Tom Birmingham - Caricature Artist - Chicago, IL

color self caricature of tom birmingham
color caricature by tom birmingham of a man who is retiring


Tom Birmingham is a versatile freelance artist with a degree in graphic design. He has provided quality caricature art entertainment in the greater Chicagoland area for 30 years. He has also taught the art of caricature at Moraine Valley Community College. He grew up in the south suburban area and presently resides in New Lenox.



color caricature of man bowling in the mountains by tom birmingham

Although he has experience in greeting card art, T-shirt design, company logos, and humorous illustrations for newspaper and magazine articles, his true passion is caricature art. Tom’s personality, character, and ease with people make for an enjoyable experience. He likes working directly with people having the face to face experience which produces a priceless reaction of smiles and giggles that appear when the art is presented to the guests.



color caricature of a man with glasses and beer at a baseball game by tom birmingham


He states “I enjoy transforming people into cartoon-like characters and you can’t always get that reaction directly doing other forms of art. “ It’s truly a gift”.Tom has entertained a long list of guests, clients, and customers for residential parties, special events, and business expos. His client list has included, but is not limited to; Harrah's Casino, The Odyssey and Ugly Duckling boats, Ace Hardware, and Nationwide Insurance.





color caricature by tom birmingham of of happy couple in hawaii color caricature by tom birmingham of a famioy that is out hiking
black and white caricature of jack nicholson by tom birmingham

Check out our Nicholson page!
black and white caricature of arnold schwarzenegger by tom birmingham

Check out our Arnold page!
elvis by tom birmingham

Check out our Elvis page!
black and white caricature of marilyn monroe by tom birmingham

Check out our Marilyn page!
Like what you 've seen here? Then have Tom draw at your event!   Below are samples representative of her quick party caricatures.

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Serves:

Chicago, IL and surrounding suburbs. Will travel.

Speeds:

  • b&w heads only: 10-14/hour
  • b&w body/gag: 8-10/hour

Rate:

$150/hour with a two hour minimum.

Email us to book caricature artist Tom Birmingham today! Include your phone number, the date, time, and specific location of your event. You can also call us at 800-92-FUNNY (800-923-8669)

Click here to see Tom's past client comments.

Tom also does gift caricatures.   

Prices subject to change. Holiday rates may be higher. Number of caricatures per hour are approximate and cannot be guaranteed.

Tom has also been kind enough to do a caricature of me!