Thomas Yeo

Thomas Yeo 姚照宏 Born in Singapore in 1936, Thomas graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1960. He furthered his artistic pursuits at Chelsea School of Art and Hammersmith College of Art & Architecture, London.

Today, after four decades as a professional artist, Thomas has established himself as one of the well-known artists in Asia. He has held 39 one-man shows in Singapore and abroad, in Australia, Austria, Germany, Denmark and London, UK, and he has participated in more than 100 regional and international group shows. In 1997, the Singapore Art Museum held a large retrospective of his work, and in 2000, Thomas was invited by the Macau government to hold a solo show at the prestigious Leal Senado.

Thomas has served on numerous committees and juries over the years, including Chairman of Shell Discovery Art from 1986-2002, President of Modern Art Society (1994-99), advisor and judge for the ASEAN Art Awards since 1994, and Board Member of Singapore Tyler Print Institute (2000-03). In 1984 he represented Singapore at the ASEAN Art Symposium in Manila.

Since 1990 Thomas has published six coffee-table books documenting local and regional art, including “Southeast Asian Art – A New Spirit”.

Among his many awards is the Cultural Medallion Award, conferred by the Government in 1984 for his important contribution to art development in Singapore.

His paintings are in private and public collections around the world, and recent commissions include works for the Istana Negara, Singapore Press Holdings and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Address: 147 Devonshire Road, #02-03, Singapore 239894; Tel: (65) 6737 0835; HP: (65) 9119 5576.Fax: (65) 6732 9369
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