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Featured On Saatchi Gallery Homepage

The head curator has selected my work to be featured on the Saatchi Online homepage this week - here is the link

Written by Chris Wake On March 18, 2014

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SURREALIST ARTIST Chris Wake VIA saatchi art.com

Chris Wake has had 18 solo and 40 group exhibitions and has been painting since a very young age. and her work is represented in many private and corporate collections in Australia and throughout the world. She has exhibited in Monaco, South Africa, Singapore, New York, Hong Kong, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, India. Publications include Australian Art Collector Magazine, Australian Artist, Country Style, The Advertiser Newspaper, Adelaide Matters, SA Life, South China Post, Baccarat Magazine and more. Chris now also paints portraits & family portraits by commission and sends them all over the world, creating a unique , special family heirloom that will last hundreds of years. Chris is also represented by Saatchi Gallery and sells mostly online now and is quite often selected by the head curator to be featured as artist of the day worldwide or in a particular collection.

For those interested in the secondary market, her paintings have sold at auction giving collectors the potential to sell at auction if need be at a later date. These modern, figurative oil paintings are almost a kind of pop art, irreverent, wild, quirky but fun and bring a positive influence into any room. Wake uses only the very best quality materials, artist quality light fast paints, Belgium linen and museum quality stretcher bars to ensure the paintings last for many hundreds of years to come.

"Inspiration for my paintings comes from various directions –in particular I have always enjoyed expressing light - its elusive quality still challenges me. I am always observing others, and i am very interested in how people interact with each other –everywhere I go whether it is at a gathering, beach or food market ,I am always observing. In Adelaide we have an arts festival called the Fringe which is an apt description because the performers are on the edge of convention and their art is a considerable distance away from conservatism. There are clowns, acrobats, comedians, musicians and extraverts providing me with fantastic fodder for my work. I find inspiration for my compositions in the theatre: operas, musicals, plays concerts evoke my imagination from a voyeuristic point of view, just as I hope to stimulate those who come to this exhibition. This eclectic mix of performance and behaviour pervades my thoughts and constantly swims around in my head." Excerpt from editorial Baccarat Magazine, Hong Kong.

Chris Wake also paints smaller figurative beach scenes in a more traditional style.

Chris Wake is represented by fine art galleries in Australia and Internationally. Adelaide Hills Studio Gallery is open by appointment

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With more than 18 solo exhibitions and 40 group exhibitions some of which have been sell out shows Chris Wake`s reputation continues to grow . Chris Wake is represented by fine art galleries in Australia and overseas and her work is in private and corporate collections. Chris Wake was born in Adelaide in 1960, and has been painting since 1976 . The current theme of her work is about global warming, the water level is rising and the animals are rescuing us. A satirical comment about man`s inability to take care of the planet and to share it peacefully with other species.

Chris Wake studied Fine Art at Adelaide Central School of Art and has been painting since 1976. Wake`s paintings are now much sought after by corporate and private collectors in Australia and internationally. Chris Wake was invited to exhibit in the 2012 Monaco Art Fair & was also one of the international painters, representing 32 different nations chosen to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Fine Art exhibition in South Africa. Chris was commissioned by 2010 Fine Art because she already achieved international recognition as a finalist in the 2008 Sovereign Asian Art Prize held in Hong Kong. The paintings are for sale online or through fine art dealers and galleries. Chris Wake also paints family portraits by commission.

Paintings are available at Saatchi Art, Artworx Gallery Goolwa South Australia, Please email for contact details.