Thomas Yeo - Artist Info

About Thomas Yeo

  • Biography from 33 Auction

    Thomas Yeo (b. 1936) is one of the most significant second-generation artists in Singapore whose practice encompasses a variety of media such as gouache, oil paint and acrylic. He is often regarded as an abstract artist and a colourist, known to prioritize colour over subjects in his paintings.

    Yeo was recipient of UOB Painting of the Year Prize Winner, as well as the Cultural Medallion award in 1984 for his contributions to the visual arts scene in Singapore.
  • Biography from Auctionata

    Born in Singapore, Thomas Yeo graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, the Chelsea Art College and the Hammersmith College of Art & Architecture in London. He is one of the leading abstract painters of the second generation in Singapore, who studied in the West.

    Yeo's favorite subjects are landscapes whose motives he finds on his travels. The artist has participated in numerous one-man and group exhibitions in his country and abroad.

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