Thomas Chatfield was born in Toronto. He Graduated from Northern Technical High School Art Course and the Ontario College of Art.

 

In 1967 he resigned as Art Director of a large Canadian company to make painting a full time occupation.

 

His first one-man show was in 1959. Since then he has had more then 50 such shows across Canada and the U.S.A, plus invitational shows at: Ontario House, London, England 1973; Centennial Library, Oakville, 1976; Mcmichael Canadian Collection 1981; Mcmaster Medical Centre, Hamilton 1980 and 1983; C.B.C Documentary filmed and televised in 1974.

 

Some of the many corporate collectors that display his work include: Abitibi Pulp and Paper, Toronto, Head Office; Canada Trust, Toronto, Ontario; Gulf Oil Co. Ltd., Toronto, Ontario; Shell Oil Co., Calgary, Alberta; Stelco, Toronto, Ontario; and Toronto-Dominion Bank, Toronto, Ontario.