John Samuel Tunnard ARA (7 May 1900 – 12 December 1971) was an English modernist designer and abstract painter, and anti-hunting activist.

[citation needed] During the 1920s he worked in various textile design jobs in Manchester — for Tootal, Broadhurst, Lee & Co, the carpet manufacturers, H&M Southwell, and John Lewis Partnership.

[citation needed] During World War II he considered himself a conscientious objector, although, as no man born earlier than 1 July 1900 was required for call-up, an occasion for formally registering his objection never arose.

Nevertheless, feeling morally obliged to make a contribution, he worked briefly as a fisherman in 1939, then as an auxiliary coastguard for the duration of the war.

His first major exhibition, held in 1932 at the Redfern Gallery, featured landscapes, marine scenes and still life.

In her autobiography, Peggy Guggenheim says that "His color was exquisite and his construction magnificent" and that "I was happy to think that I had discovered a genius."