Chris Huber
Chris Huber was born in Turkey to Austrian-Hungarian parents. With her early life being a contrast to the rest of her upbringing in Austria, her yearning for travel and excitement led Chris to visit other countries, and in 1955 she arrived in Australia where she has remained ever since.
As a landscape artist, Australia has constantly offered Chris the beauty and diversity of scenery which inspires her creative appetite, and which she records with unfailing accuracy. She travels all over the country searching for beautiful and unusual locations to add to the wide range of subjects she enjoys painting, as well as to fulfill the many commissions she receives, which include figurative and still-life works. A recent trip to France and Italy has broadened the scope of subjects, as well as colour and execution of style… the diverse subjects coming from inspiration from frescoes on the ancient walls of Italy, medieval hilltop farmhouses of Tuscany and fishing villages of Liguria. Reflecting today’s modern design and architecture, Chris’s bold vibrant contemporary art works in mixed media offer a fresh approach; intrticately and deeply layered with a collage of interesting materials and wonderful colour mixes, she uses traditional methods of application to achieve the finished results.
Huber’s very distinctive technique, versatility and rich yet subtle palette, have resulted in her being recognised as one of Australia’s most outstanding landscape artists. Her paintings are represented in private and corporate collections all over the world, and galleries eagerly seek her work for their major exhibitions. Images of her work are constantly selected for reproduction into fine art prints, calendars and cards, as well as collectors’ and gift products sold nationally and internationally. Whilst she does paint in watercolours from time to time, Chris’s preferred medium is oils on canvas.
By Invitation
Young Masters Gallery, Brisbane
Brisbane Commonwealth Games Exhibition, 1982
Awards
- 1978
- Nundle 1st Traditional Landscape
- 1978
- Drummoyne 1st
- 1983
- Blacktown City 1st Agricultural Arts Award & Council Open Purchase Award
- 2007
- d’Arcy Doyle landscape art award 3rd prize; many highly commended
Media Articles/Television Features
- 1988
- The Bulletin Magazine bicentennial edition
- 1994/96
- Getaway Channel 9 Hayman Island (Art In)
- 1996
- Don Burke Show Channel 9 Feature – ‘An Artist and her Garden’
- 1999
- Channel 9 Today Show
Exhibitions
By Invitation Young Masters Gallery, Brisbane
- 1975
- Cocks Gallery, Sydney
- 1979
- Strawberry Hill Gallery, Sydney
- 1979
- Manyung Gallery, Melbourne
- 1980
- Young Masters Gallery, Brisbane
- 1982
- Commonwealth Games Exhibition, Brisbane
- 1982-84
- Prouds Gallery, Sydney
- 1985
- Burns Kaldy Gallery, Sydney
- 1986-91
- sole representation Barry Stern Galleries
- 1993
- Lakeside, Canberra
- 1994
- Prouds Gallery, Sydney
- 1994
- Ansett Golden Wings, Sydney, Perth, ACT
- 1995
- Eddie Glastra Gallery, Sydney
- 1995
- Baronia Gallery, Sydney
- 1996
- Mall Gallery, London, UK
- 1996
- Greenwich Galleries, Sydney
- 1996
- Angelora Fine Art Galleries, Sydney
- 1996
- Dubai Convention Centre, Dubai, UAE in association with Australian Trade Commssion
- 1996
- The Convent Gallery, Daylesford
- 1996-97
- 1998-99
- Duke of Wellington Art Gallery, Sydney
- Bendamora Gallery, Katoomba & Mittagong
- 2000
- Manly Gallery, Brisbane
- 2004
- Booval House, Booval
- 2000/04
- The Grandview Gallery, Brisbane
- 2004-06
- Galloway Galleries, Brisbane
Bibliography
- A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia
- Max Germaine Craftsman House 1991
- Artists, Galleries of Australia
- Max Germaine 1978, 1982-1990
- Who’s Who in Australasia 1988 Cambridge, England
- Who’s Who of Australian Visual Artists
- Thorpe in association with the National Association for the Visual Arts 1995
Commissioned
By the Bradford Exchange Ltd Chicago, USA and Sydney. Paintings to be reproduced on a series of collector plates.
Within the private collections of:
- Europe, USA,
- Korea, North Africa and Australia,
- Tunisian Consulate, North Africa
Corporate Representation
- Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney
- Davis Consolidated Industries, Sydney
- Volvo Automotive Corporation, Sweden
- Readers Digest Association, Sydney
- Bradmill Textiles Operations, Sydney
- Australian Gas Light Company, Sydney
- Hayman Island Resort Complex, Queensland
- Tunisian Consulate, North Africa
- Sea World Marine Complex, Queensland
- Bond Corporation, Sydney
- Prohang Iron & Steele Co. Pty Ltd, South Korea
- Amatil Pty Ltd, Sydney
- Opal Australia, Bond Street, Sydney
- Hosking Printing, Sydney
- Ansett Airlines
- Bradford Exchange
- The Hills Motorway Ltd
- Tooth Brewery, Sydney
- Australian Gas Light Company, Sydney
- Hawkins Garden Centre
- Ridley Australia
- Senshukai Co Ltd, Tokyo, Osaka
- The Dai-Ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co, Sydney & Japan
- Metway Bank-Queensland
- Bolan Solicitors Sydney
- Berkleys Banking Company, Sydney
- QMBSA
- Nemmco Ltd., Mansfield Queensland
Represented
- Vallard House Art Gallery Mt Tambourine
- Soul in Stone Fine Art Gallery, Sanctuary Cove