CHANTAL KWAST-GREFF Ass.Pr., PhD, Doctorat, Agrégation
Chantal is a French-born Australian artist who hails from Townsville. She now does art full-time after a fulfilling career in lecturing arts and literature. She uses oils - the traditional medium par excellence – and dry pastels, in a contemporary rendering of what it is to be a Human Being. Her painting is organic and visceral, and her portraits have an iconic dimension, both individual and generic, typifying the permanence and timelessness of what constitutes Humanity. Her focus is currently on the cultural aspects of the society she lives in - in time and space - and topical issues of our time such as Identity and Belonging.

permanent exhibitions
  • Jezzine Gallery. Kissing Point.Townsville, Qld, Aus. (Townsville Art Society).
  • Castletown Gallery. Townsville, Qld, Aus. (Townsville Art Society).​
solo exhibitions
  • 2013 - C'est Ca Ici. Artebello. Quartier Latin. Nouméa, New Caledonia.
  • 2012 - Markets et Marchés. Arte Bello. Nouméa, New Caledonia                            
  • 2011 - Latitude Pacifique. Le Chevalet d'Art. Ouémo, New Caledonia.​
  • 2009 - D'Ici et d'Australie. Quédar. Strasbourg, France. 
group exhibitions
  • 2018 - Percival Animal Portrait. Townsville, Qld, Aus.
  • 2018 - Percival Portrait Award. Townsville, Qld, Aus. (finalist)
  • 2018 - ANZAC Exhibition - Jezzine Hut, Townsville, Qld, Aus.
  • 2018 - Miniatures. Perc Tucker Gallery. Townsville, Qld, Aus. 
  • 2018 - This is Not the End. Umbrella Studio, Townsville. 
  • 2018 - TAS 63 Awards. Perc Tucker Gallery. Townsville, Qld, Aus.
  • 2018 - TAFE 2018. Can - Can't. Perc Tucker Gallery. Townsville, Qld, Aus. 
  • 2017 - Drive. Umbrella Studio. Townsville, Qld, Aus.
  • 2017 - Sky Foundation. The Balcony. Townsville, Qld, Aus.
  • 2017 - Little Treasures. Perc Tucker Regional Gallery. Townsville, Qld, Aus. 
  • 2017 - Online Exhibition. Umbrella Studio. Townsville, Qld, Aus. 
  • 2017 - TAS 62 Awards. Perc Tucker Gallery. Townsville, Qld, Aus. (2 awards)
  • 2017 - Miniatures. Perc Tucker Gallery. Townsville, Qld, Aus.
  • 2017 - TAFE 2017. Ripples. Perc Tucker Gallery. Townsville, Qld, Aus.  
  • 2017 - The Artbox Projects. Basel 1.0. Basel, Switzerland. 
  • 2016 - TAS 61 Awards. Perc Tucker Gallery. Townsville, Qld, Aus. (award)
  • 2016 - TAFE. An Exhibition. Perc Tucker Gallery. Townsville, Qld, Aus. 
  • 2016 - Little Treasures. Miniatures. Perc Tucker Gallery. Townsville, Qld, Aus. 
  • 2016 - Spectrum. The Artbox Projects. Miami 1.0. shortlisted. 
  • 2016 - In the Heart of the City. TSV 150. The Good Shepherd. Townsville, Aus.
  • 2015 - Polychrome - Umbrella Studio - Townsville, Qld, Aus.
  • 2015 - A Brush with Colour. Perc Tucker Gallery. Townsville, Qld. Aus.
  • 2015 - TAS Awards - Perc Tucker Regional Gallery - Townsville, Qld, Aus. 
  • 2015 - 50 Shades of (G)old. Ravens wood, Qld. Aus.
  • 2015 - Hintchinbrook Art. TYTO. Ingham, Qld, Aus. 
  • ​2015 - The Burdekin Water Festival. Ayr, Qld. Aus.​
  • 2014 - Glencore Percival Portraits. Perc Tucker Gallery.Townsville, Qld, Au.
  • 2014 - Umbrella Studio. Townsville, Qld, Aus.
  • 2013 - Petits Formats. Gallerie Lec Lec Tic. Nouméa, New Caledonia.
  • 2013 - Arcane. Exposition RARE. Arte Bello. Nouméa, New Caledonia.
  • 2012 - The Hawkesbury Art Prize. Purple Noon Gallery. Aus. 
  • 2012 - Xstrata Percival Portraits. Perc Tucker Gallery.Townsville, Qld, Aus. (shortlisted).
  • 2012 - Minis et Miniatures. Lec Lec Tic. Nouméa, New Caledonia.
  • 2008 - D'Ici et d'Australie. Marché de l'Art. Weiterswiller, France.​
online exhibitions
  • my Facebook page ​and my page 'art for sale'
  • my Instagram page
  • Umbrella Studio. Townsville, Qld, Aus.
  • ​Bluethumb.com.au​
  • ​Saatchiart.com