"I approach Australian landscape with a romantic vision of images by painters from the 19th Century.

I have a love of the natural environment of Australia and the scenery of Europe and paint using a combination of an Impressionist and Realist style."

Chris Kandis was born in Melbourne in 1966. He first drew attention to his talent while he was a teenager, selling paintings from his father's shop.

From the age of 15, he received a great deal of encouragement and inspiration from his friend Leonard Long, who encouraged him to explore the technique of "plein air" painting.

He was 21 when he won his first art award.

He commenced painting on a professional basis in 1988 and has held over 18 solo exhibitions.

Awards​

• First Prize - Mount View Award (1988)
• Best in show - Mount View Art Show (1989)
• Highly Commended Award by Sir W Dargie - Balwyn Centre (1989)
• First Prize - Mornington Art Show (1990)
• Cheetam Salt Prize, Bellarine Peninsula Art Show (1990)
• Sorrento Rotary - Highly Commended (1991)
• Highly Commended Award - Balwyn Community Centre Art Show (1992)
• Victorian Premier - Highly Commended (1992)
• Best Painting Award, Bayswater Rotary Club (1993)
• Best Local Subject, Sorrento Rotary (1995)
• First Prize - Sorrento Rotary Art Show (1997)
• Highly recommended Sorrento Rotary Art Show (1998)
• Highly recommended Camberwell Art Show (1999)
• St. Kevin's Art Show - Highly Commended (2001)
• Warrandyte Art Show - Best in Show (2002)
• First Prize - Bayswater Rotary Art Show (2004)
• Camberwell Rotary - Club Award (2005)
• Herald Sun Art Show - Highly Commended (2007)
• First Prize - St. Kevin's Art Show (2008)
• Mount Waverly Art Show - Highly Commended (2008)
• First Prize - Mount Waverly Art Show (2009)
• First Price - Bayswater Rotary (2010)
• Bronze Award - Camberwell Rotary Show (2010)
• First Prize - Phillip Island Art Show (2011)
• First Prize - Kingston Art Show (2012)

Private Collections

• RACV Club - Victoria
• Advantage International Canadian Consulate
• Trade Mission Toronto
• Australian Paper and Pulp Mills
• Pacific Dunlop
• Coles Myer Collection
• Merryl Lynom Sydney
• Daimaru Melbourne
• Amcor Hotels
• Sumitomo Metal Mining Japan
• Glayco Smith Kline
• Art Nouveau Publishing
• Trinity Grammar School, Victoria
• Swinburne University
• Art Safe, Singapore
• Commonwealth Bank, Queensland
• Kreglinger Group, Belgium
• Kistend Travel, Melbourne
• Pipers Brooks Vineyard, Tasmania
• Camberwell City Council