Rudolph Giuliani, who stated "Tom has an uncanny talent for capturing the essence of New York City from the perspective of those who have enjoyed the sights of the city on foot." He has also received acclaim through his museum exhibitions: he was included in the 1999 "New, New York Views" exhibition at Museum of the City of New York, and recently had a "Metropolis" exhibition at Butler Institute of American Art. 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. He has become to American painting what Count Basie or Duke Ellington became to American popular music, not completely jazz but certainly owing much to Charlie Parker and Charlie Mingus." Applied projects Tom Christopher and watchmaker Ikepod have collaborated on new models featuring Christopher's work on the watch face. A clothing line by Illusions was introduced in 2020. In 2019 Christopher's studio and flash art collection was featured on American Pickers. Christopher has done work on a line of clothing with Urban Outfitters and Nordstroms entitled "Threads4Thought". He also was commissioned by Michel Roux for the "Absolut Collection" for Absolut Vodka and was included in the "Absolut Book" by Richard Lewis. Christopher has also designed a "Cruzer" line of snowboards for Burton Snowboards. In addition, he was commissioned to paint an oversized baseball for the New York Yankees for their 2000 game against the Atlanta Braves. Ikepod Watch has started a Tom Christopher Art Series to go along with past collaborations with artists Jeff Koons and pop arts KAWS. Exhibitions Selected solo exhibitions St. Marks Gallery New York 1990 Eastmann Wahmendorf Gallery, Helio Gallery, New York 1990 Tamenaga Gallery, New York: 1993, 1994 Michael Owen Gallery, New York: 1996 David Findlay Galleries, New York: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005 Galerie Tamenaga, Tokyo, Osaka: 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007,2010 Galerie Tamenaga, Paris: 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2009,2011,2013,2014,2015, 2016 Galerie Barbara von Stechow, Frankfurt: 1999, 2002, 2004,2007,2009,2012,2013,2014,2015, 2016 Galerie Vomel, Düsseldorf: 2004, 2006, 2010 Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, NY: 2007 Conde Nast Building, NYC Per Cent for Art Commission, 2007 The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown Ohio: May 2008 HSBC, Trinkaus and Burkhardt, Frankfurt: 2007, Hamburg: 2008 J.N. Bartfield Gallery New York: 2008, 2015, 2016 Brill Building Project, New York, NY, 2014 The Future is Immersive Fashion Institute of Technology, New