John Wright RE was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire and attended the Doncaster School of Art during WW II. After National Service he entered the School of Engraving at the Royal College of Art. Teacher at secondary modern schools in Doncaster and Birrmingham and became senior lecturer at Leicester Polytechnic School of Fine Art. Associate member RE in 1955 and made Fellow in 1975 and a member of the Leicester Society of Artists. Ref: Buckman Artists in Britain. 2006. / Hopkinson: History of The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. Oxford 1999.