Myrta Fisher (1917–1999) was a British artist known for her oil and acrylic paintings.

Biography

Fisher was born in the Wimbledon area of London and, between 1935 and 1937, attended the Huddersfield Art School before returning to London to study at the Slade School of Fine Art until 1940. In 1954 and 1955 Fisher spent a year at the

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after which she combined a series of teaching posts, both full and part-time, with her art career. She exhibited, both in group shows and as a solo artist, with the

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and with the Eastbourne Group. With commercial galleries Fisher had shows at the Ansdell Gallery in London in 1971 and at Rottingdean and Newhaven. The Towner Gallery in Eastbourne holds examples of her work.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Myrta 1917 births 1999 deaths 20th-century English painters 20th-century English women artists Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art Artists from London People from Wimbledon, London