Born: 26 September 1969, Gosford NSW
Studies: 1990 BA Visual Arts (painting and drawing) The University of Newcastle
Solo Exhibitions
| 2011 | Another Place, Gould Gallery, Melbourne Darkwood, Heiser Gallery. Brisbane |
| 2010 | Quietude, Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney |
| 2009 | Heiser Gallery, Brisbane |
| Michael Reid, Murrurundi | |
| 2008 | Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney |
| 2007 | Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney |
| Moree Plains Art Gallery, Moree | |
| 2006 | Winter Weather, Martin Browne Fine Art at Silvershot Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2005 | Landscape Variations, Martin Browne Fine Art at the Yellow House, Sydney |
| 2004 | Vanishing Point, Martin Browne Fine Art at the Yellow House, Sydney |
| Variations, Martin Browne Fine Art at Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne | |
| 2003 | Half light, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney |
| 2002 | Everything and Nothing, Chris Langlois’ Landscape Paintings, Newcastle Region Art Gallery |
| Imperfect Isolation, Doggett Street Studios, Brisbane | |
| 2001 | Land sea sky, Metro Arts, Brisbane |
| Fading to Nought, Martin Brown Fine Art, Sydney | |
| Nick Mitzevitch Gallery, Newcastle | |
| 2000 | Melancholy, Legge Gallery, Sydney |
| 1999 | A Point In Time, Legge Gallery, Sydney |
| 1998 | Landscape and Memory, Legge Gallery, Sydney |
| 1997 | Autumn Park, Legge Gallery, Sydney |
| 1996 | Detached Shadows, Legge Gallery, Sydney |
| Rocket Gallery, Newcastle | |
| 1995 | Legge Gallery, Sydney |
| 1994 | Legge Gallery, Sydney |
| 1993 | Newcastle Regional Art Gallery |
| Legge Gallery, Sydney | |
| 1992 | Legge Gallery, Sydney |
| 1991 | Veiw Factory, Newcastle |
| 1990 | Watt Space, The University of Newcastle |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2011 | Water Memory, Glass House Regional Gallery, Port Macquarie Stan & Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize, Gold Coast Art Gallery Keeping Company Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney New Romantics, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale Black & White, Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney Allsorts Gould Gallery, Melboune Salon Des Refuses, S.H Irvin Gallery, Sydney BIG/small, Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize, Brisbane Paddingtion Art Prize, Sydney Kings Art Prize, Sydney 30 to collect, Arthouse Gallery, Sydney |
| 2010 | Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| Silent Spaces, Macquarie University Art Gallery, Sydney | |
| Zoo Artists in Residence, The University Gallery, The University of Newcastle | |
| 2009 | In Paradise: Artist of the Northern Beaches, Manly Arts Festival, Manly Art Gallery and Museum |
| Heads, Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney | |
| 2008 | Chris Langlois, Luke Pither, Paul Spencer, and Camilla Tadich, Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne |
| Painting the Land, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle | |
| Salon des Refuses, S.H. Irvin Gallery, Sydney | |
| Salon des Refuses, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah | |
| 2007 | ‘The University Collection: Evolution’, Newcastle University Gallery, Newcastle |
| Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| 2006 | Tainted Love, Contemporary developments in Landscape, Bendigo Art Gallery |
| Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| 2005 | The Sea, Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney. |
| 2004 | Great Escapes: romantic landscape in the 21st century, Curated by Meryl Ryan, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery |
| State of Art: Peace, touring exhibition, curated by Katherine Roberts, Manly Art Gallery | |
| 2003 | Depth of Field, Curated by Karen Hall & Louise Tegart, Shepparton Regional Art Gallery |
| Depth of Field, Monash University Museum of Art | |
| 2001 | Volunteered Images, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery |
