Tom Chambers was raised on a farm in the Amish country of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Tom completed a BFA in 1985 from Ringling College of Art, Sarasota, Florida with an emphasis in graphic design and strong interest in photography. For many years Tom has worked as a graphic designer and art director, including the design of packaging and magazines. Since 1998 Tom has devoted himself to photomontage which has been influenced by national and international travel, music, literature, and the art genre of magic realism. Tom has received fellowships from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.