Peter Arscott (b 1954, Lima,Peru) came to school in England at 13, and later went on to Bristol University where he obtained a degree in Hispanic Studies before moving to Barcelona where he worked as a teacher.

A self taught artist, he had a number of solo and group shows until 1984 when he returned to live in London, working as a Blue Badge guide and exhibiting at various galleries. He now lives in Herefordshire and has a studio in Ledbury. He is a founder and a director of the Ledbury Poetry Festival, and is involved in the arts locally.

Recent exhibitions include:

Work selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and the Jerwood Drawing Prize.

"Muse" at Edgarmodern, Bath, The Affordable Art Fair, London and Amsterdam, the RWA Open Autumn and the RWA Sculpture Exhibition, Bristol, and Landscape & Topography at the Hereford Art Gallery.