Chapman's early output was influenced by his training at Byam Shaw Art School and his founding membership of the Nineteen Thirties Group of Artists. Solo exhibitions of his figurative paintings...
Chapman's early output was influenced by his training at Byam Shaw Art School and his founding membership of the Nineteen Thirties Group of Artists. Solo exhibitions of his figurative paintings included Storran Gallery, London in 1930 and Leger Gallery, London in 1950 and 1953. By the late 1950s, Chapman was fully engaged in the exploration of abstract art and his 1960 exhibition at New Vision Centre Gallery led him to shows in Paris and Galerie Walcheturm in Zurich.