| Horizon, Newcastle Region Art Gallery | |
| Well Connected: Dobell + Company, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery | |
| New Aquisitions, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery | |
| University of Newcastle Art Collection, Recent Acquisitions, The University of Newcastle | |
| 2000 | Watt Decade, The University of Newcastle Travelling Exhibition, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery |
| 1999 | Contemporary, a selection from the collection of Allen, Allen and Hemsley UTS Gallery, Sydney |
| Velocity, Evan Salmon, Niki Savvas & Chris Langlois, Newspace, Sydney College of the Arts | |
| Watt Decade, Ten Year Anniversary, Watt Space, The University of Newcastle | |
| People and Places from Hunter-Manning Regional Collections, Manning Regional Gallery, Taree | |
| 1998 | The Four Elements, A Journey Across The Land, Newcastle Region Art Gallery |
| Recent Acquisitions, Newcastle Region Art Gallery | |
| Salon des Refuses, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney | |
| Steel Works, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery | |
| The Horizon Line, King Street Gallery, Sydney | |
| 1996 | Salon des Refuses, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
| 1995 | Hidden Treasures, Art in Corporate Collections, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
| Salon Des Refuses, S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
Published papers and Essays
Simon Gregg, New Romantics; Darkness and Light in Australian Art, Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2011, ISBN 978-1-921509-91-9
Victoria Hynes, Chris Langlois and the Australian sublime, Australian Art Review, Nov 2009- Jan 2010
Andres Taylor, Aristocratic Approval, The Sun Herald, 4.07.10
Katherine Roberts, In Paradise, Artists of the Northern Beaches, catalogue essay Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Nov 2009
Brett Ballard, Interview with Brett Ballard, Moore Plains Gallery catalogue, 2007
Cady Andersen, Evening of fine art raises funds for Moree gallery, Moree Champion, 26.07.07
Katrina Rumley, Chris Langlois, Moree Plains Gallery catalogue essay, 2006
Elissa Blake, I still call Australia home, The Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Magazine, 22.01.2006
Alex McDonald, Waterworld, State of the Arts, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery catalogue 01/2005
William Petley, On the rise, The Sun Herald, 7.08.05
The Sunday Magazine Team, The Hot List 100, The Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Magazine, 17.07.2005
Meryl Ryan and Peter Timms, Great Escapes, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery Catalogue, 2004-2005.
Robert Nelson, Photography and Painting in Cahoots, The Age, 01/2003
Karen Hall, Louise Tegart & Rex Butler, Depth of Field, Exhibition catalogue, Shepparton Art Gallery 2003, ISBN 0 9577065 7 X
Australian Art Collector, Australia’s most Collectable Artists, p 63, Issue 23, January/March 2003
Phil Brown, Far Horizons, Brisbane News, 17.07.2002
Rodney Chester, Just Add People, The Courier Mail, 16.07.2002
Rosemary Hawker, Everything & Nothing, Land sea sky exhibition catalogue, Metro Arts, November 2001
Robert Birch, Family over Fame, The Newcastle Herald Weekender, 9.2.02
Jill Stowell, Simply Sublime, The Newcastle Herald Weekender, 2.2.02
Ann-Marie Wilcock, Alone on the Beach, The Newcastle Herald Weekender, 2.02.02
Jody Scott, Dream Factory, Elle Magazine, pp 159-161, March 2002
Betsy Brennan, Living Art, Vogue Living, p 54, February/March 2002
Laura Demasi, Art Class, Elle Magazine, p 75, February 2002
Artemis, The Newcastle Gallery Society Journal, (cover), January 2002
Rex Butler, On the Edge of Reality,Courier Mail, 12/01
John Murphy, Fading to Nought, Fading to Nought exhibition catalogue, Martin Browne Fine Art/ SEL, August 2001
Danielle Teutsch, Galleries, The Sun Herald, 12.8.01
Diana Simmonds, Secretive Seas, The Sunday Telegraph, 19.8.01
Victoria Hynes, Critics Picks, SMH, 6.9.01
Meryl Ryan, Well Connected, Dobell + Company catalogue, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, May, 2001
