Art Discussion Group ANNIVERSARY 1987-2014
Collective Art Exhibition - 2014 70 Artists painting sculpture ceramics photography MAY – JUNE 2014
Art Discussion Group ANNIVERSARY 1987-2014
Collective Art Exhibition - 2014 70 Artists painting sculpture ceramics photography E V Borg editor
Art Discussion Group ANNIVERSARY 1987-2014 Collective Art Exhibition 2014 70 Artists
painting sculpture ceramics photography
E V Borg editor and curator
ADG COLLECTIVE ART EXHIBITION 2014 Introduction
Dolores Lungaro-Mifsud, 106th Meeting Artist, 22.11.2012
The Art Discussion Group Committee unanimously decided to organize a collective art exhibition in May – June 2014 at Cavalieri Art Hotel, St. Julians in both art galleries: Renoir and Monet. This event will mark ADG’s 27 years in the service of artists (1987-2014) and its 120th Meeting Artist in April 2014, an event organized every month as a platform for artists. To celebrate and commemorate the event ADG is publishing a catalogue/book to document the collective art exhibition. This document is presenting a spectrum of art in Malta in 2014 by Maltese and foreign artists living among us. Since 70 artists are taking part this publication will open a window on the situation of the creative arts in Malta. The exhibition includes painting, sculpture, ceramics and photography. These four sections present work in varied media and technique. This illustrated hard-bound volume will be representative of local talent and also bring together all the artists in friendship and in a sense of cooperation, collaboration and unity.
The ADG Committee has insisted on the professional quality of images of artworks presented for publication and displayed for the exhibition, and on simplicity in designing the catalogue thus keeping text to a minimum and giving prominence to the illustrations or visuals. The publication will help in the orientation and education of the general public and augment its appreciation and evaluation. The catalogue will be launched during the inauguration on Thursday 2nd May 2014. The sponsors of the Collective Art Exhibition May 2014 are: Valletta Fund Management, Cavalieri Art Hotel, Bestprint, Vee Gee Bee, Marsovin, John Hudson and the Art Discussion Group.
E V Borg ADG Chairman
ART DISCUSSION GROUP A BRIEF HISTORY 1987-2014
In February/March of 1987, on the initiative of Paul Asciak and with the full collaboration of the co-founder E. V. Borg, a group of artists banded together and started meeting at the premises of Din l-Art Ħelwa in Valletta. The Group became known as the Art Discussion Group (ADG).
Mary Portelli, 99th Meeting Artist, 24.06.2012
ADG’s first activity was a seminar about Maltese Contemporary Art chaired by Dr. Albert Ganado with a board of four speakers: E. V. Borg, Mario Buhagiar, Emanuel Fiorentino, Antonio Spinosa Rodrigues. The seminar took place on the premises of Din l-Art Ħelwa in Valletta on Thursday 26th
March 1987. The seminar was well attended and augured well for the future. ‘Development or Progress’ was the first seminar on ceramics organized by ADG at Hotel San Julien, St. Julians on Saturday 19th June 1993 for 45 participants. Eventually ADG published a report of proceedings in both English and Maltese in the Sunday Times of Malta (08.08.1993) and in InNazzjon Tagħna (15.07.1993). Eighteen years after, ADG organized its second seminar on ceramics on Saturday 26th March 2011 at Cavalieri Art Hotel, St. Julians with the title ‘Growth, Potential & Opportunities’ attracting 62 participants. The chairman was E. V. Borg and the speakers were: Leonard Agius, Marika Azzopardi, Joan Haber, Angelo Mizzi, Paul Scerri and Paul Vella Critien. For the occasion a National Exhibition of Ceramics was organized at the same venue, attracting 32 ceramists with 64 works. The exhibition was documented with an exhaustive catalogue. The meeting of members became a regular feature and up to May 1998 the Group Committee organised 80 meetings or events. A circular was issued on Thursday 7th May 1998 for the meeting dedicated to Neville Ferry (b.1945), the ceramist. It took place on Thursday 14th May 1998. ADG again invited its members and guests for a meeting on Thursday 17th October 2013 to commemorate Neville Ferry (1945-2011). Present for the meeting was Ms. Rose Ferry. The activities involved were meeting artists,
Samuel Sultana, 119th Meeting Artist, 25.03.2014
holding lectures on art, seminars, and visiting artists in their studio. The latter activity was always well received and attended. On the insistence of old members, E. V. Borg decided to organise a dinner on Thursday 5th January 2010 to attract new members to the group and kindle enthusiasm among artists and art lovers, to join ranks and work together. The ADG committee organizes ‘Meeting Artist’, an invitation extended to a personality in the arts, once a month, to meet our members and friends. Since we tried to diversify we have invited artists working with glass, mosaicists, photographers, restorers, ceramists, musicians and an architect. Such diversity has attracted a wider audience. The ADG Group unites artists and helps them organize exhibitions, meet the general public and art lovers. It encourages artists to expound concepts, visions, beliefs, doubts and fears. The Group is a non-profit organisation, autonomous, apolitical and voluntary and as an NGO it abides by rules and laws as enunciated by the Voluntary Organisations Act.
The audience during the 119th Meeting Artist, that included Lorraine Finlay from Wales and Andrew Philip Hoyle from Scotland
ADG has become a platform for artists as it helps to bridge together the artist and the general public especially those who love art and appreciate creative talent. In 2014 ADG is celebrating 27 years of activity: 19872014 and its 120th meeting in April this year. ADG has an online presence with a website: www.adgmalta.webs.com to communicate better, feature and promote its guest artists.
ABDILLA, Vincent (b.1955) Immaculate Conception Binġemma L/O Mġarr MGR 2601 +356 21582204 +356 79813795 chr_abd@hotmail.com
I am a vigorous Expressionist. My romantic vision interprets life’s harsh reality in my intimate and personal acute idiom, in chromatic colours with a mannerist stance. My colours almost straight from the tube are somewhat dark and somber and emanate a certain roughness and rusticity. Such vision is related to my stark realism the result of my close and intimate connection to the land which I work to earn a living. The frugality, the roughness and hard life of the farmer is boldly expressed in my work. Nature inspires me.
01. Still life with Globe Artichoke | 2013 | oil | 62 x 86 cm
02. Potato Sowers | 2014 | oil | 145 x 96 cm
AGIUS, Angelo (b.1951) 16 St Anthony Street Żebbuġ +356 79334792 angeloagius@gmail.com
I speak in shapes, in forms and volumes in space. I love the human figure and since I have studied anatomy and the nude I am a realist. My textured figures capture the light as in Impressionist sculpture. I am an expressionist and I contribute to the vision of a social realist. I studied in Rome and belong to the Italian school of modern sculpture. My mentors are: Francesco and Arturo Martini, Manzu and Emilio Greco.
