Thomas Raat

Thomas Raat is an artist and lecturer affiliated with the Bachelor Fine Arts program at the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague. His artistic practice investigates the intersection of painting, sculpture, design, and architecture within systems of display, focusing on how value is ascribed to materials and artistic strategies. He holds a dual focus on material origins and cultural-historical conventions, merging these into immersive exhibition frameworks.

Education includes the Royal Academy of Art (2001), Norwich School of Art and Design (2000), Delfina Studio Program (London, 2005-06), and the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten (Amsterdam, 2011-12). Recent exhibitions include solo shows at Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal (Leiden, 2019), Circl (Amsterdam, 2017), and venues in Eindhoven, Heerlen, Beijing, and London.

• Awards: Royal Award for Modern Painting (2003-04), Hermine van Bers Prize (2010), Buning Brongers Prize (2012)

His work interrogates the role of art objects in contemporary life, blending critique with creative reimagining of material and ideological systems.