ABOUt CHRIS

An Australian designer with
Chinese heritage, Chris honed his
craft in Europe designing for well
respected textile design studios
whose clients included the likes of
Giorgio Armani, Missoni, Diane Von
Furstenberg & Laura Ashley.
Featured in SMH, Belle magazine,
Design Sponge, and various
publications around the world, Chris
today divides his time travelling
between Asia and Australia, exhibiting
as an artist and collaborating
with clients all over the world.
Chris’s passion for art and design
was apparent ever since he was a
child. “I grew up in a creative household
and was already surrounded
by bold designs – my bedroom had
Marimekko curtains!
Mum sent us to art camp during the
school holidays and a whole new
world opened up to me - drawing,
pottery, candle making, macrame,
baking biscuits.....I was in heaven!”
Chris has a profound connection
with nature and uses sustainable
materials wherever possible. Every
piece tells a specific story and Chris
integrates layers of meaning into
each work.
“People tell me that they love the
sense of discovery they have for
months – sometimes years – after
they first see art. There are hidden
details and symbols they eventually
notice in the piece, often only when
they’re ready to see the meaning
behind it.”
Ultimately, it’s Chris’s unique
combination of vivid colour, patterns
and symbolic imagery that sets his
work apart.
“Everything I create has provenance.
And if I have a real emotional
connection when I create an artwork
– then my heart just sings. And
I hope it does the same for other
people as well.”
EXHIBITIONS



2020 | LUCKY - 12 Animals of the Chinese Zodiac FINE ART PRINT SHOW Sydney Lunar Festival Program | Bendigo Bank, Darling Square Sydney AUSTRALIA |
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2019 | LUCKY - 12 Animals of the Chinese Zodiac | Anantara Hotel and Resort Chiang Mai THAILAND |
2018 | The Artist's Table | The Happenstore Sydney AUSTRALIA |
2013 | INDIGO | The Meeting Room Gallery Chiang Mai, THAILAND |
2010 | ARTMELBOURNE10 | Exhibition Buildings Melbourne AUSTRALIA |
2009 | CHINOISERIE - Works on Paper | Washhouse Gallery Sydney, AUSTRALIA |
ARTFAIR | Fox Studios Sydney AUSTRALIA | |
2007 | Fragile Beauty | Washhouse Gallery Sydney, AUSTRALIA |
2006 | Canterbury Art Show | Canterbury Primary School Melbourne AUSTRALIA |
Group Show | Libby Edwards Galleries Brisbane AUSTRALIA | |
2005 | Savour | Washhouse Gallery Sydney, AUSTRALIA |
Appetite Tasting Australia Festival Program | Hill Smith Fine Art Gallery Adelaide AUSTRALIA | |
Finalist JACQUES CADRY MEMORIAL ART PRIZE | Fox Studios Sydney AUSTRALIA | |
2004 | Finalist FLEURIEU PENINSULA BIENNALE ‘ART OF FOOD’ PRIZE | Adelaide AUSTRALIA |
FOOD FOR THE SOUL, LIVE TO EAT! | Washhouse Gallery Sydney, AUSTRALIA |
AWARDS
2018 LOUIE AWARD
Sympathy Cards $4.00 and below Calypso Cards
2007 COUNTRY ROAD DESIGN AWARDS
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