Peter Collis was born in London in 1929. He studied at Epsom College of Art and Design and has lived in Ireland since 1969.
He was elected an Associate Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1990 and a Full Member in 1993.
Collis has had solo exhibitions in Dublin and London and has participated in numerous mixed exhibitions including the annual exhibitions at the RA and RHA.
His work is included in the public collections of AIB, Bank of Ireland, National Self-Portrait Collection, University of Limerick and UCD.