Peter Barker is a leading professional British painter of landscapes and wildlife, mostly in Oils, but also in Pastel, Watercolour and Acrylic. He was born in 1954 in Banbury, Oxfordshire.

With numerous highly acclaimed solo exhibitions behind him, Peter's work graces collections all over the world and is in ever-increasing demand.  Peter is also a regular exhibitor at the Pastel Society, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Society of Marine Artists at the Mall Galleries in London.

Many awards of excellence have come his way, including the Frank Herring Award at the Pastel Society in 2006, the Ranelagh Press Award for 'An outstanding Small Oil' at the ROI in 2009 and the Stanley Grimm Award for the public's favourite painting at the ROI in 2009.