Tom Keukenmeester, born in Adelaide, is a contemporary Australian Artist. His work has been shown across Australia in galleries and exhibitions.
Tom Keukenmeester returned to Australia in 2013 to begin working as a professional artist after four years of traveling for work and study. Having always drawn and painted Tom chose to return to Australia in order to take his artistic practice more seriously. During his time living in London, New York and Montreal, Tom continuously developed his self taught artistic skills; drawing and painting.
Tom completed his undergraduate at the University of South Australia in 2013 after returning from studies at Concordia University, Montreal. He went on to study a Masters of Art History at the University of Adelaide along with Drawing and Painting at Adelaide Central School of Art.
Recently Tom's work has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Kilgour Art Prize, 2019 & 2017 Royal South Australian Society of Arts Biennial Portrait Prize (Winning the 2017 RSASA award), 2017 Cliftons Art Prize, 2016 Fleurieu Art Prize, 2016 Loreto Star Portrait, 2015 Lethbridge Art Prize, the 2014 Cossack Art Prize and the 2014 Royal South Australian Society of Arts Youth Art Prize.