I S A B E L L E    B O R G Paintings - Island Phases from Malta and Ireland
ART BIOGRAPHY
Born 1959 in London, and has also lived in Malta, Berlin, and West Cork. Studied painting at
the Camberwell School of Art in London and since 1994 teaches art at the University of Malta.
She has studios in Floriana, Malta, and Clonakilty in Ireland.
Education
1982-1986 Foundation and BA (Hons) Fine Art (Painting); Camberwell School of Art, London, UK
1994 MA Art (Hist.) University of Malta
Solo Exhibitions 1970-2002
1985 "Paintings", National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta,Malta
1989 "Portraits", National Musuem of Archaology, Valletta, Malta
1991 "One Landscape, Two Visions" (with Ebba Von Fersen-Balzan), National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta, Malta
1991 "Marine and Maritime Paintings", The Royal Malta Yacht Club, Manoel Island, Malta
1992 Da Pippo's Restaurant, Valletta, Malta
1994 "Paintings", Melitensia Art Gallery, Lija, Malta
1995 "Inscapes", Temi Zammit Hall, University of Malta, Malta
1996 "Blaue Stunde", Galerie in der Zentralbibliotek, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
1997 "Mitt Hajku", Paintings for book of poems by Joe Friggieri, Ciappetti Tea Rooms and Art Gallery, Mdina, Malta
1998 "Portraits and other people", Grey College, University of Durham, UK
1999 "Paintings", Grey College, Durham, UK
2001 "Sol" - a collection of abstracts and a cycle of Irish Landscapes; St. James Cavalier, National Centre for Creativity, Valletta, Malta
2002 "Two islands - two interpretations of landscape" (with Graham Cooper); The Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Dublin, Ireland
2002 "Paintings of the last eighteen years" - a retrospective; National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta, Malta
Selected Group Exhibitions
1982 "Women Artists of Malta", Gallerija Fenici, Valletta, Malta
1986 "Summer Exhibition", South London Art Gallery, Camberwell, London, UK
1986 "Rank Xerox Selected Exhibition from Art Schools of Great Britain", National Theatre Foyer South Bank Complex, London, and travelling throughout UK
1986-1990 "Maltafest" (Maltese Contemporary Art) National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta, Malta
1988 "Art of the Rising Generation", Chamber of Commerce, Valletta, Malta
1989 "Malta 25 Sena Indipendenti" (Maltese Contemporary Art) National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta, Malta
1989 "Summer Exhibition", Melitensia Art Gallery, Lija, Malta
1989-1990 "Grand Defile` de les Etandards de la Liberte`", Exhibition at Galeries Lafayette, Paris, and defiles throughout France and in New Delhi, India
1991 "Collective Exhibition of Maltese Artists", Pullman Hotel, Ma’adi, Cairo, Egypt
1992 "L’Awtoritratt: Maltese self-portraits", Robert Samut Hall, Floriana, Malta
1992-1993 "Aktuelle Malerei aus Malta", Travelling collective exhibition throughout Germany and organised by the Embassy of Malta
1993 "Desire" - Paintings by four artists, AOK Arts Society, University of Malta
1993 "Four Landscape Painters", Maltafest Arts Festival, National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta, Malta
1993 "The Nude in Maltese Art from the 19th Century to the Present Day", Robert Samut Hall, Floriana, Malta
1994 "9 Maltese Women Artists", National Council of Women of Malta, National Museum of Fine Art, Valletta, Malta
1995 "Malte, L’Ile Aux Tresors", Galerie de l’Europe, Maison de l’Europe de Paris, Paris, France
1995 "Woman in Maltese Art c.1600 - 1995", National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta, Malta
1996 "Epiphanion", 10th Anniversary of the Foundation for International Studies; Aula Magna, FIS, Valletta, Malta
1998 "Il-Mara: the effect of the Female Image and Symbol in Art on Contemporary Woman", Westin Dragonara Hotel, St Julian’s, Malta
1998 "20th Century British Artists", Woburn Fine Arts, Woburn, UK
1998 "Re-Interpreting Preti", an exhibition to mark the tercentenary of Mattia Preti’s death National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta, Malta
1999 "Exhibition for Official Inauguration" St Martin’s College Art Gallery, Swatar, Malta
2000 "Seventy over Two Thousand - On the Road to Meikle Seggie", Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston UK (and travelling internationally under organisation of Richard Demarco)
2000 "1st International Peace Forum of Women Creators of the Mediterranean", Invited by selection to represent Malta in the Fine Arts Exhibition and Conference: Master Hall, Palais du Grand Maitre des Chevaliers, Rhodes, Greece
2000 "Inauguration of National Arts Centre: Art in Malta Today", St. James Cavalier Centre for Creativity, Valletta, Malta
2000 "Gallery 77", New Bond Street, London W1, UK
2001 "Art of Love 2001" Gallery 44, McCurtain Street, Cork City, Ireland
2001/2/3 "Rosscarbery Festival of Art and Poetry", Rosscarbery, Co. Cork, Ireland
2001 "Christmas Exhibition", The Private Collector Gallery, Innishannon, Co. Cork, Ireland
2002 "Members' Exhibition" The West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
Collections
National Museum of Fine Arts, Malta
Gallery 77, New Bond Street, London
Woburn Fine Arts, UK
Demarco European Art Foundation, Edinburgh, Scotland
Melitensia Art Gallery, Malta
National Contemporary Art Collection of Malta, Malta
Ministry for Youth and the Arts, Malta
Ministry for Agriculture, Malta
Central Bank of Malta, Malta
Bank of Valletta, Malta
HSBC Malta, Malta
Malta International Airport, Malta
Various private collections both in Malta and abroad.
Design Jobs
1979-1980 Graphic Designer and Typographer: Decca Record Company Ltd, London, UK
Design projects
1995 Set design for Assemblywomen by Aristophanes, directed by Joe Friggieri, University of Malta Open Air Theatre
1997 Book design and images for Mitt Hajku, poems by Joe Friggieri
1998 Set of four postage stamps commissioned by Posta (Malta) for UNESCOYear of the Ocean
Teaching Experience and Employment
1994 and 1996 Director of Painting and Drawing Landscape in Malta, summer school of the University of Malta at the Foundation for International Studies, Valletta
Since 1994 University of Malta: Full-time appointment ( Assistant Lecturer)
Publications
1996 "Image, Metaphor, Vision" (section on Creativity and the Arts); Creative Thinking: New Perspectives; ed. Sandra Dingli; University of Malta
1996 "Definitive Images: the role of women in Malta seen through the people's art Woman in Maltese Art c1600 -1995; ed. Dennis Vella; Ministry for Social Development
1997 "Painting a realistic picture: Art in Malta today"; Beyond Schooling: Adult Education in Malta; ed. Godfrey Baldacchino and Peter Mayo; Mireva Publications, Malta.
1998 "The Martyrdom of St. Ursula and her Companions by Mattia Preti"; Treasures of Malta (Easter Issue); ed. Chev. John Manduca; Fondazzjjoni Patrimonju Malti, Malta
2001 Chapter: "The Iconography of Evil in Maltese Art"; Powers of Good and Evil: Social Transformation and Popular Belief; ed. Paul Clough and Jon P. Mitchell; Berghahn Books, New York
Bibliography
The Dictionary of Artists who painted Malta; Nicholas de Piro; AVC Publishers; editions No.I (1988) and No.II (2002)
The Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education , Vol. 13 (No.1), May 1999; Chapter covered in article by Jindra Kulich; "Painting a realistic picture: Art in Malta today" (see Publications)
 

 

 

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