Passion about the environment and the beauty of the Surf Coast, Victoria are her key inspirations. Kris's watercolour painting subjects vary from a simple gum leaf, shell or sweep of beach to the intricacy suggested by her delicate, yet strong bird paintings. Kris hopes to share her joy in the simplicity and beauty of wildlife and natural objects with us. She has been involved in working with Australian birds in a hands-on sweep out the muck capacity and her understanding of their moods and needs is felt when viewing her artwork.
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2011 Cert of Recognition and Signatory Membership of AGRA
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part of Artist in Residence at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
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Highly Commended by Wildlife Art Society at MFIGS & Jewels of the Wild
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Highly Commended by AGRA AAL
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2010 Best Work on Paper at Roberts McCubbin Art Show
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One of two feature artists at Roberts McCubbin
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Highly Commended by Wildlife Art Society of Australasia at MFIGS
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Shared exhibitions "Live, Love, Life" and "6 Degrees of Light"
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AGRA 1 Highly Commended and 3 x Commended
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part of Artist in Residence at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
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invited to exhibit in Australian Art Excellence Awards
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2009 3 commendations at AGRA
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Highly Commended at Roberts McCubbin
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Certificate of Recognition received from AGRA
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Part of Artist in Residence program, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
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shared exhibition "Vivid: Images of Africa & Australia"
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invited to exhibit in Australian Art Excellence Awards
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2008 :twice runner-up at Australian Guild of Realist Artists exhibitions
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Torquay exhibition with Steve Feely "Surf Coast Fresh"
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invited to exhibit in Australian Art Excellence Awards
Specialist retailers in New Zealand sell limited edition giclee reproductions of Kris's albatross series of paintings. The Garden Shops at Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne and Sydney and selected Melbourne gift shops sell giclee reproductions of a small selection of her tree, leaf & bird paintings.
Kris is a councillor of the Wildlife Art Society of Australasia, and a member of AGRA (former councillor) in addition to being a keen supporter of BirdLife Australia, International Fund for Animal Welfare and Bush Heritage. Kris donates a percentage of her painting sale proceeds to IFAW.
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