About me

Short Bio

Sheldon Saliba (b.2000) is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Malta, with an interest in socio environmental issues. Currently, his practice explores landscapes in constant flux in both rural and urban environments, investigating aspects related to the post-/Anthropocene including extraction, territorialisation and identifying alternative ways of living. His work uncovers the multiplicity of land use and investigates the dichotomy of human-made and natural materials. He is currently reading for an MA in Fine Arts within the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Malta.

Since 2019, Saliba has participated in various collective shows in Malta, such as those at the Gabriel Caruana Foundation (2021/2023), Malta Society of Arts (2023) and the Malta School of Art (2022/2023). In 2020, Sheldon was selected to participate in the ARTIVISTI Programme with his traveling installation Tiles of Occupation, a mentored programme by Arts Council Malta that promotes art and activism. In 2022, Saliba was invited to represent Malta in the Night of Ideas, a youth forum organised by the French Institute with the aim of discussing the environment, international solidarity and human rights. He was also the winner of
the second edition of Shifting Contexts, a collaborative project between Spazju Kreattiv and Aġenizija Żgħażagħ, with his sculptural installation Reconstructed Balustrades. In 2023, Saliba held his debut solo exhibition, Fragmented Relics, at Valletta Contemporary, Valletta.

Experience

Exhibitions

solo shows

2023
Fragmented Relics, Valletta Contemporary, Valletta, Malta

2020
Tiles of Occupation, set up at Wied Għomor, l-Aħrax tal-Mellieħa, Xgħajra and Manoel Island, Malta – supported by the Arts Council Malta and Aġenzija Żgħażagħ through the programme ARTIVISTI

collective exhibitions

2023
iMprint 6 – Converging Directions, Malta Society of Arts, Valletta, Malta – Curated by Christian Attard
No Time to Spare, The Mill (Gabriel Caruana Foundation), Birkirkara, Malta – Curated by Elyse Tonna
Viewing Room Marlands, Poush, Paris, France
Permanence, Malta School of Art, Valletta, Malta

2022
I landed. Sicily, Isola Catania, Catania, Sicily – Co-Curated by Elena Posokhova & Mariagrazia Pontorno
I landed. Malta, Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta, Malta – Co-Curated by Elena Posokhova & Vince Briffa
The Summer Showcase, Bureau Iniala, Valletta, Malta – Curated by Maria Galea
Shifting Contexts II, Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta, Malta – Curated by Trevor Borg
Transitions, Malta School of Art, Valletta, Malta

2021
APS Summer Festival, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
un/usual occurrence, The Mill (Gabriel Caruana Foundation), Birkirkara, Malta – Curated by Elyse Tonna

2020
Fotographija Hand Printed, Splendid, Valletta, Malta

2019
BEING CALYPSO | BEING ULYSSES, G. F. Abela Junior College, Msida, Malta – Curated by Vince Briffa