He received his BFA from Indiana University Bloomington and MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. In addition to this he has completed residencies at the Florence Study Abroad Program and the Art Students League in Vytacil, NY. He has dedicated his initial teaching experience in helping young artists and has taught at SFAI’s Young Artist Program as well as the Meridian Gallery Interns Program. His work can be viewed at: tcolcord.wixsite.com/tomcolcord.