Il-Kamra ta' Fuq @ New Life Bar,
Church Square, Mqabba MQB 1012
Il-Kamra ta' Fuq @ New Life Bar,
Church Square, Mqabba MQB 1012
ANTOINE FARRUGIA
PHOTOS
PHOTOS
DEBBIE BONELLO
Debbie Bonello (b. 1980) is a visual artist based in Malta. Having always had a passion for the arts from a young age, Debbie pursued her career as an art tutor prior to establishing herself as an independent artist. Whilst she is mostly self-taught, Debbie attended printing classes at the Malta Government School of Art in 2007 with Anton Grech. However, she mainly credits lessons with Debbie Caruana Dingli and Tonio Mallia in 2016, as well as the artist Andrew Borg for re-igniting her creative flare.
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Excelling in the medium of painting, particularly in oils, the canvas is a space where Debbie’s loose and soft handling of the brush evoke her powerful yet delicate gestural strokes. In a unification between her academic background and daily practice, she conveys her talent in numerous subjects, ranging from nature and en plein air, to an appreciation for the human body in her series of portraits of both people and animals alike. Essentially, all subjects are grounded in personal experiences of the artist.
Debbie’s work is located in private collections both across and beyond Europe, namely in Malta, Sicily, England, and The Netherlands, as well as in Canada and the US. Moreover, she has been participating in collective exhibitions since 1997, including Polarities (2000) and Feminae (2019). However, she has most recently been establishing herself through her solo exhibitions, debuting with [ONE] (2017) at Palazzo de Piro, Mdina, and most recently, Gatherings (2021) at Il-Kamra ta’ Fuq, Mqabba. In 2018, Debbie was selected to participate in the prestigious Chinese cultural programme, and in 2021, she further established herself as one of the first local artists to unite art with blockchain, by translating her work into an NFT.
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Exhibitions
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​Solo exhibitions:
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Gatherings
il-Kamra ta' Fuq, Mqabba, May - June 2021
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Women’s Dialogue
Chinese Cultural Centre, Valletta, 2019 (with Feng Xiwen) – April 2019
[ONE]
Palazzo Depiro, December 2017 – January 2018
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Collective Exhibitions:
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Camilleriparismode, Rabat, Malta – ONGOING
Rebekah's, Mellieha - ONGOING
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ChristineX Art Gallery, Tigne - ONGOING
Hax Xluq Collective, Hax Xluq Chapel, Siggiewi, December 2019
Hansa Collective, Hansa, St Paul's Bay, December 2019
Feminae, Malta Chamber of Commerce, Valletta, November 2019
Longing and Belonging, Malta Enterprise, Pieta', November 2019
A Morning at Villa Frere, Gallery 23, Balzan, July 2019
Karl Vella Foundation, The Business Centre, Tigne, Malta, May 2019
Inspired in China, Malta Conference Centre, Valletta, July 2019
Inspired in China, Skyparks, Gudja, May 2019
Inspired in China, Cavalieri Art Hotel, St Julians, April 2019
Inspired in China, Ministry for Gozo, February 2019
Inspired in China, Parliament House, Valletta, January 2019
Dar tal-Providenza, Siggiewi, December 2018
InarteFabriano Collective, Fabriano Italy, May 2018
Fine Art Auction Collective, Malta Community Chest fund, December 2018
Palazzo Ferreria Valletta, October 2018
Casino Notabile Rabat, 2018
Balzan Parish Church, 2018
See She Seas, Malta Maritime Museum, Birgu, May 2018
Art Club 2000, Collective Art Exhibition
Casino Notabile, Rabat, May 2018
Exhibition in aid of Puttinu Cares
La Vittoria Band Club, Mellieha, March 2018
Dar tal-Providenza, Siggiewi, 2017
Hax-Xluq Chapel, Siggiewi, December 2017
Fine Arts Auction in aid of The Community Chest Fund, Valletta, November 2017
Maltese – Serbian Art Collective
Cavalieri Art Hotel St Julians 2017
Art Lokali, Siggiewi Local Council 2016
Out of Print, Tourism and Culture Valletta 2007
Art Club 2000, Mellieha Feast exhibition 2001
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Polarities, University of Malta 2000
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Talent Zaghzugh, Parish Centre Hall Mellieha 1997
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