Christopher began as a commercial artist, and has become internationally recognized with galleries and exhibitions in France, Germany and Japan.

He also worked for Motor Trend magazine with photographer Bill Claxton depicting the Las Vegas Grand Prix and Mille Miglia races.

[6] Christopher began creating fine art in the mid 80's painting household objects and tools on a "Brobdingnagian scale" in addition to making cast-iron sculptures, which were featured "in galleries in the East Village".

Most paintings are exhibited overseas to international art fairs and galleries in Frankfurt, Paris, Osaka and Tokyo.

[11] Tom Christopher collaborated with 13 art students to create a mural for the Katonah Museum to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

We will paint that image over an expressionistic background in the lobby of the museum.” [12][13][14] Partnering with the Fashion Institute of Technology's Department of Fine Art Media Laboratory, Tom Christopher and students from FIT will create three Bronx-specific VR experiences for the Montefiore Medical Center.

Christopher and students sketched on site and took photographs which were used to make preliminary drawings before translating via Tilt Brush into a virtual 3D canvas.

Originally in the El Mercado public square,[16] these murals are in the process of being transferred to the Luis Munoz International Airport, San Juan.

[17] In the summer of 2014, Tom Christopher and Oscar Andy Hammerstein took a studio residence in the Brill Building windows during its renovations.

[18] Christopher has been experimenting with collage-style paintings and silkscreens that utilize multiple images and layers with Master Printer Gary Lichtenstein.

It is an alternative art space with exhibitions featuring works from FA-Q, Christo, Ottmar Hoerl, Ed Roth ("Big Daddy"), A. R. Penck, Sailor Jerry, and others.

[23] The Butler Institute of American Art Director and Chief Curator Dr. Louis A. Zona stated that Christopher "...has bridged the gap between pure narrative painting and expressionist abstraction.