John Minton was born in Cambridge. Studied art at the St.John's Wood Art Schools in 1935-38 under Patrick Millard and Kenneth Martin. Shared a studio with Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde in 1943-46 and with Keith Vaughan in 1946-52. Exhibited at the RA, LG, RBA and Lefevre Gallery. First solo show at Redfern Gallery in 1945. Arts Council held memorial exhibition in London; retrospective exhibition at Reading Museum and Art Gallery in 1974 and Royal College of Art in 1994.