Peter Cunningham

Born in Birmingham in 1951, in the industrial midlands of England. By 1963 Peter's family had moved from the city to the Staffordshire countryside. Experiencing these two contrasting environments (industrial and rural), during formative years, proved to be an influential factor in the ongoing development of his art and his choice of subject. Peter trained at Stafford College of Art and Design, and went on to do a vocational course in Fine Art Painting at the Byam Shaw School of Drawing and Painting, in London.
With his formal education behind him, Peter (with his wife Gail) set up a studio in their first home, a converted canal narrowboat.
In 1984 Peter and his family moved to Canada. He is now a Canadian citizen and lives in Ottawa, Ontario, working at his busy Bells Corners studio.
He is currently represented by galleries in Ottawa and Saint John, NB and is included in many private collections in Canada, England and the United States.