Hailing from Sydney, Kean Onn See is an artist dedicated to the time-consuming practice of painting on carved woodblocks. Heavily inspired by Australian artist, Cressida Campbell and Japanese woodblock prints his work exhibits meticulous attention to detail and uplifting compositions of domestic scenes.

He is an artist who appreciates life’s minutiae - paint brushes and spray bottles, the form of a rice cooker and the fall afternoon light through the shutters, something he has adopted from the ethos of the Japanese artists he admires and Campbell.

Steadily garnering significant recognition for his fine work. He is a current finalist in the 2024 Archibald and Blake Prizes. In 2023 he placed as a finalist in the Sulman Prize, Mosman Art Prize KAAF Art Prize & National Emerging Artist Prizes.

Primarily self-taught, Kean Onn started painting as a hobby in his early 30s and pursued this interest while working full-time. 

Kean Onn See was born in Malaysia and now lives and works in Sydney, the land of the Gadigal.