Tom Keukenmeester, born in Adelaide is a contemporary Australian artist working on Kaurna land.
Tom’s work is led by research and an appreciation of art history, utilising a playful aesthetic while maintaining a deep respect for craftsmanship. The work explores global histories and languages of figurative representation, often engaging with the cyclical nature of history and it’s echo across different cultures. The work employs cross-cultural thinking to engage with concepts of ritual, archetypes and the spiritual.
Tom studied a Master of Art History at The University of Melbourne and The University of Adelaide (2019) along with Drawing and Painting at Adelaide Central School of Art (2016). He has exhibited extensively in Australia and has participated in several national and international residencies including at The Jam Factory, South Australia, Urban Arts Projects, Queensland and Taller Gingell, Barcelona.
His work has been shown in numerous art fairs, prizes, curated and commercial exhibitions including the 2024 SALA Contemporary Art Award, 2023 Sydney Contemporary, 2023 Australian Ceramic Association, 2022 Melbourne Art Fair, 2022 Waverly Art Prize, 2020 Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize, 2019 Kilgour Art Prize, 2021, 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 and the 2014 Cossack Art Prize.