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

Biography

Fisher was born in the

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area of London and, between 1935 and 1937, attended the Huddersfield Art School before returning to London to study at the

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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

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and

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. The

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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 the London Borough of Merton People from Wimbledon, London