03. Nudo | 2008 | terracotta | 60 x 56 cm
04. Nudo | 2008 | terrracotta | 410 x 83 cm
AGIUS, Joseph (b.1967) 34 Flat 1 Carini St St Venera +356 21440820 +356 79050295 josephagius@gmail.com
I am not inspired by beauty. I am impressed by, and reflect on, life’s vicissitudes, decadence and deterioration, on wanton destruction and death, the singular democratic levelling. I philosophize on man’s despicable brutality and violence. And although I do not moralize I expose and condemn man’s heinous acts, deceit, hypocrisy and betrayal.
05. 2 Luke 23:39-43 | 2010 | stoneware | 48 x 78 cm
06. Chrysantemum | 2013 | ceramics | 90 x 45 cm
AGIUS, Louis (b.1948) Evergreen Triq it-TrunÄ‹iera Twila San Ä wann SGN 2123 +356 21371522 +356 99264846 louagius@gmail.com www.louisagius.com
Dedicated to photography for nearly 20 years but I am still evolving my artistic expression. My photography ranges from the figurative to the abstract, artistic architecture and fine art. My photos have been exhibited in numerous collective international exhibitions and three local, personal ones. I serve as President to the Malta Photographic Society.
07. Iris 2014 photography 63.25 x 46 cm
08. Lilium | 2014 | photography | 63.25 x 46 cm
AGIUS, Mario (b.1956) Casa Mar Mari John Otto Bayer Street Xag침ra Gozo XRA 2170 +356 21552830 +356 99472831 agiusmario@gmail.com www.marioagius.com
Nature for me is a source of inspiration for my sculpture. Nature is my master and mentor. I try to bring out my external self and inner being of despair and real hope, of deeply felt pain and burden of the world, but also a sense of real joy, that provides life with real meaning.
09. Pathos | 2010 | olive wood | 52 x 140 x 40 cm
10. Slave 2010 globigerina limestone 57 x 35 x 30 cm
ALAMANGO, Henry (b.1946) 148, Triq il-Ġiżimin Swieqi +356 27 803 708 +356 9945 5341 henryalamango@hotmail.com www.artmalta.info www.facebook.com/henryalamangosart
11. Rising from the Ruins (Gozo Citadel) | 2014 | watercolour and gesso | 40 X 40 cm
My art is grounded in my fascination with the Mediterranean milieu. Whilst my work is figurative it often tends towards the ethereal and transcendental, a quality that my preferred medium (watercolour) admirably lends itself to. Certainly the hues applied in my work are not constrained by reality but inspired by it. My palette is applied primarily to strike an emotive chord.
12. St Julians Mono | 2013 | acrylic ink | 40 X 40 cm
APAP, George (b.1945) Dar Is-Sajf 12 Salvu Dimech Street Mosta +356 79900230 georgeapap45@gmail.com
I find the Maltese landscape fascinating, no matter the season. I love our rural villages, the wayside chapels, the rubble walls and the rocky beaches that offer excellent material for a good composition. I also love the sun-drenched walls, the contrast of light and shadow and that particular soft light that caresses the sky in early evening.
13. Kappella ta’ Loretu, qrib il-Gudja | 2013 | watercolour | 76 x 109 cm
14. Triq, il-Belt | 2013 | watercolour | 96 x 80 cm
ATTARD, Mary (b.1949) Derby Flat 2 63 Triq Patri Ä uĹźepp Calleja San Pawl il-Bahar +356 99240979 samba.mary@gmail.com http://mary-attard.fineartamerica.com http://handmademalta.com/shop/wall-art
Photography is an extension of my thoughts and emotions. My camera helps me to see rather than just look. I like to capture textures, patterns and colours in my images. I love abstractions in nature and in urban environments. Landscapes, abstraction and minimalism in my photography are characteristic topics.
15. Reflections | 2012 | photography | 60 x 80 cm
16. Tree Bark | 2013 | photography | 80 x 60 cm
ATTARD, Noel Galleria Nattardo Dar Attard 2 Triq is Salib Siġġiewi SGW 3303 +356 99830658 +356 21465912 nattardo@go.net.mt Facebook: Arti Nattardo
I aim to convey the essential or the essence in my art and express only what I think is vital to grasp or to capture the viewer’s attention. The texture is the result of a rich impasto or dry brush technique, a balance reached between the aggressive application of paint and use of surgical gauze glued to the ground that thickens and roughens the canvas and a studied use of subtle colour and soft tonal effects.
17. Maritime | 2014 | acrylic on gauze and canvas | 50 x 80 cm
18. Red Sails | 2014 | acrylic on gauze and canvas | 80 x 50 cm
AXIAQ, Ray (b.1960) Fatima 143 Bronja Street Żurrieq axiaqr@gmail.com +356 21685286 +356 99519162 http://axiaqr.wix.com/ray-axiaq2
I live in a land of dreams and I paint fantastic landscapes inspired by reality, by land, sea and sky. Though figurative my compositions melt into the semi-abstract or abstracted realm. My images are the result of my creative imagination and my wild fantasy. I love the work of Kandinsky and as my mentor I tend to dwell towards a mystic world charged with magic, mystery and enigma.
19. Siġġiewi | 2013 | acrylic on canvas | 70 x 100 cm
20. Untitled | 2013 | acrylic on canvas | 60 x 60 cm
AZZOPARDI, Ray (b.1956) 57 Il-Muftieħ V. Mellville Street Swieqi +356 21372549 +356 79795465 ray.azzopardi@yahoo.com
21. Actor | 2012 | painted wood | 50 × 33 × 20 cm
Since I started carving wood I have changed my ways of approaching my craft and art. I am interested in the skill of carving that involves hours of patient work but also concerned about the subject I choose related to my vision and concept and to the type of wood used and its finish. Once begun there is no turning back.
22. Moods | 2012 | painted wood | 52 Ă— 42 Ă— 16 cm
BALDACCHINO, Joseph (b.1950) Merħba No. 7 Wesgħa 5 ta’ Ottubru, 1974 Żejtun ZTN 4101 +356 2169 4543 +356 7926 8388 baldr@maltanet.net
23. Wild Bald Eagle | 2012 | mixed media | 22 x 29 cm
I am a self-taught artist. I love painting in water colours and acrylics. I also like graphics and portraiture. I am 63 and started my first paintings around 33 years ago. I attended St. Joseph Technical School, in Paola and later entered Malta Drydocks as an apprentice and completed my technical studies until I was employed as a Patternmaker and later as a Recorder of Works. I love Maltese history especially that about Ĺťejtun.
24. Luzzu | 2014 | mixed media | 22 x 29 cm
BALDACCHINO, Wistin (b.1949) 209 Petra Triq Dun Mikiel Xerri Attard +356 99803307 +356 21224694 g.debono@maltanet.net
Critics rate my work in the field of photo-journalism as excellent. It is considered news items based on human action. My work could be termed popular or sociological as a genre of social realism. My spontaneous shots together with the ‘instant impact’ element they produce by their sharp and stark realism make it imperative for the spectator to participate.
