Keshavbhai Chhanabhai Tandel was born on June 1, 1957, in Kaniyet Faliya, Navsari. He currently resides at Shree Rangsadhna Society, 86 Chitrakut, Saribujrang, Amalsad, Ta-Gandevi, Dist-Navsari, Gujarat – 396310, and can be contacted at +91 99253 30165. Professionally, he serves as a Lecturer and Principal at B.A. Mehta Kala Mahavidhyalaya in Amalsad.

He completed his formal education in the arts by earning an Art Teacher Diploma (A.T.D.) from Kalavidhyalaya in Amalsad, Gujarat. He further specialized by obtaining a Government Diploma in Applied Art (G.D.Art App.) from Vallabh Vidhyanagar in Anand, Gujarat.

Throughout his career, he has held several key roles across creative, educational, and academic sectors. He has worked as an illustrator for the Gujarat Mitra Newspaper in Surat and served as an Art Teacher at the District Education and Training Bhavan in Navsari. Between 1992 and 1993, he participated as a guest artist in W.W.F. Painting Seminars & Camps held in Pimpri and Mahal (Dist. Ahva-Dang). In addition to his teaching duties, he contributed to curriculum development as a Syllabus Developer for the GCERT Fine Art Diploma (New Syllabus) in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad, and he engaged in academic activities in Mehsana and Vallabh Vidhyanagar from 2015 to 2016.

His artwork is held in various prominent public and private art collections. These include institutional collections such as the Gujarat Lalit Kala Academy in Ahmedabad, the Van Vibhag (Forest Department) of Gujarat State, and All India Adult Education in New Delhi. His paintings are also part of private collections domestically and internationally, including in New Zealand, London, Mumbai, and the USA.