Chris Levack is a sculptor, designer, and builder from Austin, Texas. His focus is designing and building large scale, outdoor sculpture and architecture into the landscape. The mission statement for Levack Outdoors is to design and create works that both complement and endure the Texas elements. Exterior grade woods and steel are the primary materials employed by Levack Outdoors. Additionally, Chris and crew work with stone, concrete, copper and terra cotta, depending on the design. Chris grew up in Austin, graduated  from Austin High in 1986, and earned a Bachelor if Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1990. Upon his return to Texas he worked in design and production at Clayworks Studio in Austin. Chris then went out on his own and is the sole proprietor of Levack Outdoors since 2000, where he has been a member of the studio collective known as Splinter Group located in East Austin.