Peter Kelly was educated at the West Ham School of Art and Technology in graphic design and afterwards at the Central School of Art and Design in London. From 1957 he pursued a successful career as a graphic designer, illustrator and painter. He has exhibited in the Royal Academy, the Laing, the Hunting Art Prize, the Singer & Friedlander and the Discerning Eye where he has won the Chairman's prize. Peter has received numerous awards in the last ten years including the de Lazlo Medal at the RBA. He is a loyal supporter of the Small Paintings Society.