Tom studied painting and sculpture in England at the Camden Art Centre and did his BFA at the Camberwell School of Art and Design, also in London. In 1982, he immigrated to Canada and had his first solo show in 1985 at Gallery Stratford. He has been exhibiting regularly since that time in public and commercial galleries across Canada. His work can be found in corporate and private collections throughout the USA, Europe and Canada. He has taught at TSA since 1989 and served on the TSA Board of Directors since 2013. He has also taught at Sheridan College, Sir Stanford Fleming College and the ROM. His current art dealers are The Agora Gallery (Stratford) and Galleria St Laurent + Hill (Ottawa).