Thomas Yeo, a recipient of the Cultural Medallion Award in 1984, is a second-generation Singaporean artist noted for his abstract and gouache landscapes. Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Chelsea School of Art (now Chelsea College of Art and Design), and Hammersmith College of Art and Building were among his educational institutions.

Since the 1960s, when he staged his first solo show, his work has influenced the development of modern art in Singapore. In his early paintings, he depicted peaceful surrealist natural surroundings with wispy images of greeneries and rustic structures. He developed a liking for dramatic abstractions of colour and texture later in his career as an artist.