25. Amor 1996 photography 20 x 16 cm
26. On a Sunday Morning | 1998 | photography | 20 x 16 cm
BALZAN, Keith (b.1975) +356 99890920 keithbalzan@gmail.com www.keithbalzan.com
I am a strong determined character though eclectic in taste. I am obsessed with passion and desire, speed, spontaneity and improvisation. Through draughtsmanship and sharply defined linearity and geometric qualities I try to achieve a dramatic ‘chiaroscuro’ effect. My predilection for dark and obscure forms, and spaces lit by fitful brilliant flashes of light, reveal the dark side of my character.
27. K | 2012 | computer graphics printed on photographic paper | 60 x 70 cm
28. Hillpath 2 | 2009 | mixed media on cardboard | 44 X 32 cm
BONELLO, Carmel (b.1960) 29, Toni Pace Street Mellieħa, MLH2450 +356 99827638 carmbone30@gmail.com www.carmelbonello.com Facebook: Carmel Bonello Artworks
I am a self-professed abstract expressionist. I am passionate about my work and use style to evoke value and meaning. The dynamic movement and energy flow keep the viewer’s eyes guessing but focussed. The observer is left with the desire to look deeper into the significance of my painting.
29. After Caravaggio | 2013 | acrylics and mixed media on hessian | 100 x 84 cm
30. Madonna and Child in Black | 2013 | coloured inks and mixed media on paper | 58 x 42 cm
BONNICI, Charles (b.1943) 3 Shalom Ven. Nazzju Falzon Street Birkirkara +356 21496196 +356 99229203 bonnici.charles@gmail.com
I try to express a feeling of reality in my work with a fusion of style and ideas. Working with form and shape I create compositions that reflect the visible and the invisible. My work projects my inner feelings and my aim is to embody in my work a sense of presence: a sense of life.
31. Love is in the Air 2013 Malta limestone 41 x 24 x 19 cm
32. Family Tree 2012 Malta limestone 58 x 26 x 18 cm
33. Relentless | 2013 | acrylics on canvas | 35 x 100 cm 34. Three Boats on the Seashore | 2013 | acrylics on canvas | 35 x 100 cm
BORG, Fabio (b.1974) 33, Hope Street, Mosta MST1308 +356 99802884 info@fabioborg.com www.fabioborg.com
My work is an expression emanating from deep inside me. My work is a mirror of my personality. I paint purely by instinct... I try to create a language of my own. I think the best way to view my work is not to ask what it is about, but to ask oneself how it strikes you.
BUHAGIAR, Karl (b.1994) 33 Triq San Laşşru Bormla BML 1145 +356 21673055 +356 79813150 karlkarl94@hotmail.com
I am the product of a modern technological world dominated by electronic gadgets, computers, graphic images and posters. I love music and drama and naturally like all youths admire and revere idols: singers, musicians and actors. I love hard edge fused to soft tonal values and bold strong colour and as an artist I perform on a stage disguised like a clown. I might laugh my head off but tragic circumstances make me cry too.
35. Seated Clown | 2014 | acrylic on canvas | 120 x 70 cm
36. Dreaming | 2013 | acrylic on canvas | 120 x 80 cm
CALLEJA, Charlene (b.1979) Calbo House Moxa Street Sannat Gozo +356 99424013 xaxaart@gmail.com www.xaxacalleja.com
These two works form part of a series that are inspired by trees. Yet the works are more an exploration of the human body transmogrified in trees. The works are an attempt in anthropomorphism and how we sometimes see ourselves in inert objects.
37. Waiting | 2013 | oil on canvas | 150 x 100 cm
38. The Innocent | 2013 | oil on canvas | 150 x 125 cm
CALLEJA, Clint (b.1983) 77 Waterways Penthouse Triq L-A침mar Marsascala +356 99477165 clintalexander.calleja@gmail.com
39. In Search For Asylum | 2014 | oil on canvas | 70 x 100 cm
Most of my artworks reflect my love for Maltese landscape. I love its vivid colours and bright light. Since I am observant and intuitive by nature my paintings depict a detailed analysis of the environment around me thus capturing a meticulous and defined synthesis of the whole. At times my reality becomes pure fantasy and charged with my imagination.
40. Birgu Waterfront | 2014 | oil on canvas | 81 X 110 cm
CAMILLERI, Emanuela (b.1956) L-Irdoss Farm House Sqaq Ħal Xluq, Siġġiewi SGW 2165 +356 99897126 emanuelacamilleri@hotmail.com
Throughout my life I was always inspired by the beauty of nature around me. I started painting in oils and then switched to pottery, sculpture, hand-building and throwing techniques. I keep expressing myself through my fantasy and imagination thus enhancing my freedom and satisfaction.
41. Lapsi Site | 2012 | oil | 50 x 60 cm
42. Two Faces in One | 2013 | sculpture | 34 x 28 cm
CARUANA, John (b.1948) Ħajt għall-Kenn 38 Triq Ċirasa Naxxar NXR 3332 +356 79907291 +356 21433 476 caroj48@yahoo.co.uk
My preferred medium is watercolour. My paintings focus on the colours that characterise Malta’s blue skies, honeycoloured buildings and rugged countryside. I strongly believe it is only colour that can transport a viewer to the land that is being depicted. My favourite topic is Malta and my works evoke a nostalgic mood for my country.
43. L-Għajn 2013 watercolour 61 x 44 cm
44. Id-Daħla tal-Ġnien | 2013 | watercolour | 61 x 50 cm
CASHA, Kevin (b.1958) 27 Moonlight Giovanni Papaffy Street Ta’ Paris Birkirkara BKR 4021 +356 21406097 +356 99470106 kevcash@maltanet.net www.kevincasha.com
In my photographic work, I continuously attempt to push the boundaries of technique and also try to explore and interact with what is constantly evolving around me. I am mainly bound to the search of aesthetics and perfection with an emphasis in recording and working towards showing proof of all that is beautiful in life.
45. Beauty’s Enemy | 2014 | photography | 30.5 x 38 cm
46. Aesthetic Flows | 2014 | photography | 51 x 51 cm
CASSAR, Godwin (b.1948) 52 St Valentine Street Balzan BZN 1504 +356 9942 1731 godwincass@gmail.com http://www.godwincass.artistwebsites.com
47. Maċina Senglea | 2014 | watercolour | 50 x 60 cm
My art emanates a sense of tranquillity, serenity, peace and rest the result of my cool, observant and reflective nature. My meditative and contemplative approach expose a placidity and unruffled nature suggesting mood, atmosphere and atmospherics. I have a penchant for order, reason and restraint. My landscapes, streetscapes, seascapes, gardens and skylines capture light and shadow, shapes and forms, space, depth and distance and vibrant light in a figurative and realistic manner - given a romantic and poetic slant.
