Growing up in New Zealand's Bay of Islands, Tom Burnett developed a deep connection to nature, spending weekends sailing, fishing, and exploring the outdoors. His art is influenced by 19th-century masters like Henri Matisse and Utagawa Hiroshige, as well as the minimalist aesthetics of David Hockney.

Tom’s signature style blends vibrant color, simplified forms, and painterly detail to create works that feel fresh and joyful. Using the ancient silkscreen technique, he carefully layers each hand-mixed color, embracing subtle variations and chance elements, resulting in artworks that capture moments of beauty with masterful precision.

Tom has become known as a leader in the art of the silkscreen with his work represented in collections across the world including showing and the National Pavilion in Ottawa, Canada, and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMAT) Tokyo, Japan, where his work is held in permanent collection.