Artwork of the Week - 28th October 2014

John Knapp-Fisher - Lone Cyclist

John Knapp-Fisher was born in London in 1931, his father was a Professor of Architecture at the Royal College of Art. John's earliest memories are drawing and paintings alongside his father. John studied graphic design and typography at Maidstone College of Art. After becoming involved in exhibition and theatre design including scene construction and painting, John went on to become a full time artist in 1960. He moved to Pembrokeshire , Wales in 1965 and since then his paintings have captured the Pembrokeshire landscape that surrounds him.

John Knapp-Fisher has exhibited internationally and his work is held in many public and private collections including The National Museum of Wales, The National Library of Wales, The Contemporary Art Society of Wales and Tenby Museum.

John has also been featured on television and radio and his work has been widely reviewed in newspapers and magazines for the Arts. In 1992 he was elected a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy. To mark his 80th birthday in August 2011, Knapp-Fisher featured on the BBC Radio Wales Arts Show. He also held an exhibition of new paintings at the Martin Tinney Gallery in Cardiff.

John draws or paints every day, he likes to work from drawings in his sketchbook rather than from photographs. John works in ink and watercolour, oil and mixed media on paper and board. Lone Cyclist is a Signed Limited Edition Print by John Knapp-Fisher, to view the full collection of available Limited Edition Prints take a look at Union Art.