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Versatile sculptor and teacher, born in Keswick, Cumberland, who from early on was influenced by the American sculptor Donald Judd. Fisher’s mature work reflected contemporary issues, was built in plaster and used found material and could take some time to complete. He attended Edinburgh College of Art, 1969–76. Went on to live in Dundee, Angus, where he lectured in sculpture at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art. From 1978 Fisher showed at New 57 Gallery, of which he was chairman, 1979–80, and Talbot Rice Gallery, both in Edinburgh; Artists’ Space Gallery in New York; Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax; Hatton Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne; Camden Arts Centre; and Third Eye Centre, Glasgow. A 1986 solo exhibition at The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, toured Scotland; later one-man shows included Galleria Antonia Jannone, Milan, Italy, 1998.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)


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