BIOGRAPHY

Born in 1979, Tom was raised in Oxfordshire in the beautiful village of Ewelme. This bucolic setting provided a serene, natural environment that let his artist talent flourish. Surrounded by quiet lanes and woodlands, he had the freedom to explore and develop a strong aesthetic instinct, building a solid foundation that would fuel his practise and visual curiosity as an adult.

Tom’s work has been selected for many national art exhibitions including three showings at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, four selections for The Lynn Painter Stainers Prize and in 2014, was shortlisted for the BP Portrait Prize. He has had two solo shows at Panter & Hall in London’s West End.

His paintings have won multiple awards including prizes from The Discerning Eye and the coveted Critics Prize from the New English Art Club.

He lives and works in Bristol, UK.

View from the top of Rabbits Hill, Ewelme.

Awards

Exhibition Prize – Patchings Festival – 2017
The Royal Talens Award- Patchings Festival – 2017
The Artist Magazine Purchase Prize – Patchings Festival – 2017
Best Emerging Artist – National Open Art – 2016
The Critics Prize – The New English Art Club – 2015
The Founders Prize – The Discerning Eye – 2015
The Smallwood Architects Prize – The RP annual Exhibition – 2015
Benton Purchase Prize – The Discerning Eye – 2014
Porthleven Prize – The Bristol Painting Prize – 2014
2nd Prize, Young Artist Award – The ROI annual Exhibition – 2014
Winsor & Newton Award – The ROI annual Exhibition – 2014
Bristol Fine Art Prize – The Bristol Painting Prize – 2013

Collections

Brunel University - Bristol, UK
The Discerning Eye - London, UK
Smallwood Architects - London, UK
Patchings Festival - Nottingham, UK

Solo Shows

Light, Shade & Water – Panter & Hall, Pall Mall, London – March, 2019
Coast to Capital – Panter & Hall, Pall Mall, London – June, 2016

Open Exhibitions

The BP Portrait Award – 2014
Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize – 2013,14,17,19
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition – 2013,15,16
New English Art Club
Royal Society of Portrait Painters
Royal Society of British Artists
Royal Institute of Oil Painters
Royal Society of Marine Artists
Royal West of England Academy
Bath Society of Artists
The Discerning Eye - 2025 Invited Artist 2021
National Open Art Competition

Memberships

BSA - Bath Society Of Artists

Press

Discover Britain 2019
Artists & Illustrators 2019
The Artist 2017
Let’s Paint! 2016
The Artist 2015
Artists & Illustrators 2015
The Bristol Magazine 2015
BP Portrait award 2014
Plein Air Magazine 2013
Leisure Painter 2013
Clifton Matters 2013

NEAC logo with the text 'The New English Art Club'
RA Royal Academy logo
RWA logo with white text on a black background.
Logo of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters featuring the initials 'RP' and a crown, with the society's name in black text.
BP Portrait Award logo with black background and white and pink text.