Tom Macbeth is an award winning Australian artist working in oils for the past 25 years.   

He previously focused on photorealistic portraits and has been a finalist in Australia's premier portraiture exhibitions including the coveted Archibald Prize, the Black Swan Prize (Peoples’ Choice award), the Brisbane Portrait Prize (Packers’ award) and the Kennedy Prize.  

He has enjoyed sittings with many prominent people including: 

• Her Royal Highness, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (Now HRH Queen of Denmark) 
• Professor Ian Fraser – Inventor of the Cervical Cancer Vaccine, Australian of the Year 2006 
• Greg Norman AO – former World #1 Golfer 
• Jessica Watson - Youngest ever solo Around-the-World Sailor
• Mick Fanning – 3-time World Surfing champion 
• Deisel – multi Aria award winning musician 
• Syd Kirkby AO – Antarctic Explorer (Polar medal 1958) 

Toms latest intuitive abstract work is a dialogue between structure and spontaneity, a conversation shaped by layers of abstraction, texture, and bold colour. These paintings explore the balance between order and chaos where geometric forms, drips, and gestural marks interact in unexpected ways, embracing the imperfections of the process, allowing remnants of previous layers to remain visible, much like memories embedded in a surface. 

 Each composition is an intuitive construction, informed by architectural forms, urban decay, and the organic evolution of painted surfaces. The juxtaposition of hard-edged shapes with fluid drips and expressive brushwork creates a sense of tension and movement, capturing the energy of both control and release. The palette often shifts between soft pastels and stark contrasts while remaining firmly contemporary. 

This work as a reflection of the environments we navigate daily, fractured, layered, and constantly shifting. These paintings are an invitation to pause, to explore the details, and to allow the viewer to bring their own narratives to the work.