48. Square in front of Chapel dedicated to Our Lady (built in 1846) off Main Street, Balzan, Malta | 2014 | watercolour | 50 x 60 cm
CASSAR Grace (b.1952) 60 Sardinella Triq il-MuĹźika L-Iklin IKL 1091 +356 9980 4285 cassar.grace@yahoo.com
49. Ostracised | 2012 | charcoal | 65 x 55 cm
Discovering portraiture was a milestone in my artistic career. The human spirit is manifest in its purest form in a person’s face. Faces undergo sustained metamorphosis that reflects who we are and what we are. Life is all around us, colours abound, shapes and sounds surround us but the key element of all is people. For what is life without people‌?
50. Portrait with Curls | 2013 | soft pastel | 63 x 52 cm
CASSAR, Mariz (b.1954) 107, St Francis Street Balzan +356 21442468 +356 79442468 mariz.cassar@gmail.com
51. Reclining Woman 2013 sculpture, bronze 25 x 7.5 cm
My ceramics and sculpture are influenced by the natural beauty that surrounds me, using earthy browns, greens, marine and also bright Majolica colours. My figures in bronze show both solidity and delicacy, an emphasis on movement, and acid effect caused by the brown (ferric nitrate) and green (copper nitrate) patina ‘a fuoco’.
52. Resting Man 2013 sculpture, bronze 17 x 16 cm
CASSAR, Matthew (b.1946) 44 Maphjor Tabija Road Rabat RBT 1971 +356 21454216 +356 79273658 matthewcassar@vol.net.mt www.artsmalta.org
53. Rough Sea around Filfla | 2011 | oil | 60 x 90 cm
My artistic vision and basic source of inspiration is light and atmosphere, dynamics and movement. I am fascinated by rough stormy seas as since early youth I used to observe and meditate rolling waves, studying their oscillatory movement and watching their progress as they rush and break on the shore. My favourite artist is Turner and I mainly work in oil.
54. Full Moon Showing | 2014 | oil | 60 x 90 cm
CAUCHI, Anthony Lucian (b.1948) Encantar, Baltic Street St Julians SGN1881 +356 21 38 22 38 +356 99 222 897 acauchi1948@yahoo.com www.anthonyluciancauchi.webs.com Facebook: Anthony Lucian Cauchi
I take risks all the time. I work in a different manner nearly every time I paint or sculpt. I never succumb to tastes or trends. I choose only subjects that interest me like mythology, mystic forms, historical legends and exotic phenomena. These are not popular subjects. But I create in a sincere and original way being honest to myself.
55. Torso 2014 ceramics 17 x 13 x 4 cm
56. Birgu | 2010 | pastel | 28 x 20 cm
FENECH GASAN, Alison (b.1974) Amal Group – Stained Glass Ltd Cannon Road Qormi +356 21491741 +356 79452848 sgl@maltanet.net www.amalgroupmalta.com
I run my own custom decorative glass company in Malta. I passionately chose to work with a glass medium as I create from conception to design stage and production. It fulfils me as I am motivated by new concepts and discoveries. My influences are eclectic. Working with light and colour in glass offers me many exciting creative challenges.
57. Starry Night | 2012 | fused glass | 44 x 62 cm
58. Moon Light | 2013 | fused glass | 47 x 36 cm
FENECH, Paul (b.1947) Tas-Sokkors Triq is-Sirk Swieqi +356 21370916 +356 99823495 paul.fenech@melita.com
I express my thoughts and emotions in watercolour. I paint what I see with my eyes closed. Nature carries me to heights I could never ever dream to reach. My imagination takes over. Light and darkness fascinate me. I do not know what motivates me to paint. My watercolours help me seize the moment.
59. Ta’ Sopu Tower | 2014 | watercolour | 40 x 52 cm
60. Si치치iewi Square | 2013 | watercolour | 19 x 50 cm (x 3)
FENECH, Janet (b.1995) 1 Dielja Triq il-Katlan Attard ATD 2750 +356 21436319 +356 99044887 janet_sheila@hotmail.com Facebook: JanetDianaFenechArt
‘The Limbo Trail’ terminated with an inborn luggage. That once intermediate and inactive state I transformed into the force guiding my soul. Those memories repeatedly retreated to, for comfort, are also the ones that have changed the most. The beauty of an experience is impaired by its exact description.
61. Fabric | 2014 | mixed media | 80 x 70 cm
62. Incadescence | 2013 | mixed media | 90 x 70 cm
FERRY, Neville (1945-2011) +356 79230023 bferry@maltanet.net
Neville Ferry (1945-2011) belongs to the second generation of ceramists on the Island who continued his studies at University level in U.K. thus obtaining a professional outlook. Seeped in local archaeology he was inspired by his study of primitive and African art and Barbarian culture in Europe. Fortunately for the artist he discovered for himself how to fuse his Mediterranean and romantic roots with Nordic and expressionistic tendencies that he had inherited through his family’s origin. Possibly one of the best exponents of local art after the 70’s.
63. Untitled | 2009 | ceramics | 52 x 68 cm
E. V. Borg (b.1945)
64. Icon 1 | 2004 | ceramics | 120 x 34 cm
FORMOSA, Martin (b.1957) 2, Tamai Triq il-Kartaġiniżi Qrendi QRD 1690 +356 21683709 +356 99882835 marformosa@gmail.com www.martinformosa.com
With its never-ending creative moments Mother Nature is a great inspiration to my art. I often capture on paper in pastel, the unspoilt habitat of seascapes at day’s end, and nostalgic vernacular architecture as snapshots of the present to be cherished by future generations.
65. South Coast | 2013 | soft pastel | 61 x 78 cm
66. Ix-Xag침ra tal-A침mar | 2013 | soft pastel | 78 x 61 cm
GALEA, Paul (b.1946) 16, Gloria Triq il-Kaless, St Venera SVR 1941 +356 21449202 +356 79449202 paul.j.galea@gmail.com www.galeapaul.com
67. Serenity at Gozo | 2013 | oil on canvas | 50 x 70 cm
Within an environment of unspoiled countryside and under the shadow of the heritage that enriches the typical Maltese village core, I developed a deep love for Maltese themes and grew a determination to record their beauty, to capture their light, moist and crisp aura, as well as their shapes and colours.
68. A Peaceful Village Square | 2013 | oil on canvas | 50 x 70 cm
GAUCI SCIORTINO, Doriette (b.1937) La Meta H.C. Andersen Street San Pawl Tat-Tar치a NXR06 +356 21410126 +356 99229958 Skype: edwing4456 edg@onvol.net
69. Second Thoughts | 2013 | oil | 44 x 57 cm
Academicians on art state that painting waves is one of the most challenging forms artistic expression. Waves are dynamic bursts of life and motion, and I interpret them in a way that makes the painting powerful and truthful using conceptual and perceptual skills.
70. Maltempata fil-Port | 2011 | oil | 42 x 52 cm
GIALANZÉ, André (b.1992) 292, Dio e Amore Xgħajra Road Żabbar ZBR 2601 +356 79929029 andregialanze@gmail.com Facebook: AndreGialanzePhotography
I attended various courses related to digital manipulation and prefer monochrome. I love a dramatic chiaroscuro effect in order to emphasise the continuous struggle between light and dark, good and evil, day and night in an almost mystical approach. I admire the work of the masters: Man Ray, Ansel Adams and Henri-Cartier Bresson.
