1952
born in Hollywood, California
1974
studied at Pasadena Museum of Art, Pasadena, California
1976
studied art of painting at the Sonoma State University, California
1978
worked for Disney in Anaheim, California
1979
Bachelor in Fine Arts (BFA) from the Art Center College, Pasadena, California
Receives gold Record From CBS Records for artwork
1980
Works at NBC Studios in Burbank, California, USA
Exhibit design for Walter Hopps at the California Museum of Science and Industry
Drawings for Peterson Publishing
Worked with William Claxton / Hot Rod and Motor Trend magazines
Editorial drawings for LA Times
1981
Moves to New York City
1982
Works for: New York Times, People, Fortune and Wall Street Journal as well as courtroom artist for CBS Network News
1983
Writes essays about Computer-art for PC Magazine and writes a book MacArt Department
1984
Paintings for ABC TV, the Olympic Games in Los Angeles
Jazz series for Polygram Records
Public TV painting for JFK – A One Man Show
1985
Reportage drawings for the Grand Prix of Las Vegas
Reportage art for St. Elisabeth’s Hospital, Washington DC
Travels with Soviet Red Army for NHL
1986 – 1997
Paintings for the New York Times, Boston Globe, Thorn EMI, Atlantic Monthly, Bertelsmann Music Group
1988
Socrates Sculpture Park, L.I.C., Sculptors Working
1990
Collaboration with Richard Bellamy, Oil and Steel Gallery, Long Island City
1993
Teaches at the Parsons School of Design, New York, USA
1995
Mural commissioned by the News Corp, Rockefeller Center, New York, USA
Absolut Christopher (print ad)
1997
White Male Rage curated by Charlie Finch, East Village NY
1998
Paints The Roseland Mural (70 x 8 m) at Times Square, New York, USA
1999
Takes part at the exhibition “New, New York Views” at the Museum of the City of New York, USA
2000
Wassermann Galerie, Munich Germany – Streets of New York
2002
Designs a snowboard collection for Burton and creates the cover for the official City Guide of New York
2004
Mural for Dassault Falcon Jet, USA
Participates in exhibits: Kunsthalle Trier and Kunsthalle Darmstadt in Germany
2005
Times Square Project, installation at The Lab Gallery and the Times Square Information Center, New York, USA
2006
Print exhibit with Lichtenstein, Warhol and Ken Price: Ward Pound Ridge, Pound Ridge, NY
2007
„Metropolis“ Installation at Conde Nast Building, NYC PerCent for Art Program
2008
The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
J.N. Bartfield Gallery, 30 West 57th St. NYC
2009
“New York is Noir Again” series of black and white paintings for Galerie Tamenaga, Paris, and Galerie Barbara von Stechow, Frankfurt
2010
One of the founders of Lift Trucks Project, an alternative art space in New York
Art of the Print: Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut
2012
Mural for NYU Langone Medical Center, New York
Galerie Barbara von Stechow, Germany, New Works
2013
Greg Hubert Gallery, Madison Ave, NYC, City Abstracted
2014
Brill Building Project, Live in Times Square
2016
Paseo Caribe Mural Project, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2017
Montefiore Medical Center Virtual Reality Project, The Bronx, New York
2020
Exhibitions in the galleries Taménaga (Paris) and Laverdin Fine Arts Gallery (445 Park Avenue New York)
Group exhibition at the New York Historical Society and Asia Society Museum
2021
Watch cover design for watch manufacturer Ikepod (Tom Christopher x Ikepod)