Anna Grima

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Anna Grima, born in Malta (1958 - ) is an artist whose works have been exhibited in a number of European countries.[1] Some of her work is held permanently in the National Art Collection of Malta through the Fondazzjoni Kreattività Art Collection.[2]

Early years[]

Her earliest formative influence started when she was nine years old through her aunt Blanche Ellul Sullivan (1907-2002), who studied under Edward Caruana Dingli.[3]

Grima started her career as an illustrator and graphic artist. She was granted a scholarship by the Italian Cultural Institute at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Perugia, Italy in 1982. There she focused her studies on the nude under the direction of .[4]

Career[]

After taking part in a number of collective exhibitions in Malta and Italy, her first solo exhibition was at Fontainebleau's Galerie Ripard in Paris, France, in 1984.[1]

Her work appears on the front cover of the 1989 publication The Cultural Identity of Malta National Congress,[5] which was published by the Government of Malta as part of the twenty-fifth anniversary celebrations of Independence Day.

In 1995 she was commissioned by the Government of Malta to design a set of stamps featuring Anniversaries and Events. [6]

In 2010, Grima's abstract paintings were exhibited as part of the Berlaymont Summa Artis II Collection at the Berlaymont Building, House of the European Commission in Brussels[7] Two of her paintings were chosen to be displayed for a period of five years until 2015.[8]

Grima's work was exhibited at the Mdina Biennale in 2015 along with artists like Dario Fo, Francesco Infante, and Richard England.[9]

In 2017 she was invited to teach at the University of Malta's B.A. in Digital Arts with , after she had just gained a Master of Fine Art in Digital Arts from the same department.[3]

In 2018 and 2019, her works were exhibited as part of the Art+Feminism exhibition[7] held at Spazju Kreattiv, Malta.

Exhibitions[]

Since 1984 Anna Grima participated in a number solo and group exhibitions in various countries. These include Maltese Landscape and Still Life - Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta, Malta in 1992, Earth & Sky - International Woman's Day, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland in 1995, Marine Life - Watercolour Esplenade Plaza Hotel, Fremantle, W Australia in 1986, Sacred Footprints - Neolithia Foundation and Peninsula Arts, Plymouth University, UK in 2005., 70/2000, The Road to Meikel Seiggie - DEA Foundation - Gallery Vilnuis, Lithuania in 2001, Temples Malta - N. Foundation - Californian Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, USA in 2000, The Scottish Rites Temple, Oakland, and the Bade Gallery University of California, Berkeley, USA in 2000. Sacred Journeys - DEA Foundation - Matthew Gallery, Edinburgh Arts Festival, Scotland in 1999 among many others.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lija villa becomes art gallery". Times of Malta. 29 November 2004. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  2. ^ Fsadni, Stephanie (5 March 2019). "Addressing the gender gap in the arts". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "The language of spirit - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  4. ^ Il-Mara: Anna Grima, produced by iVision, TVM broadcast: 3 November 2019
  5. ^ Information, Government of Malta Department of; Mifsud Bonnici, Ugo (1989). "Dahla : L-identita` kulturali ta' Malta" (in Maltese). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "Malta - Postage stamps (1990 - 1999) - Page 3". www.stampworld.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Union, Publications Office of the European (2013-12-17). "Berlaymont summa artis II ." op.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  8. ^ "Maltese Contribution to Berlaymont Summa Artis Collection in Brussels renewed - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  9. ^ "Mdina Biennale to celebrate former capital's multicultural history - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
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