71. Flight of the Seagulls | 2013 | photography | 75 x 34 cm
72. Warped | 2013 | photography | 38 x 26 cm
GOSHE, Vania (b.1976) 1 Montana Court Birkirkara Road, St Julians STJ 1300 +356 99064348 vaniagoshe@yahoo.com
My mission is to help viewers to escape for a few moments from some of the harsher and uglier realities of life, to lift their spirits and to instil a sense of optimism by portraying harmonious and colourful compositions to accentuate the positive through the use of colour and aesthetically pleasing arrangements of shapes and forms.
73. The Year of the Horse | 2014 | acrylic on canvas | 60 x 80 cm
74. Nymphs | 2014 | acrylic on canvas | 80 x 60 cm
GRIMA, Kenneth (b.1971) 4 Żerniq Triq Dun Franġisk Sciberras Mellieħa MLA 2024 +356 79729622 kengrima@yahoo.com http://www.kennethgrima.webs.com
My art is a polarity of forces. I work slowly and patiently. I feel that the secret for humanity to achieve a new path or direction, stability and peace, lies in balancing this attraction and opposition of forces. If this transformation in humanity occurs, artists around the world would feel this new energy and would create their work of art based on this new culture.
75. South Sphere | 2013 | ceramics | 50 x 30 x 30 cm
76. Tantra | 2013 | ceramics | 59 x 36 x 15 cm
GRIMA, Rebecca (b.1967) 197 G침ajn Qatet Street Victoria, Gozo VCT2107 +356 21565771 +356 99840346 rebeccagrima@hotmail.com www.rebeccagrima.com
I believe that art should be a shared experience, so in every one of my works there must be enough detail that a viewer can recognise and relate to. That is why I choose to work in a modern figurative style because human features are familiar and easily recognisable to all.
77. Committee | 2010 | wood | 30 x 69 x 14 cm
78. Snorer | 2001 | terracotta | 25 cm high
HABER, Paul (b.1940) 19 Xwejni Victor Vassallo Street Attard +356 21414040 +356 79415224 alka@maltanet.net www.paulhaber.net
Decades of impressions impinging on my subconscious moulded the artistic ethos for the expressions in my sculptures. At times readily distinguished: forms, spaces, growth and sublime artefacts sculpted by mother nature, the ultimate inspiration of many artists, other times known only once they are immortalized by earth and fire, other times still unknown wonders to me their own creator.
79. Contemporary Sculpture 1 | 2012 | ceramics | 65 cm diameter
80. Contemporary Sculpture 2 | 2012 | ceramics & stainless steel | 90 cm high
HOOGVLIET-WEIJERS, Annemarie (b.1949) 9 Sqaq-L-Isptar Mqabba, MQB 1101. +356 99001402 muzika@maltanet.net www.annsart.org
My favourite place to paint is my atelier at home, preferably with the door open hearing the birds sing, if there are any. Also in the countryside and near the sea: plein air. Blue is my colour, a painting without blue(s) won’t make me entirely happy. Painting is a fantastic art. It changed my life for the better. I love painting animals especially horses. Practice makes the Artist!
81. Haflinger 2013 acrylic + ink 90 x 65 cm
82. The Spirit of the Eye | 2014 | acrylic | 100 x 70 cm
KNIGHT MUNRO, Ronald (b.1982) 24 Erin Serracino Inglott Street Cospicua +356 21825512 +356 79201661 ronaldjohnknight@ymail.com
The loss of my mother in January 2012 made my brush strokes bolder intimating anger and sadness and thus my works convey more emotional depth that anybody who had suffered deeply can relate to. Art is what makes us similar to God. As we are His image, we create a variety of subjects out of white canvas as God created the universe and us out of a blank fabric of space.
83. Siġar fil-Ħawli | 2014 | oil on canvas | 40 x 50 cm
84. St Paul | 2014 | oil on canvas | 60 x 50 cm
LAVELLE, Charlotte (b.1976) c/o Culleens Killala Road Ballina Co. Mayo Ireland +00 971 558228329 charlottelavelle@hotmail.com
I am inspired by Malta and Gozo. As an artist such insular environment presents a challenge to me. My paintings are a snapshot of a particular scene during my stay there. My work is conditioned by my surroundings and the people who have encouraged and inspired me.
85. Golden Bay 2013 oil on canvas 150 x 70 cm
86. Pool at Ta’ Ċenċ | 2013 | oil on canvas | 150 x 70 cm
LEMESERE, Rita (b.1954) Il-Ħotba l-Bajda Triq il-Katakombi Salina NXR 6051 +356 21 585 857 +356 99 825 379 rita.lemesre@gmail.com www.ritalemesre.com
Actually the faces I depict are no ordinary academic portraits. Their eyes speak with an eloquent truth surpassing speech. ‘The viewer unaware of his own naked eye might even need to look away feeling naked of his own. It’s the tiny magical mirror on which crystal surface, the soul glints like sunlight and shadow on a quiet stream’.
87. Disillusioned | 2013 | acrylic | 51 x 79 cm
88. The Fortune Teller | 2013 | acrylic | 81 x 81 cm
LUNGARO-MIFSUD, Dolores (b.1964) 191, Arcade Street, Paola, PLA1211 +356 21895653, +356 77333000 dlungaromifsud@gmail.com www.doloreslungaromifsud.com
My work gives me a deep sense of purpose, with self-indulgence that makes each piece I create unique. I strive to express a sense of organic beauty to be shared by all who come in contact with the result. This notion of uniqueness and originality for me is vital in the process stimulating a surreal experience and inviting people to explore, touch and enjoy appreciating my works.
89. Evolution 2012 ceramic: stoneware mounted on wood 73 x 54 x 9 cm
90. Anemone | 2012 | ceramic: stoneware | 47 x 44 x 45 cm
MAYER, Anthea (b.1956) +356 21312107 +356 99894499 antheamayer@hotmail.com
Art has always been one of my favourite subjects. As time passed I attended some courses to learn different media such as pastel, watercolour, oil and acrylic. This is the first time that I am exhibiting two of my paintings in an exhibition and I feel fulfilled and excited that I decided to do so.
91. The Tree | 2014 | acrylic | 30 x 40 cm
92. Foxglove Flowers | 2014 | pastel | 45 x 32 cm
MICALLEF, Jackie (b.1963) 131 Constitution Street Mosta MST 9056 +356 2143 3821 +356 99311062 jackiemicallef31@gmail.com www.artacademymalta.com/en/art./jackie-micallef
I have been painting classical and realistic paintings since 1996 with emphasis on colour and texture. I am always experimenting with new materials and very often use them to build up the substrate of the painting giving a three dimensional effect. My abstract paintings are a combination of a planned and spontaneous creative impulse.
