
Chip Tom is the Senior Curator for Heather James Fine Art and is based in Los Angeles and Palm Desert. He has curated many acclaimed art and design exhibitions globally, including Ketty La Rocca, and The Other Side: Chinese and Mexican Immigration to America. Chip has worked with museums ranging from Centre D’Art Contemporain, Geneva, to the USC Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena. Most recent projects include serving as the guest curator for Art Macau 2019. He received his BA from Yale University. Chip lectures extensively with recent groups including the California Desert Art Council, and Yale University Alumni.
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Recently Sold Top Works
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Installations
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Sell Your Blue Chip Works With Heather James
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Heather James Fine Art Museum Loans
Heather James Fine Art has been honored to facilitate loans of artworks to museum exhibitions globally.…
Claude Monet Recently Sold Works
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The Art Market March 2023
Heather James Fine Art co-founder Jim Carona discusses the art market resilience and offers insights into investing in…
Van Gogh loans to the Detroit Institute of Arts
It is an honor and pleasure for Heather James Fine Art to facilitate the loan of two major works in the exhibition "Van…
Heather James loaned Van Gogh included in “Van Gogh in America” draws crowd
Heather James loaned Van Gogh included in "Van Gogh in America" draws enthusiastic…
Heather James loans major Van Gogh to “Van Gogh in America”
Heather James loans "Harvest in Provence," which Van Gogh painted in 1888, inspired by the landscape and colors of…
Art Market Resilience
Heather James Fine Art co-founder Jim Carona reviews the art market’s performance during previous recessionary…
Art as an Investment
Fine Art is listed among the best bets for 2022. See our in depth analysis of art as an asset in your…
Luxury Home Installation
Check out this video of the diligent and hardworking art handlers of our Operations department installing works from…
Curator Chip Tom Helps Inside the Desert Oasis Show House
Explore the collaborative design project featuring work by 11 different designers and exclusive artwork from Heather…
Iconic Life profiles the HJFA curated Desert Oasis Show House
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Chip Tom Guest Judge
Senior Curator, Chip Tom, judges Coachella Valley Watercolor Society's (CVWS) return to in-person exhibition for its…
Getting to Know Heather James Fine Art
Celebrating over 25 years, the Heather James team opens up about what our mission means to…
Celebrating 25 Years of Heather James Fine Art
In 2021, Heather James Fine Art celebrated 25 years in business. In that time, we have placed over 6,500 works of art…
Revolutions in Modern Art
In Revolutions in Modern Art, we hope to shed light on how Modern art’s greatest names have changed the course of art…
Heather James Fine Art – About Us
Heather James Fine Art has been in business for over 25 years, presenting important works spanning time periods and…
Mesa Modern
Heather James Fine Art participated in Palm Springs Modernism Week with a curated selection of artwork at the newly…
Ai Weiwei Lecture by Chip Tom
Heather James Senior Curator Chip Tom lectures about Ai Weiwei Circle of Animals - Zodiac Heads:…
Special exhibition of sculptural works by Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei’s gilded Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads at the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland,…
Wynn – Garden of Earthly Delights curated by Chip Tom
Wynn - Garden of Earthly Delights is now open at Wynn Resorts Macau. Curated by Heather James Fine Art Head Curator,…
Chip Tom at Bowers Museum
Senior Curator, Chip Tom, at Bowers Museum presents "Highlights of Modern Taiwanese Art," examining the evolution of…
Sam Francis Talk at Heather James Fine Art
Discussion on Sam Francis art and life with Debra Burchett-Lere, Kayo Malik, and Chip…
Farnsworth Art Museum Cocktail Reception
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St. Louis Magazine – Herb Alpert
Each morning, Herb Alpert wakes with three choices: He can sculpt, paint, or create music. In other words, the…