night. On the right, a silhouetted couple walks along parked cars while a shark floats behind them.
    Chris Austin
    Fighting to Escape Your Mind, 2025
    gouache on paper mounted on wood. Framed
    Artwork: 7 x 9 in
    7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in
    19.7 x 24.8 cm
  • Painting by artist Chris Austin depicting an RV parked along a mountainside. In front of the RV is a child wearing a yellow raincoat, and beside it barely visible is a shark
    Chris Austin
    Road Trip, 2025
    gouache on paper mounted on wood. Framed
    Artwork: 6 x 8 in
    6 3/4 x 8 3/4 in
    17.1 x 22.2 cm
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