Thomas Kero

Currently living in Vancouver, Thomas is a partner artist at Arts Off Main Gallery at Charles St and Commercial Drive, in Vancouver, BC He has been teaching and making art since the 1980s. Before returning to the city in 2021, he spent 18 years living in remote northern, and western Canada, including the Western Arctic, the T’silcot’in territory, and in the central coast Heiltsuk Territory of Bella Bella.

Thomas works in various two and three-dimensional media, but is currently focusing on painting, and relief printing. His work is rooted in geographical place, and in personal experience. He creates images of both the remote parts of BC where he lived, and his current home of East Vancouver.

Thomas has a BFA from UBC. He has shown work in many solo and group shows. He shows regularly ad the Federation Gallery on Granville Island. He is has recently attended residencies in Ucluelet, Galiano Island, and was a feature artist at the Revelstoke Art Gallery, Glacier National Park “Art in the Park” residency/ exhibit.

He was one of the principle organizers for “West Coast Wild”, showing annually in Victoria. He has created several murals, and has led professional development workshops for the BC Art Teacher Association.