About me
| Short Bio | I am a Maltese artist primarily painting and printmaking. I’m currently working towards exhibitions in Malta and the UK. My interest lies in between dualities; the tension and dissonance between comfort and melancholy, isolation and connection and love and pain. |
| Other Roles | Artist, Curator, Fine Artist, Painter |
| Represented by | Anna Calleja |
| Skills | Drawing Figurative Mixed Media Painting Print Making |
Education
| Education History | First Class Honours in Fine Art at Falmouth University, Cornwall, UK. |
Experience
| Exhibitions | Anna Calleja: On Hold, New Craftsman Gallery, St. Ives, 2021 Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, 2021 Homebound, solo exhibition, Palazzo de La Salle, Valletta, 2021 Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, 2020 Extraordinary Postcards for Extraordinary Times, Newlyn Art Gallery, 2020 – 2021 Falmouth Showcase, Degree Show, Falmouth University, Falmouth, UK. 2020 Interalia, Painter’s Network Southwest, @paintersnetwork_sw, 2020 Celebrating Women, The Wignacourt Museum, Rabat, Malta. 2020 Tate Collective Producer at Otobong Nkanga: Ustudio, Tate St. Ives, UK. 2019 Exhibition: Anna Calleja and Will Calver, Porthmeor Studios, St. Ives, UK. 2019 Exhibition of local artists at Farsons Beerfestival, Ta Qali, Malta. 2019 Proposals for Change, Exhibition with Krijn de Koning, Falmouth, UK. 2019 Outside-In Exhibition, Falmouth, UK. 2019 Woodlane Windows Exhibition, Falmouth, UK. 2019 Tate Collective Producers Ustudio – Performance in Film by Isabel Lima, UK. 2018 Sculptural Installation for Limbo, Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta, Malta. 2016 b.1997 |
| Achievements | Winsor and Newton Young Artist Award, Second Prize, ROI Annual Exhibition 2020 Emerging Young Artist Call, ARTZ ID in collaboration with ARTPAPER and Lily Agius Gallery, 2020 C-A-S-T Residency, Helston, UK. 2019 Midas Award at the Newlyn Art Gallery and the Exchange, UK. 2019
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| Work | Self Employed Artist – 2016-present Volunteer – Tate St. Ives, UK. 2019 – 2020 Volunteer – Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange, UK. 2018 Learning Assistant to Lucy Grant – C-A-S-T, Helston, UK, 2019 Scenic Assistant – Rohan Harris Scenic Artist, London, UK. 2018 Summer School Class Assistant – San Anton Summer Club, Mgarr, Malta. 2017-18 EFL Teacher – Easy School of Languages, Valletta, Malta. 2016 |
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