John Mitchell has been making art since 1959 when he was a painting student at Kingston College of Art. Since then he has exhibited in numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally including shows at Camden Art Centre, London, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, Leeds University Galleries and between 1972 - 84 six one person exhibitions at Galerie Swart, Amsterdam.
He has held two major fellowships, the Gregory Fellowship at Leeds University, 1979 - 81, and the Senior Research Fellowship at Cardiff College of Art 1983 - 86.
He retired from his last teaching post, Subject Leader for Painting at Wimbledon School of Art in 2003 and subsequently moved studio from London to Newlyn in Cornwall to continue his practice as a painter, sculptor.
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