Meryl Ryan, Louder Than Words, Newcastle Herald, 14.2.01
Newcastle Herald, Team Effort Attracts Wave of Interest, 15.2.2001
Newcastle Herald, Langlois to Exhibit New Work at Gallery, 8.2.01
Jill Stowell, Melancholy Exhibition catalogue, Legge Gallery, August 2000
Courtney Kidd, Survival of the Fittest, SMH, 18.7.2000
Time Out Magazine, Shock of the New, Feb. 2000
Jacob Lynch, Velocity catalogue, Newspace, Sydney College of the Arts, 9.11.99
Meryl Ryan, Quality for Collectors, Newcastle Herald, 6.11.99
Sebastian Smee, Getting All Fogged Up, Lets Count The Ways, SMH, 24.8.99
Sebastian Smee, The Good Oil, SMH, 19.8.99
Jill Stowell, Survey of Talent, Newcastle Herald Weekender, 4.9.99
Watt Decade, Exhibition catalogue, Watt Space, The University Of Newcastle, September 1999
Sebastian Smee, Raising The Bar, S.M.H, 11.5.99
Meryl Ryan, Unsettling Suburbia, The Newcastle Herald, 3.10.98
Sebastian Smee, A Gutful, S.M.H, Metro, 3.7.98
Jill Stowell, Newcastle Herald, 4.7.98
A Taste in Art, Community Aid Abroad catalogue, 1997
Terry Ingram, Young Artists ‘Miss Out’, The Australian Financial Review, 22.8.97
Anna Johnson, The One That Got Away, Australian Art Collector, July, 1997
Sebastian Smee, 180 Degrees of Separation, Sydney Morning Herald, Metro, 20.6.97
Anna Johnson, Sydney Morning Herald, Good Weekend, 26.4.97
Jill Stowell, Etchings Explore The Horror Of War, Newcastle Herald, 24.6.96
John McDonald, The Sentimental Prize, SMH, 16.3.96
John McDonald, Familiarity Breeds Content, SMH, 15.4.95
Bronwyn Watson, The Accidental Purist, SMH, 23.7.93
Michael Hedger, Enjoyment In freedom of Gesture, Newcastle Herald, 15.3.93
Kylie Miller, Art Column, Newcastle Herald, 13.3.93
Natalie Williams, Sun Herald, 12.4.92
Helen Walker, Around the Galleries, Newcastle Herald, 1.4.92
Jill Stowell, Hunter Artist Thriving, Newcastle Herald, 2.1.92
Jill Stowell, Abundance Of Riches, Newcastle Herald, 14.5.91
University Of Newcastle Bulletin, May, 1991
Jill Stowell, Pride of Place, Newcastle Herald, 22.10.90
Hunter Valley Independent, Maitland Tertiary Art Prize, 10.10.90
Jill Stowell, Polarities and Solidarity, Flair and Faces, Newcastle Herald, August, 1990
Michelle Mexon, To Some It’s a Suicidal Look At life, The Mercury, 4.10.90
Margaret Eley, From Broad Perspective, Lake Macquarie Gallery Exhibition, Newcastle Herald, March 1990
Prizes and Awards
| 2011 | Winner, Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize Highly commended, Tattersall’s Club Lansdcape Art Prize |
| 2010 2007 2006
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Finalist, Wynne Prize, Art Gallery NSW |
| 2011 08, 1999, 96, 95 |
Finalist, Salon des Refuses, S.H Irvin Gallery, Sydney |
| 1990 | Joint Winner, Maitland Tertiary Art Award, Maitland Region Art Gallery |
Catalogues
| 2010 | Silent Spaces, Macquarie University Art Gallery, Sydney, |
| 2009 | In Paradise, Artists of the Northern Beaches, Manly Art Gallery & Museum |
| 2008 | Chris Langlois, Paintings, exhibition catalogue, Rex Irwin Art Dealer |
| 2007 | Chris Langlois, exhibition catalogue, Moree Plains Art Gallery. Rex Irwin Art Dealer |
| 2006 | Winter Weather, exhibition catalogue, Martin Browne Fine Art |
| 2005 | Great Escapes, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery |
| 2003 | Depth of Field, Exhibition catalogue, Karen Hall, Louise Tegart & Rex Butler, Shepparton Art Gallery |
| 2001 | Land Sea Sky, Chris Langlois, essay by Rosemary Hawker, Metro Arts |
| 2001 | Fading to Nought, Chris Langlois, essay by John Murphy, Martin Browne Fine Art & SEL |
Collections
Bendigo Art Gallery Gold Coast Art Gallery
Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery
Newcastle Region Art Gallery Manly Art Gallery and Museum
Maitland City Art Gallery New England Regional Art Gallery
The University of Newcastle University of Technology, Sydney
Parliament House, Canberra Artbank
Sydney Children’s Hospital Allen, Aurthur, Robinson
NRMA Macquarie Bank
B.T. Funds Management AMP
The University and Schools Club, Sydney