City- aerial view (2013) Painting by Christopher Saliba

“Over the past years Christopher Saliba has come a long way to prove himself as one of the leading up-and-coming artists hailing from the sister island” (E.V. Fiorentino, 2006).

As regards his artistic formation, he holds degrees in Art from the University of Malta and the Accademia di Belle Arti "Pietro Vannucci" in Perugia. During his four-year scholarship at the Accademia, Saliba participated in important artistic projects; he displayed his grand scale paintings in several collective exhibitions and produced various installations and videos.
Christopher Saliba’s approach to art is quite versatile and painting is just one medium in his repertoire of artistic creations. Sculpture, printmaking, photography, installations and video are also valid means which enable him to express his thoughts and emotions. His work tries to reveal the complex nature of the human being as well as the primordial link between mankind and the natural environment. Being a native of Gozo – a very small island situated at the centre of the Mediterranean Sea - explains his interest in expressing symbolically the spatial and physical limitations that people living in confined spaces have to endure. Surpassing boundaries and looking beyond the horizon are common themes recurrent in his works.
Christopher Saliba exhibited several times in different countries like Italy, England, France and Malta. Recently, he participated in an international exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris. His works are found in numerous art collections in Europe, Japan, Canada and the United States as well as in the permanent collections of important art institutions, namely the Accademia di Belle Arti, “Pietro Vannucci”, in Perugia, the St. James Cavalier Centre for Creativity and the Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta, Malta. Essays and reviews about Christopher Saliba’s work feature in several local and foreign publications, the latest being Cross-Currents: Critical Essays on Art and Culture in Malta.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

February 2002 Dimensions of the Soul, Banca Giuratale, Victoria.

September 2003 Malta Day, St. Columba’s Hall, Pont Street, London.

October 2004 Transcending the Ordinary, Banca Giuratale, Victoria.

April 2005 Realms of the Spirit, Cleland & Souchet, Portomaso, St. Julians.

October 2006 Of Time and Timelessness, St. James Cavalier, Valletta

November 2007 Roots of an Island, National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta.

December 2008 Virtual Confinement, St. James Cavalier, Valletta.

October 2009 Time Frames 1880-2009, The Cabinet Room, Auberge de Castille, Valletta.

Selected Collective Exhibitions

April 1998 Pruriti, L’Atelier, Via dell’ Aquila, Perugia.

June 1999 Caratteri 1999, Sant’Andrea d’Agliano, Perugia.
June 2000 Caratteri della Memoria, Parco Santa Margherita, Perugia.

March 2001 Estasi, Fabbricato d’Italia, Perugia.

May 2001 Gener-azioni, Accademia di Belle Arti, Pietro Vannucci, Perugia.

June 2007, Malt...

• Nationality: MALTA
• Date of birth : unknown date
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• Groups: Contemporary Maltese Artists