John Maltby
1936 - 2020
Studied sculpture at Leicester College of Art and Goldsmith’s College in London and then trained in pottery in the Anglo-Oriental tradition under David Leach. John's work has gone through several changes in style and he now makes very discinctive sculptural work.
John has received numerous awards for his work and is an Honorary Fellow of the Craft Potters Association.
Born in Lincolnshire in 1936, John studied sculpture at Goldsmiths College, London. He worked with David Leach from 1962 to 1964, prior to establishing his own pottery in Devon. Although John trained in the Anglo-Oriental tradition he felt little identification with Eastern ceramics and traditions and was more interested and influenced by Picasso, Klee, Moore & Nicholson and the primitive Wallis. His work has gone through several distinct stylistic periods taking him away from functional pots towards the making of sculptural figures. John is inspired by English tradition such as the landscape, weather, myths and legends
He has received numerous awards for his work, is a Fellow of the Craft Potters Association and won the Gold Medal at the Faenza International Ceramics Competition in 1975.
Public Collections include :-
Aberystwyth University Ceramics Collection
Belfast Museum, Northern Ireland
Belgian State Ceramic Collection
Birmingham Museum
Contemporary Art Society, London
Crafts Council Collection, London
Glasgow Museum & Art Galleries,
Exeter Museum,
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
International Museum of Ceramics Faenza, Italy
Museum für Kunstegewerbe, Hamburg
National Museums Liverpool
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
Southampton City Art Gallery
Swindon Museum
University of Wales
Victoria & Albert Museum, London,
York Museums Trust
