ARTIST

Chris Viau

North Shore

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Rocks with Faces by the Sea

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Not Titled

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Rainbow in the Sky

About

Studio Member since 2011

b.1977

Chris Viau’s work straddles the line between abstract and representational. This is due to his planned, yet dynamic, brush and line work. Upon first glance one sees a blend of colors and textures that reveal themselves as lush landscapes or weathered coastlines.

“My favorite thing about being an artist is I can let my wild imagination show. The images that inspire me are landscapes. I feel that making landscapes is the best way to show my talent as an artist. Mostly I use chalk pastel.”

Viau approaches art making with a high level of enthusiasm and is eager to experiment with new techniques. In addition to drawing and painting, he is a published poet. He has published four illustrated poetry books: Chicago Seasons, Being in Harmony with Nature, My Own Ways Through This Life, and Autumn in the Northwest.

Viau’s art has been featured on studio merchandise, in local galleries and ArtLifting.

“In five years, I see myself as a role model for young adults with disabilities. I will most likely still be doing art and writing poems.”

Check out Chris’s 2021 Artist of the Month interview here.

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Exhibitions

The Poetry of Color Pastel
AIR Gallery+Studio Glencoe, IL 2023
If A Mountain Could Love
Circle Contemporary, Chicago, IL 2022
EXPO Chicago
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2022
Arts of Life + One River
One River School, Evanston, IL 2022
Off-White Perception of Color
Circle Contemporary, Chicago, IL 2022
Landscapes Through The Seasons
Gallery OTR, Evanston, IL 2018
The Beasts
Circle Contemporary Chicago, IL 2018

Portfolio work

Rocks with Faces by the Sea, 2023

Not Titled, 2023

Rainbow in the Sky, 2023

Flowers in the Mountain, 2023

The Easter Egg Hunt, 2023

We Are Worker Ants, 2023

Going Through the Great Desert, 2022

Field of Flowers, 2022

Sunset in Heaven, 2022

A Space Storm, 2022

Life Through a Rainbow, 2022

A Path into a Winter Forest, 2022

Sea Plant, 2021

Bring to Bloom, 2021

Northwest Mountain Range, 2021

  • Sold

Watching The Sunset, 2021

Sunset Over the Mountain, 2021

Hunting Season, 2021

The End of the Day On West Coast, 2021

A River in the Forest, 2021

Redwood Tree, 2020

Looking at the Colors, 2020

Sunset on Shoreline, 2020

Four Seasons: Summer, 2020

Beginning of Winter, 2020

Bird Eye View, 2020

A New Day, 2019

  • Sold

Ice Fishing, 2019

Sun Setting in the Woods, 2016

Winter in the Woods, 2019

  • Sold

Wildflowers, 2020

Rock Wall With Flower, 2020

The Lake at Dusk, 2019

Sunrise Over The Beach, 2019

Mountain Top, 2020

Redwood Tree Bottom, 2020

Three Flamingoes Getting a Suntan, 2015

Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls, 2021

Northern Lights in the Woods, 2021

Blowing Volcanoes, 2021

Sunset Over Mountain Ranges, 2016

Tiny The Dog, 2019

Mountain High, 2016

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