93. On Guard 2013 acrylic on canvas and mixed media 128 x 69 cm
94. Living Together | 2013 | acrylic on canvas and mixed media | 100 x 90 cm
MIFSUD, Charles (b.1963) 166 St Mary Street Ĺťejtun +356 21695211 +356 79426231 charles_mifsud@yahoo.co.uk http://photo.net: search Charles Mifsud
I capture a myriad of colourful cultures as I delve into the essence of humanity that makes our world so unique. As a globe-trotter I enjoy travelling on my own capturing fleeting colours with their vibrations and nuances, people in their daily routine. I try to capture the essence of place and time as I do, through my verses, a poetic and lyrical mood.
95. Marsaxlokk Reflection | 2013 | photography | 30 x 42 cm
96. Theresa the Gypsy Girl | 2013 | photography | 30 x 42 cm
MIFSUD, Louis (b.1948) Pandora 38 Giuseppe Calì Street Mosta +356 79286042 ellemm1000@gmail.com laura_mars@hotmail.com www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/louismifsud www.artsmalta.org
Art is an impression and in my opinion it should be an enjoyable one, irrespective of the subject. The presentation of the subject is vital. It should not be confusing, ambiguous or violent but easily understood and stimulates pleasure, to be sampled at one’s ease with a glass of good sherry, while feeling the artist’s message and wondering at his bravura.
97. Fomm ir-Riħ Bay | 2013 | watercolour | 24.5 x 36.5 cm
98. Mogħdija f‘tal-Lunzjata, Rabat | 2013 | watercolour | 36.5 x 24.5 cm
MIFSUD LEPRE, Maureen (b.1951) 18 Lepre Flats/1 Karmenu Abela Street Hamrun HMR 2161 +356 21225934 +356 99847724 maureenml@hotmail.com
I love the sea in all seasons. But since I am a romantic I enjoy expressing the effects of light and its reflection on water during dawn and dusk. In my ‘sunset’ I tried to suggest a tranquil and reflective mood, cast a lyrical atmosphere of rest, peace and solitude while in my ‘stormy sea’ I express the power of waves and the dynamic strength of the wind. The schooner tacking against the wind is symbolic of man’s determination in freedom and liberty to move forward.
99. Trankwilità | 2013 | acrylic | 40 x 60 cm
100. La Tempesta | 2013 | acrylic | 40 x 30 cm
MIGGIANI, Anna (b.1954) 5 Alley 4 St. Anthony St, Balzan, BZN1291 +356 79447470 +356 21472973 miggiani.anna@gmail.com
101. The Crucible of Fire | 2012 | acrylic on board | 73 x 93 cm
Abstract fascinates me with the interplay of thick gestural paint marks and colour washes as the starting point of the work, gradually adding layers of paint, letting the painting become spontaneous guided by emotion and intuition, where the artist’s sense of control, chance and random occurrences coexist.
102. Untitled | 2013 | acrylic on paper | 90 x 70 cm
MUSCAT, Joseph (b.1934) 16 Arcadia Triq il-Mo침riet Attard ATD 1840 +356 21414756 +356 99263364 jmmuscat@maltanet.net
For me, the act of creation involves two basic beliefs: that a thing of beauty is a joy for ever (Keats); and that, generally, it is emotion recollected in tranquillity (Wordsworth). My paintings are the result of a search for beauty. The inspiration is that moment of joy when I unexpectedly come upon a beautiful sight.
103. Trees in Autumn (Rome) | 2012 | oil on canvas | 60 x 60 cm
104. Trees in Winter (London) | 2012 | oil on canvas | 70 x 50 cm
MUSCAT, George (b.1962) 38 Triq ÄŠipru Naxxar NXR 3451 +356 21438188 +356 9947 1547 gmuscat224@gmail.com www.gmuscat.com
In my opinion, art ought to reflect happy moments. Viewers should not be burdened with the difficult moments in an artist’s life. With the infusion of colours and complex design, I create a world that recalls the mysteries around us. In this manner I open a window onto the world I want the viewers to enjoy and yet there are shades of my character and soul that are shielded in each artistic piece.
105. Plate (Comet) | 2013 | stoneware fired | 62 cm diameter
106. Torso (Ballerina) | 2012 | black clay and gilt | 90 X 34 cm
NAVARRO, Joseph (b.1954) 39 Triq ir-Rinella Kalkara KKR 1236 +356 21690438 +356 99849869
I spent my early years living in Valletta. I was fascinated by baroque architecture within the city walls and the splendour of paintings in churches, painted by local and foreign masters. In 1993 I organized my first personal public art exhibition at the Fine Arts Museum, Valletta. My pen and ink drawings are much sought after.
107. Kalkara (Limits of it-Toqba) | 2013 | pen and ink on board | 46 x 92 cm
108. Kalkara Boat Yard (Limits of Xewkija) 2013 soft pastel 41 x 61 cm
PISCOPO, Ray (b.1954) 249, Tanya Triq Isouard Marsa MRS 2012 +356 7947 3801 piscopoart@gmail.com www.piscopoart.com
I am interested in motion, movement, colour, vibrancy and order. I am fascinated by colour and on canvas I move with its fluid nature. Its intensity and variation complement ‘the self’. I use paint in its purest form. The finished artwork will project onto each viewer a completely different experience.
109. El Pescador | 2013 | acrylics on canvas | 75 x 100 cm
110. CafĂŠ Terrace at Night | 2013 | acrylic on canvas | 100 x 80 cm
RISIOTT, Joseph Martin (b.1949) 2 Malerwinkel Ġużé Bonnici Street Balzan +356 21493940 +356 79493940 joe.risiott@onvol.net www.joerisiott.diviantart.com
I am a versatile artist that experiments in all media. My works are highly imaginative and reflect nature, life, death and beyond. The highly textured reliefs that are featured in my works are the result of a design career that made me master of technical and artistic skills.
111. Untitled-13 2013 mixed media 85 x 52 cm
112. Untitled-14 | 2014 | mixed media | 85 x 52 cm
SALIBA, Mary Rose (b.1972) Shalom Għajn Mħelħel Street Żebbuġ, Gozo ZBB 1509 +356 21562549 +356 99228226 marrosesalibaart@gmail.com
113. Genesis 1 | 2013 | oil on canvas | 70 x 70 cm
I am a self-taught artist. Over the past 25 years, my works were displayed at various personal and collective exhibitions featuring among others ‘Motherly Art’ at the St Columba’s Church Hall of Pont Street, London (September 2003) and “The Pathway of Life” at the Banca Giuratale Independence Square Victoria, Gozo (January 2002). Also recently I organized another personal exhibition “Deus Caritas Est” (February 2014).
114. Genesis 2 | 2013 | oil on canvas | 70 x 70 cm
SAMMUT, Hermine Ann (b.1965) MecMic Ċimċem Str Nadur Gozo +356 21550545 +356 79617746 info@sammuts.com www.sammuts.com www-connect2gozo.com
Life is my inspiration. Feelings are my motivation. My thoughts and my body are my tools. My art is me. My work is about fairies and their magical powers to protect us from malice. It is about wisdom: the ability to think and act utilizing knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense and insight. The fairy of wisdom symbolizes a stage of our life, where we have gained the beauty of wisdom hence the ability to protect others, like fairies.
