Résumé
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Education
- M.A. Sequential Design / Illustration (University of Brighton, UK: 2015);
- B.A. Graphic Design and Interactive Media (Hons.) (MCAST Institute of Art and Design in collaboration with Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Malta: 2010);
- Oil painting Scholarship Course at Lorenzo de Medici Art Institute, Florence, Italy: 2007);
- B. Psychology (Hons.) (University of Malta, Malta: 2006).
Selected Recognition
- 2020 Awarded “Artist of the Year” (Artist tas-Sena) in the 2020 edition of il-Premju għall-Arti (Malta Arts Award).
- 2016 Awarded at the AOI World Illustration Awards 2016 (“Advertising – New Talent” Category) for the entry “Maia’s Morning Malaise”.
- 2023 Longlisted at the AOI World Illustration Awards 2023 for the artwork “The Cost of Lies”.
- 2022 Selected as one of the selection judges for the Malta Illustration Annual 2022.
- 2021 Shortlisted at the AOI World Illustration Awards 2021 for the artwork “White Lies, Black Truths”.
- 2020 Honourable Mention at the 58th annual “Illustration West” Exhibition (US) – the annual show by The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles in 2020.
- 2019 Honourable mention at the 3×3 Mag Professional Show 2019 for the artwork “Spatio-Temporal Statistics Using R” (Books & Covers Category).
- 2019 Featured in the international publication “The Power and Influence of Illustration” – a book about contemporary illustration written by Prof Alan Male and published by Bloomsbury UK in 2019.
- 2019 Selected by the European Commission and the Maltese authorities to be the Malta Ambassador for VET (Vocational Education & Training) during the 2019 European Vocational Skills Week (EVSW) held in Helsinki, Finland.
- 2019 Honourable mention at the 3×3 Mag Professional Show 2019 for the artwork “Storytelling Cards” (Editorial Category).
- 2017 Shortlisted at the AOI World Illustration Awards 2017 for the artwork “La Belle Dame sans Merci”.
- 2016 Shortlisted to join the oil-painting-animation team on the full-feature, stop-motion oil-painting animation (and Oscar nominated) “Loving Vincent” in 2016 at BreakThru Studios in Gdansk, Poland.
- 2015 Shortlisted at the AOI World Illustration Awards 2015 for the artwork “The Plight of the Homeless Orca”.
Selected Solo/Collective Exhibitions
- 2020 “Illustration West 58” – Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art Gallery (LAAFA) – Los Angeles, California, US;
- 2019 “Julinu’s Radioactive Ravioli” (Solo Exhibition) – Spazju Kreattiv, St James Cavalier, Valletta, Malta;
- 2017 “AOI World Illustration Awards 2016” – Seoul, South Korea, Illustration Fair;
- 2017 “AOI World Illustration Awards 2016” – Aberystwyth Arts Center, Aberystwyth, UK;
- 2017 “AOI World Illustration Awards 2016” – Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk, UK;
- 2017 “AOI World Illustration Awards 2016” – Roe Valley Arts, Limvady, Northern Ireland;
- 2016 “AOI World Illustration Awards 2016” – UWTSD, Swansea, UK;
- 2016 “AOI World Illustration Awards 2016” – Somerset House, London, UK;
- 2015 “Brighton MA 2015” – University of Brighton, Brighton, UK;
- 2014 “Divergent Thinkers” – Dar Malta, Brussels, Belgium;
- 2014 “Divergent Thinkers 3” – VIVA Valletta International Visual Arts Festival – Blitz, Valletta, Malta;
- 2012 “Streets of Valletta 2013 Calendar” – Creative Island – Transcripta Multilingual Translations, Valletta, Malta;
- 2012 “Une Femme Effervescente” – M/S Hulda, Valletta (Hulda Festival), Malta;
- 2011 “Sulluzzu” – Installation – Malta Design Week, Old University Building, Valletta, Malta;
- 2011 “Strada Stretta Exhibition” – Interactive Installation – Fondazzjoni Temi Zammit – Splendid Guesthouse, Strait Street, Valletta, Malta;
- 2010 “The Art of Silence” – Front Kontra ċ-Ċensura – Gallery Liberty, Valletta, Malta;
- 2010 “DESIGNATION” – MCAST Collective Show – St.James’ Cavalier, Valletta, Malta;
- 2009 “MCAST Institute of Art and Design Exhibition” – MCAST Collective Show – St.James’ Cavalier, Valletta, Malta;
- 2007 “MCAST Institute of Art and Design Exhibition” – MCAST Collective Show – St.James’ Cavalier, Valletta, Malta;
- 2006 “The Go Mobile ‘Share Your Flair Young Artists’ Competition” – GO – St. James’ Cavalier, Valletta, Malta;
- 2006 “Memento Mori” – Scaremongering Art Collective – uninhabited house in Valletta, Malta;
- 2006 “The Big Bang” – Wicked Comics – St. James’ Cavalier, Valletta, Malta;
- 2005 “stART” – KSU – Valletta Waterfront, Valletta, Malta;
- 2005 “Strangers” – Scaremongering Art Collective – St. James’ Cavalier, Valletta, Malta;
- 2004 “Merely a Stain” – Scaremongering Art Collective – ex-Bar Karoo (now MonaLiza), Valletta, Malta;
- 2003 “This is Really Happening” – Scaremongering Art Collective – University of Malta, Tal-Qroqq, Malta.
