Antler Cry — Anthony Catania
On display at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta is a solo exhibition by artist Antony Catania that draws on the Greek myth of Actaeon, the hunter who stumbled upon the goddess Artemis bathing. For Antler Cry, curated by Jean Pierre Magro, Catania goes beyond exploring the myth and delves into the cost of seeing something forbidden. Defined by violent strokes, dark hues, and a raw, almost physical texture, his work directly challenges the viewer’s comfort, urging us to confront what lies beneath our own surfaces. Until 11th January 2026.
Ċafċif - Dominique Ciancio
Contemporary artist Dominique Ciancio’s latest body of work, on display soon at Il-Kamra ta’ Fuq in Mqabba, invites viewers to imagine what the sea might say if it could speak to an island forged by waves. With its ability to reflect, the sea becomes a visual allegory for introspection, and this collection, curated by Melanie Erixon, is a meditation on identity. “The sea is both a boundary and a connector. It isolates, but it also links. It marks what is close and what is distant, what is safe and what is wild.” 7th-21st December.
Beings from the Bestiary
In this exhibition curated by Fabrizio Mifsud Soler, artists Rebecca Bonaci, Seb Tanti Burlo, Ed Dingli, Tarini Sethi, Péter Gallov, Herkli Mátyás Barnabás, Pete Codling, Jimmy Grima and Max Saliba explore real and imagined creatures through drawing and print, taking their cue from the historical bestiary. Presented by The Bored Peach Club in collaboration with Farsons’ The Brewhouse, this exhibition, with its collection of unique perspectives on the living form, explores the delicate exchange between what we see and what we imagine. 7 December-16 January.
In Hindsight – Andrea Tachelet
Jo Borg Gallery presents In Hindsight, a solo show by Andrea Tachelet, a Sliema-based ceramic artist who has established a distinct voice in sculptural ceramics by combining different clays on the wheel and developing a language of gestural forms. Her work demonstrates a fascination with the movement of materials, both on the wheel and through the glazing and firing process, whereby surface and form become her canvas in space. Until 21st December.
Where I go to Breathe – Lisa Cassar
Launching her debut solo exhibition at Camilleri Paris Mode in Rabat, artist Lisa Cassar channelled her return to the natural world in pursuit of calm and restoration into a series of ‘naturescapes’, where often-overlooked details of the outdoors – from leaf clusters in layered shades of green to branches tangled into geometric patterns – are studied and painted up-close, evoking both movement and stillness through saturated colour and fluid brushwork. Throughout December.
Blow-Up – City of Art
City of Art’s multidisciplinary project, Blow-Up, at Spazju Kreattiv takes Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1966 film of the same title as its starting point while exploring the contrast of reality and fantasy, violence and glamour, ultimately studying the notion of spectacle and the way modern life is dominated by images and representations. The exhibition features contemporary artworks alongside historical artefacts, as well as a film series, a fashion and music installation, a catalogue publication and a series of satellite events including lectures, talks, and curatorial tours. Until 4th January.
20 by 20 – A Group Exhibition
Christine X Art Gallery is hosting a group exhibition featuring various artists whose works have at least one thing in common: their size. Since 2020, the gallery has issued calls for artists to produce 20x20cm artworks, and the response – on display at 1926 La Galerie in Valletta – includes a colourful spectrum spanning from ink pen on paper figure drawings by Victor Manduca and abstract paintings by Patricia O’Brien, to black and white photographs by Inigo Taylor. Until 12th December.
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