115. Cactus Leaf | 2014 | porcelain | 18 x 31 cm
116. Fairy of Wisdom 2013 raku ceramic with heat coloured copper wings 1.45 mtr high
SANT, Stephanie (b.1992) 66 Gardjola Triq il-Ma침sel Marsaskala MSK 3649 +356 21637939 +356 99208461 stephaniesant20@gmail.com www.stephaniesant.com
117. Self-Portrait in Autumn | 2012 | photography | 26 x 39 cm
I am a self-taught photographer. I have recently graduated in Communications and English at the University of Malta and followed a six-month study period in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. My love for self-expression in the visual arts goes hand-inhand with experimenting in photography and film.
118. Series of Boy: The Forest Encounter | 2012 | photography | 29.7 x 42 cm
SCICLUNA, George (b.1966) Casa Scicluna Paul Portelli Street Victoria VCT1712 Gozo +356 21563335 +356 99173866 sciclunageorge@yahoo.com www.georgescicluna.com
Mine is a journey of a soul in torment, a therapeutic confession of a spiritual struggle, a factual account of a mental crisis that is both psychic and physically tangible. I believe strongly in a structural language and agree with Jacques Lacan who argued that the unconscious is ‘literally structured like a language with the consequence that deconstruction provides us with the right way to understand it’. I believe that art is a perfect set of rules that in reality do not exist.
119. Kate Moss (after Marc Quinn) 2008 oil on canvas 75 x 45 cm
120. Wondering Girl | 2008 | oil on canvas | 75 x 45 cm
SPITERI, Darren (b.1977) 12, L-Għabex Triq Birżebbuġa Għaxaq +356 99826755 darren.spiteri@hotmail.co.uk
I am a self-taught artist and express my artistic nature in different media that include: limestone, wood, metal, clay and a mixture of other materials. I am able to develop and bring out the essence of the material at hand to transform it into an original contemporary work of art.
121. Emotion | 2011 | limestone | 25 x 15 x 20 cm
122. Senglea | 2013 | mixed media | 100 x 70 cm
STOCK, Klaus (b.1943) House of Sunyata Triq Ħabb Il-Qamħ Manikata Mellieħa MLH 5122 +356 99578460 +356 27578460 stock.klaus@icloud.com www.artsmalta.org
Ever since I came to live in Malta in 1999 I have been fascinated by its light, nature and architecture. I feel a deeper spirit to which I can only give expression through my art-work. For example, in my eyes the nature of bridges is more than crossing a gap, it also opens up to new perspectives.
123. Bridge to Nowhere | 2013 | oil on canvas | 70 x 90 cm
124. Self-portrait | 2012 | oil on canvas | 100 x 80 cm
SULTANA Samuel (b.1990) Off-Road Studio Żebbuġ +356 21414680 +356 79414680 ssul0011@gmail.com www.samuelsultana.com
I do not construct towards any ‘ideal’. There is no pre-meditation, no defined or determined concept, no plan to begin with or take off from, for I feel that it inhibits exploration. I rather engage with the unknown and thrive in the potential of what could be.
125. Shark | 2013 | acrylic | 80 x 90 cm
126. La Force | 2013 | acrylic paint | 100 x 85 cm
VELLA, Madeleine (b.1959) 16 Ludwig Misra침 San Alwi치i Birkirkara +356 21496848 +356 99849468 madeleinevella@gmail.com
127. Penang Sunset | 2014 | acrylics on canvas | 30 x 40 cm
I am a self-taught artist and find watercolour technique a very challenging and fulfilling medium. I treat my favourite subjects: nature and Maltese architecture with delicacy and finess. My father Cecil Satariano has been my inspiration throughout these years. In my retirement I am working to organize a personal exhibition.
128. Flowers from the Gardens | 2014 | acrylics on canvas | 50 x 70 cm
VELLA, Michael (b.1972) Flat 3 43 Hamlock Triq Carmelo Schembri Mosta MST 2480 +356 99253405 mikevee25@yahoo.com
I studied design, history of art and wood sculpture under well-known art tutors at Targa Gap School of Art, Mosta. I took wood carving as the main subject and learnt other media like mosaic works with glass that is versatile and comes in bright colours. I love abstract graphic design with its bold contrasts.
129. Panel, Abstract-1 2010 mosaic 56 x 140 cm
130. Panel, Abstract-2 2010 mosaic 56 x 140 cm
WEITZ, Anthony (b.1953) +356 94432962 aweitz@onvol.net www.anthonyweitz.com
131. White Rocks | 2014 | oil on canvas | 50 x 54 cm
The perceptual process of the ‘plein air’ painter involves far more than just unconscious application. All of the faculties come into play, your mood, your influences, your skills at that moment in time, your memory, and of course, your entire perception of the space and time around you. The ‘plein air’ experience involves both the conscious and unconscious mind.
132. Siege Bell, Valletta | 2014 | oil on canvas | 46 x 50 cm
XUEREB, Antoine (b.1978) St. Joseph Court Flat A51 Triq l-Im침ar Qawra. SPB 1573 +356 79258240 antoinexuerebart@gmail.com www.antoinexuereb.webs.com
Being a sensitive person, most of the vicissitudes in life that occur around me affect me deeply, but colours give me a sense of joy. Colours excite me. I work in different styles but I find myself more expressive in the abstract genre yet I try to make use and experiment with many different media.
133. Transitions | 2012 | mixed media | 28 x 80 cm
134. Vertex | 2013 | mixed media | 50 x 65 cm
XUEREB, Godfrey (b.1937) 120 Birkirkara Hill Ta’ Ġiorni St Julians STJ 1146 +356 21386291 +356 99803560 godfreyx@maltanet.net www.godfreyx.webs.com
135. Dawn at Spinola | 2013 | ceramics | 60 x 70 cm
My passion for artistic design has been in the making for a long time. After following an intensive three-year course in ceramic art and raku, firing techniques under George Muscat at the Malta College of Art & Design I never looked back. My philosophy in ceramic art is to please the viewer with a display of colourful well-blended glazes interpreting our environment and Malta’s cultural heritage.
136. Glow Over Mdina 2013 ceramics (3D wall-hanging) 82 x 30 cm
XUEREB, Maria (b.1949) Connie Fortunate Mizzi Street Victoria Gozo VCT 2578 +356 21565956 +356 99228746 mariac.xuereb76@yahoo.com
I love Gozo my land: a small picturesque Island. Being a romantic I sing its beauty and express its singular bucolic quality. I choose particular and characteristic nooks and corners, quaint and provincial and try to capture their timelessness, their rich atmosphere, mood and texture. Time stands still as I gently and fondly depict cliffs, waves, statues on corners, streets, houses, valleys and hills.
