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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Circular painting of an orca floating in a red sky in front of a firework
    Chris Austin
    Forever Young, 2025
    oil on wood panel
    28 x 28 in
    71.1 x 71.1 cm
  • painting of a big shark flying in the air amongst birds
    Chris Austin
    Fear of the Unknown is the Greatest Fear of All, 2025
    gouache on birch wood. Framed
    Artwork: 20 x 20 in
    21 x 21 x 2 1/2 in
    53.3 x 53.3 x 6.3 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
  • Painting by artist Chris Austin depicting a snowy quiet street with numerous cars parked along the sidewalk under bare trees. In front of a car, a deer faces the viewer while in the background a shark floats in the empty street
    Chris Austin
    Uninvited Frost, 2025
    gouache on wood. Framed
    Artwork: 18 x 18 in
    19 x 19 in
    48.3 x 48.3 cm
  • Painting by artist Chris Austin Depicting a city scene with various types of cars parked in an alley at night. Floating amongst the cars are a group of different sized Orca whales.
    Chris Austin
    Hide And Seek Until We Meet, 2025
    gouache on wood. Framed
    Artwork: 12 x 24 in
    13 x 25 in
    33 x 63.5 cm
  • Two killer whales floating above a snow covered road
    Chris Austin
    Letters That You Wrote, But Never Sent, 2026
    gouache on wood panel. Framed
    Artwork: 14 x 30 in
    14 3/4 x 30 3/4 in
    37.5 x 78.1 cm
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