TESTIMONIALS
"[Christopher renders] the raw, everyday urban landscapes [of his artworks] using a variety of confident, energetic marks, with minimal colour, that drag the viewer into the grey spaces and almost demand that we see the beauty there."
• Emerge Youth Art Awards Judges' Panel, 2023
"[Christopher's artworks are] an unfussy handling of a classic subject. Energetic lines and broken strokes give a sense of movement and leave space for the imagination."
• Beverley Art Prize Judges' Panel, 2023
"Christopher captures graffitied trains in remarkable detail and flair. These paintings show a deep love for the culture of trains, a symbol of transport and durability across this vast [Australian] continent, and the act of graffiti, a suburban form of self-expression."
• City of Joondalup Visual Arts Team, 2022
"Christopher has a very deliberate and meticulous approach to his art-making and is very confident and firm in his artistic decision-making, not compromising for anyone or anything."
• Prendiville Catholic College Community Engagement Team, 2021
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
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2025
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Emerging Artist Award | Ellenbrook Art Awards
City of Joondalup Art Collection Artwork Acquisition | City of Joondalup
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2024
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Fringe World Visual Arts & Film Weekly Award Winner | HERENOW 24: Artists in Wonderland
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2023
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Open Award | City of Bayswater Community Art Awards
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Open Award Commendation | Emerge Youth Art Awards
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Best Young Artist Award | Beverley Art Prize
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2022
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Finalist | City of Joondalup Invitation Art Prize
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2021
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Certificate of High Commendation | As We Are Art Awards
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Artist in Residence | AWESOME International Arts Festival
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Artist in Residence | Midland Junction Arts Centre
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Arts Grant Recipient | Ability Centre
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Painting Award | City of Joondalup Community Art Exhibition
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2020
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Contemporary Art Award | As We Are Art Awards
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Merit Award | Arts for Autism Exhibition
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2018
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Award for Excellence | META Exhibition
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Student Award | City of Joondalup Community Art Exhibition
EXHIBITIONS, OPEN STUDIOS & ARTIST RESIDENCIES
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2025
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Creative Connections Art and Poetry Exhibition | Hamilton Hill Memorial Hall
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City of Belmont Art Awards | The Glasshouse
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Ellenbrook Art Awards | Ellenbrook Arts
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Emerge Youth Art Awards | Tresillian Arts Centre
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City of Joondalup Community Art Exhibition | Lakeside Joondalup
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Swan Open Studios | Ellenbrook Arts
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City of Wanneroo Community Art Awards and Exhibition | Wanneroo Regional Gallery
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City of Gosnells Community Art Exhibition and Awards | The Agonis
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Minnawarra Art Awards | Armadale District Hall
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2024
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Ellenbrook Art Awards | Ellenbrook Arts
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Creative Connections Art and Poetry Exhibition | The RISE
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City of Belmont Art Awards | The Glasshouse
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Morawa Biennial Art Awards and Exhibition | Morawa Town Hall
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Cossack Art Awards | Cossack Heritage Town
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Emerge Youth Art Awards | Tresillian Arts Centre
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City of Rockingham Art Prize | Rockingham Arts Centre
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City of Joondalup Community Art Exhibition | Lakeside Joondalup
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City of Wanneroo Community Art Awards and Exhibition | Wanneroo Regional Gallery
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City of Gosnells Community Art Exhibition and Awards | The Agonis
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Minnawarra Art Awards | Armadale District Hall
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Swan Open Studios | Ellenbrook Arts
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Ellenbrook Youth Art Awards | Ellenbrook Arts
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HERENOW 24: Artists in Wonderland | ECU Galleries
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2023
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Rainbow Hope Kaleidoscope | Outside the Box Gallery
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City of Stirling Art Awards and Exhibition | City of Stirling Civic Centre
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City of Bayswater Community Art Awards | The RISE
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As We Are Art Awards | Wilkinson Gallery
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Artful Art Prize | Artful Online Gallery
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Emerge Youth Art Awards | Tresillian Arts Centre
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HyperVision Youth Art Awards | Midland Junction Arts Centre
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Beverley Art Prize | Beverley Town Hall
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2022
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As We Are Art Awards | Wilkinson Gallery
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City of Joondalup Invitation Art Prize | Westfield Whitford City
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2021
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As We Are Art Awards | Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
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From ESU to AWESOME (Solo Exhibition) | Prendiville Gallery
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AWESOME International Arts Festival Artist in Residence | State Theatre of Western Australia
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Graff My Train (Solo Exhibition) | DADAA Gallery
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Midland Junction Arts Centre Artist in Residence | Midland Junction Arts Centre
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A New Calibre | Gallery Central
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City of Joondalup Community Art Exhibition | Lakeside Joondalup
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2020
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As We Are Art Awards | Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
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DADAA In Focus Exhibition | Midland Junction Arts Centre
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City of Joondalup Community Art Exhibition | Lakeside Joondalup
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Arts for Autism Exhibition | Art Gallery of Western Australia
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2019
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Catapult One | Gallery Central
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2018
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META Exhibition | Gallery Central
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City of Joondalup Community Art Exhibition | Lakeside Joondalup
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2017
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Prendiville Gallery Opening | Prendiville Gallery
ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS, PUBLICATIONS & MORE
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2025
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City of Joondalup Visual Arts Team, "City of Joondalup Art Collection | Artist: Christopher Hummel," Artwork Archive, Database, View now.
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2024
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Creative Connections Team, Creative Connections Anthology 2024, Creative Connections, Publication, Buy now.
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2023
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Tristen Harwood, Grace McQuilten and Anthony White, Variations: A More Diverse Picture of Contemporary Art, Monash University Publishing, Publication, Buy now.
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2022
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Christopher Hummel and Murray Willis, GMT Zine #1 — Melbourne Trains, DADAA, Zine, Buy now.
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2021
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Jake Carlshausen et. al., Christopher Hummel | Graff My Train, Vimeo, Video, 09:36, Watch now.
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Prendiville Catholic College Community Engagement Team, "Full Steam Ahead – From ESU to AWESOME," Prendiville Catholic College, Article, Read now.
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2020
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Joondalup Times Staff Writer, "Artists with autism express creativity," Joondalup Times, Article, Read now.
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2018
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Catholic Education WA Staff Writer, "Prendiville College student art on track," Catholic Education WA, Article, Read now.
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Tyler Brown, "Prendiville Catholic College student’s flair for art sees work picked for Joondalup exhibition," Joondalup Times, Article, Read now.
Compiled by Murray Willis, DADAA.
Last updated: August 2025.