Krys Kryszkiewicz
KRYS KRYSZKIEWICZ– Australian Surrealist Artist
Born in 1953. As a young boy, he already showed great artistic talent.
A bitumen road became Krys’s first large canvas. A government initiative to encourage young artists saw hundreds of children chalk 2m x 2m drawings on
the road. Miles ahead was Krys who won the 1st prize award three years consecutively
in 1967-68-69.
Highly respected for his portrait ability his drawings adorned the halls of his school.
Krys had other talents to draw on including speed skating, writing poetry and music; playing guitar and banjo. He was conscripted into Polish Navy Representative Orchestra
where he became an accomplished musician with a taste for travel.
He emigrated to Australia in 1981 and continued drawing and painting purely
for family and friends. After moving to oil on canvas he has been
diligently perfecting his technique.
Krys says “my heart speaks to you through my paintings; they are smooth,
clean and crisp.”
Vibrant, rich colors are complimented by the finest of brush strokes revealing
a smooth finish free of texture. The detail can be examined under a magnifying
glass only to reveal the same level of clarity his paintings do from a distance.
Unique and nothing short of breathtaking these paintings are well worth inspecting.
Krys’s paintings can be found in private possessions in Australia, UK and Poland.
Krys was also engaged in a project for the church “Our Lady of Victories” at Bowen Hills and created religious-themed paintings, which are now in possession of the church.
KRYS’S work has been represented by galleries such as:
Art Gallery Collections at Surfers Paradise
Hang Ups Gallery, Brisbane
Royal Queensland Art Society, Gold Coast (RQAS)
EXHIBITIONS:
Logan Art Gallery-First Solo Exhibition November2006-January 2007
Hang Ups Gallery, Brisbane Exhibition June – July 2007
RQAS Open Art Competition& Exhibition, August-September 2007
RQAS Exhibition October 2007
RQAS Exhibition November 2007
RQAS Exhibition December 2007
RQAS Exhibition & BIG Art Awards May 2009, Prize Winner
RQAS/ GCCC Southport Library Exhibition July-August 2009
The d’Arcy Doyle Art Awards Exhibition December 2009
The d’Arcy Doyle Art Awards Exhibition December 2010
The d’Arcy Doyle Art Awards Exhibition December 2011
The d’Arcy Doyle Art Awards Exhibition December 2013
The d’Arcy Doyle Art Awards Exhibition July 2014
The d’Arcy Doyle Art Awards Exhibition July 2015
The d’Arcy Doyle Art Awards Exhibition July 2016
The d’Arcy Doyle Art Awards Exhibition July 2017
ARTBOX.PROJECT Armory Artweeks New York exhibition, 5th – 16th March 2018,
organized by ArtBox gallery, Zürich Switzerland
Awards:
1967-1st Prize in Young Artists Drawing Competition (Government Initiative)
1968-1st Prize in Young Artists Drawing Competition
1969-1st Prize in Young Artists Drawing Competition
2009- Prize Winner in BIG Art Awards.
2009 - 2nd Prize in d’Arcy Doyle Art Awards, Landscape
2010 - 3rd Place in d’Arcy Doyle People’s Choice Art Award
2014 – Highly Commended Award in portrait in d’Arcy Doyle Art Award