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About the artwork
Thomas Yeo is a prominent Singapore second-generation artist. Educated at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts,Chelsea School of Art (now Chelsea College of Art and Design) and Hammersmith College of Art and Building,his modern works have been described as "highly imaginative landscapes of the unconscious mind".He is also an active supporter of Singapore and Southeast Asian art,and has served as chairman of the Shell Discovery Art Awards and president of the Modern Art Society,Singapore. In 1984, Yeo received the UOB Painting of the Year award and the Cultural Medallion for his contributions to visual arts in Singapore.
About the artist
Born in Singapore in 1936, Thomas Yeo is a
prominent Singapore second-generation artist. Educated at the Nanyang Academy
of Fine Arts, Chelsea School of Art and Hammersmith College of Art and Building,
his modern works have been described as "highly imaginative landscapes of
the unconscious mind." He is an active supporter of Southeast Asian art,
and has served as chairman of the Shell Discovery Art Awards and president of
the Modern Art Society, Singapore. Yeo has received the UOB Painting of the
Year award and the Cultural Medallion for his contributions to visual arts in
Singapore. His art has been widely exhibited in Southeast Asia, Europe, USA, and
Australia, and he has presented 39 solo exhibitions and over 100 group exhibitions.
View an interview with Thomas Yeo here: http://youtu.be/H8lOTa0TrJI