Arthur Lanyon was born in Leicester, and now lives and works in Penzance, Cornwall. His art studies began with Foundation work at Falmouth, Cornwall (2003-4) in which he received a Distinction.  Afterwards he achieved First Class Hons in Fine Art (2005-8) in Cardiff.

'My process of painting continually evolves within different stages of concentration, one that is figuratively minded and one based on abstract formal decisions. 

'It starts with the conscious decision of trying to do something back to front, an interest in figurative painting triggers an urge to subvert a traditional representation, so in this sense I’m looking through abstraction towards the figurative, a way to catch form by surprise.'

 He exhibits widely throughout the UK, and at Cornwall Contemporary in Penzance.