EDWARD CARUANA DINGLI (1876-1950)

Edward Caruana Dingli (1876-1950)

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DORANNE ALDEN (1963b.)

 Doranne Alden

Doranne Alden is a professional graphic designer and artist. As an artist, her preferred painting medium is watercolour based media. Doranne was born in Sliema in 1963, and after completing her education, studied art for a number of years at the School of Art in Malta under the guidance of Joseph L. Mallia (1937- ). She also followed other Design related courses, including Interior Design, but chose to work as a Graphic Designer and Artist.

Contemporaneously she frequented a painting group led by Joy Micallef Farndell(1924-), an exceptional watercolourist. In Malta she worked as a graphic designer for over fifteen years with several major advertising agencies and eventually as a freelance designer. Over the years she gleaned experience in several aspects of design, but it was during the years as a freelance designer that Doranne produced a series of original postcards: ‘Details of Malta’, posters: ‘Glimpses of Malta’ and personalised photographic calendars. Inevitably this led her to launch her own advertising agency: ‘Details Design Ltd’, along with a partner up to 1995.

In 1996 she settled in Germany with her family until 2003. While living there she held drawing and watercolour classes for adults. She also became an active member of an art group of abstract art organised by German artist Frau Renate Botzenhardt. She lived in Bavaria, she participated in joint and collective exhibitions. Her three major exhibitions were two solos: the first at the Gasthaus Zur Post in Wessoburn, Germany, while the second solo was held at the Art Hotel in Vienna, Austria and: a joint exhibition held at the Town Hall in Tutzing, Bavaria.

In 2006 Doranne won first prize in the watercolour section in the Silver Palette Competition organised biannually by the Malta Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Her third solo was held in December 2008, at a VR-Bank near Passau and and most recent solo was in 2009 at the premises of German Maltese Circle in Valletta, Malta.
Her work has been referred to as ‘little jewels of art’ in the ‘Ammersee Kurier’; as ‘natural without being too realistic’ a phrase by Thomas Wellens in the ‘Weilheim Tablett’; Marika Azzopardi coined the epithet ‘warmth and mouth-watering mellowness’ for her fruit (pears) in the ‘Weekender’ the culture section of ‘The Times’ a local paper. Alden’s paintings form part of several private collections in Malta and overseas. One such work holds pride of place in the foyer of the Munich International School, Percha Bavaria.

Doranne Alden is the daughter of well known Maltese watercolourist Albert Caruana and is married to Simon Alden (vice president of the German-Maltese Circle).

Seb by the sea

Lost in thoughts

Apples for Barbara

 

Summer fruits

Flower feast

Lemons

The Courtyard Doorstep 

email:

dorart@hotmail.com

MARTHESE VELLA (b.1960)

Marthese Vella started tuition at the Malta Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce under the tutorship of Anthony Degiovanni and after at the Malta School of Art under Joseph Lawrence Mallia, Harry Alden, Charles Cassar, Joseph Casha, Ray Pitre` and Eman Grima. She also followed a programme of studies under the guidance of Artist Anthony Calleja.

Exhibited in various collective exhibitions such as the International Biennale in Poland, “Eight Women in Gozo” and “Eight Women in Historical Towns”. Was awarded an Honourable Mention in the Silver Palette Competition in 2002 and is included in “The International Dictionary of Artists who Painted Malta” by Nicholas de Piro.

Marthese loves shade, brightness and colour that instinctively inspire her to capture moments through her art. Her favourite mediums are Acrylics and Water Colours.

email:

marthese.vll@gmail.com

VINCE CARUANA -" 7 DAYS" PAINTING EXHIBITION IN GOZO

Born and raised in the Maltese Islands, small but yet rich in its 7000 years of intriguing history gave Vince Caruana an appreciation for an eclectic culture from an early age. His artistic works reflects a marriage of characteristics, styles and aesthetics of the islands’ identity – the megalithic temples, the narrow meandering streets of the towns, the Renaissance cathedrals, the Baroque churches – with a contemporary sensuality.

Caruana studied art at the Malta Schools of Art, Scranton College of Arts Pennsylvania and earned a Masters in Visual Arts from the Libera Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence. He has mounted several solo exhibitions and has participated in numerous collectives both locally and abroad. Some major international collectives include Madiera International Arte Bienal (Portugal), Museo Casa da Luz (Portugal), Tempra Accademy (Connecticut, USA), Akademie Klausenhof of Hamminken (Germany), Culturel Christiane Peugeot (Paris), Galerie Adam & Eve (Paris), Loggia del Grano and the Quarter both in Florence. He has been the artist-in-residence of some major 5 star resorts on the island including Mgarr Hotel, Grand Hotel and the Kempinski San Lawrenz Resort. Currently he is the artist in residence of Maji Wine & Dine.

His winning-paintings have earned him distinctive awards namely the Malta Biennal: Tribute to CHOGM, Malta, a Special Distinction Award: Connecticut, USA, the President’s Special Award: Madiera International Arte Bienal, Portugal and the Palma D’Oro Award: Italy. Additionally, Caruana has realized some distinctive artworks comprising the Grand Hotel conference hall 6’’ x 12’’ mural, the GCAC conference hall mural 4’’ x 6’’ mural, a set of paintings for the archives of St. Jospeh Band Club, a memento to the ex-President of Malta Dr. Edward Fenech Adami, and a memento to Alejandro Amenabar (Madrid), the director of several films.

 VINCE CARUANA

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