John Knapp-Fisher was born in London in 1931. After studying graphic design and typography at Maidstone College of Art, he became involved in exhibition design and theatre design including scene construction and painting.
Turning to full-time painting in 1960, he lived and exhibited from his sea-going fishing boat for five years, exploring the rivers and estuaries of the South and East Coasts of England. John Knapp-Fisher has exhibited widely in England, Wales, Europe, Africa and North America. John Knapp-Fisher was elected a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy 1992.
His work is in a number of public and many private collections. For the past thirty five years he has lived and painted in Pembrokeshire.
Sadly John Knapp-Fisher passed away on Saturday 21st February 2015. John was one of the Great British Artists of the 20th Century, whose work, collected by so many will live on forever.
As you can imagine, there has been a high demand for John’s prints and there are a number of editions which are now sold out.