Eric Malthouse (1914–1997) was a British artist and print maker who spent most of his career in South Wales. His work can be found in several collections including the Tate, the National Museum of Wales, the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth University, Art UK and the Government Art Collection. Life Malthouse was born in Erdington, Birmingham in 1914. He went to King Edward V1 Aston School and from 1931 to 1937 he studied at Birmingham College of Arts & Crafts (now Birmingham School of Art). He was Art Master (1938–39) at Salt's High Schools (now Titus Salt School) at Saltaire, Shipley, Yorkshire. Then he spent two years (1940–42) in the Royal Armoured Corps. In 1943 he was reappointed Art Master at Salt's High Schools, Shipley. Then in 1944 he was appointed lecturer and later senior lecturer at Cardiff School of Art (1944–73). He was a founder member of the "South Wales Group (Now known as "The Welsh Group")" (1949) and with David Tinker and Michael Edmonds he founded the "56 Group Wales" in 1956. Malthouse was an active member (1956-1970) of the 56 Group being chair (1961), publicity officer (!962-1963) and treasurer (1963-1965) until he resigned in 1970 along with John Selway and Ernest Zobole, apparently in protest at the desire of some constructivists to exhibit together. He was also a founder member of the Watercolour Society of Wales (now known as the Royal Watercolour Society of Wales) in 1959. In addition from 1959 he was an associate of the Royal West of England Academy. Up until 1955 he had been known as James Malthouse and used this name to sign his pictures. By 1956 he had largely stopped using his second forename and for the rest of his career he used his first forename being known as Eric Malthouse and signing his pictures with this name. He was elected to the Printmakers' Council in 1971 and in 1973 he retired from Cardiff School of Art moving to Cargreen in Cornwall where he continued his work with non-figurative oils and prints. In 1981 he moved to Keynsham. His wife Anne died in 1982 and in 1985 he moved back to Barry in South Wales where he continued to produce colourful abstracts and he also began a series of watercolours of scenes around Barry which he continued until he died in 1997. Art Much of his early work was Figurative and