137. Ta’ Ċenċ | 2012 | oil on canvas | 55 x 75 cm
138. San Ġorġ tal-Ħaġġar | 2012 | oil on canvas | 65 x 55 cm
ZAHRA, Josef (b.1984) 31, Fonzu Gauci Street Ĺťurrieq +356 21680627 +356 79024680 josefarch@gmail.com www.facebook.com/josef.zahra.architect
139. Past Gone By | 2013 | acrylic on canvas | 70 x 100 cm
My recent compositions show a bias towards warm backgrounds involving an abstract play of tones that contrast with a vibrant subject in the foreground. A fascination with the human figure is reflected in my latest works. The objective is to be minimal, so creating work that is simple but yet striking.
140. Future Lies Ahead | 2013 | acrylic on canvas | 70 x 100 cm
Index 01. Abdilla Vincent 02. Agius Angelo 03. Agius Joseph 04. Agius Louis 05. Agius Mario 06. Alamango Henry 07. Apap George 08. Attard Mary 09. Attard Noel 10. Axiaq Ray 11. Azzopardi Ray 12. Baldacchino Joseph 13. Baldacchino Wistin 14. Balzan Keith 15. Bonello Carmel 16. Bonnici Charles 17. Borg Fabio 18. Buhagiar Karl 19. Calleja Charlene 20. Calleja Clint 21. Camilleri Emanuela 22. Caruana John 23. Casha Kevin 24. Cassar Godwin 25. Cassar Grace 26. Cassar Mariz 27. Cassar Matthew 28. Cauchi Anthony Lucian 29. Fenech Gasan Alison 30. Fenech Paul 31. Fenech Janet 32. Ferry Neville 33. Formosa Martin 34. Galea Paul 35. Gauci Sciortino Doriette
36. Gialanze Andre 37. Goshe Vania 38. Grima Kenneth 39. Grima Rebecca 40. Haber Paul 41. Hoogvliet Weijers Annmarie 42. Knight Munro Ronald 43. Lavelle Charlotte 44. Lemesere Rita 45. Lungaro-Mifsud Dolores 46. Mayer Anthea 47. Micallef Jackie 48. Mifsud Charles 49. Mifsud Louis 50. Mifsud Lepre Maureen 51. Miggiani Anna 52. Muscat Joseph 53. Muscat George 54. Navarro Joseph 55. Piscopo Ray 56. Risiott Joseph Martin 57. Saliba Maryrose 58. Sammut Hermine Ann 59. Sant Stephanie 60. Scicluna George 61. Spiteri Darren 62. Stock Klaus 63. Sultana Samuel 64. Vella Madeleine 65. Vella Michael 66. Wietz Anthony 67. Xuereb Antoine 68. Xuereb Godfrey 69. Xuereb Maria 70. Zahra Josef
Ray Piscopo and E. V. Borg at Corinthia Palace Hotel in 2013
From the Archives
Hon. President of the ADG for life, Mr Paul Asciak and his wife
Mario Abela and his wife Maryrose of Best Print Ltd., Qrendi
An ADG Meeting held to discuss the works of member artists
Visual record of the Seminar about Ceramics and Collective Exhibition held at Cavalieri Art Hotel in March 2011
Mark Vella of Valletta Fund Management inaugurating the seminar, with the board of speakers behind him
Marika Azzopardi, Joan Haber and Joyce Guillaumier during the seminar
E. V. Borg & J. F. X. Zahra during the inauguration of the Exhibition of Ceramics in March 2011
Mr. Carmel Apap, husband of Julie, who passed away a few days before the seminar. A bouquet of roses was presented in her memory to her husband
The Sicilian artist, Cari Privitera from Piazza Grande (Catania) at the inauguration of her exhibition at Cavalieri Art Hotel. The artist was invited by ADG for Meeting Artist
E. V. Borg together with the Cavalieri Art Hotel Manager Mark Camilleri, J. F. X. Zahra and past President of the Malta Society of Arts, Joseph Mifsud, during one of the regular and frequent exhibitions held at the said Hotel
Judge Joseph A. Filletti, past president of the Malta Society of Arts with James Cassar and E. V. Borg at the official opening of the exhibition of Luciano Schifano at Cavalieri Art Hotel
E. V. Borg and the well-known Florentine artist Luciano Schifano (who passed away in February 2013), at the inauguration of his exhibition at Malta Society of Arts. He was also invited to ADG’s Meeting Artists event
Luciano Schifano signing copies of his book written by E. V. Borg during an ADG meeting organized in his honour
The Gozitan artist George Scicluna and his family with E. V. Borg at the opening of his exhibition in Gozo in 2013
The award winning set of portraits by Wistin Baldacchino who recently held a personal exhibition at the Malta Society of Arts curated by E. V. Borg who is the author of ‘Human Warmth – Man as Centre Stage’ a book dedicated to a brilliant photographer
Matin Formosa and Mario Agius, artists, with their wives during a collective exhibition
Artists: Tony Weitz, Joseph Martin Risiott (below left) and Benny Brimmer (below right) at their studios prior to participating in NovoNoveArt Exhibition in April 2012 at the Malta Society of Arts
James Cassar and Paul Ciappara of Cavalieri Art Hotel during the opening of a collective exhibition
Publishers: Title: Sub-title: Event: Venue: Design & Layout: Editor & Curator: Text: Images: Archival images: Printed & Bound: ISBN: First Published:
Art Discussion Group – Malta Art Discussion Group – Anniversary 1987-2014 Collective Art Exhibition 2014 Collective Art Exhibition – 2 May-25 June 2014 Cavalieri Art Hotel, St. Julians, Malta E. V. Borg & Mary Attard E. V. Borg The Artists The Artists Mary Attard Best Print Co. Ltd., Qrendi, Malta 978-99957-0-693-7 2014
All rights reserved in all countries Printed & Bound in Malta Copyright © Art Discussion Group, Malta 2014 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publishers. Permission may be sought directly from the Art Discussion Group, Malta Address: The Secretary Art Discussion Group (ADG) c/o 239, Main Street, Balzan, BZN 1256 artdiscussiongroup96@gmail.com Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
(1) Art Discussion Group (2) Anniversary 1987-2014, Collective Art Exhibition 2014 (3) Art (4) Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Photography
From left to right: Mary Attard Joseph Martin Risiott Dolores Lungaro-Mifsud Joseph Muscat Martin Formosa Lucienne Zahra E. V. Borg (Chairman)
Acknowledgements: Valletta Fund Management Cavalieri Art Hotel, St. Julians Best Print Co. Ltd. Vee Gee Bee Marsovin John Hudson Mark Vella Organizing Committee: E. V. Borg, L. Zahra, M. Attard, D. Lungaro-Mifsud, J.M. Muscat, M. Formosa, J. M. Risiott No responsibility is assumed by the publishers for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained.
John Hudson
Cavalieri Art Hotel, St. Julians, Malta 2 May – 25 June, 2014