Born 1979, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Lives and works in Malta.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016
Hortus Conclusus. With Fragmenta Malta. The Dominican Monastery, Rabat, Malta.
2012
Little White Lies. The National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta, Malta.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
Homo Melitensis: A Complete Inventory in 19 Chapters. The Malta Pavilion. The 57th Venice Biennale, the Arsenale, Venice.
2017
Valletta: Ideal City, Colonial Capital, Gentle Metropolis. The European Parliament, Brussels.
2017
In the Light of … Malta. The European Parliament, Brussels.
2016
Bodyless. The Maritime Museum, Birgu, Malta.
2015
Good Walls Make Good Neighbours. Valletta International Festival of Visual Arts (VIVA), Valletta.
2013
Duke of Edinburgh Hotel Room 36. The Citadel, Gozo.
2013
Kaleidoscope: Contemporary Art from EU Member States. Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin.
2010
Relocation: Emerging Artists from Malta. Bank of Valletta Headquarters, Santa Venera, Malta. 2010. Deception. Lascaris Wharf, Valletta.
2010
A New Generation. Malta Contemporary Arts Foundation, Valletta.
2009
Research: RSA Awards in Focus. The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
2009
Biennale de Jeunes Createurs d’ Europe et de la Mediterranee, (BJCEM), XIV edition. Skopje.
2009
New Contemporaries. The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
2008
Aberdeen Artists’ Society Annual Exhibition. The Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen.
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2011
The Malta Arts Fund Small Projects grant. Awarded by the Arts Council Malta.
2010
RSA Residencies for Scotland. Awarded by the Royal Scottish Academy. Printing residency at Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen.
2008
John Kinross Scholarship to Florence. Awarded by the Royal Scottish Academy.
COLLECTIONS
The Maltese Embassy Contemporary Art Collection, Washington D.C.
The European Parliament permanent collection, Brussels
The Malta National Museum of Fine Arts (MUZA) permanent collection, Valletta
The American Embassy, Malta
The Royal Scottish Academy permanent collection, Edinburgh
The Grampian Hospitals Arts Trust, Aberdeen
ArtUK.org: The Public Catalogue Foundation, UK
Private collections in the UK, Malta, Italy, Germany and France
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Teresa Sciberras: On Boundaries. 2016. EDE Art Books, Malta.
Bodyless: Retelling African Migration Stories. 2016. Catalogue accompanying the exhibition.
Bettina Hutschek. ‘Hortus Conclusus Recap’. fragmentamalta.wordpress.com. Apr 15 2016.
Kaleidoscope: Contemporary Art from EU Member States. 2013. Catalogue accompanying the exhibition, published by The Office of Public Works, the Government of Ireland.
Little White Lies. 2011. Catalogue accompanying the exhibition, with texts by Raphael Vella, Gordon Calleja, Konrad Buhagiar, Pierre Mejlak and Jens Bruenslow.
Relocation: Emerging Artists from Malta. 2010. Catalogue accompanying the exhibition, with texts by Raphael Vella. Published by Bank of Valletta, Malta.
PRESS / REVIEWS
Thomas Busch. ‘Homo Melitensis’. InEnArt: Interactive Enthusiasts in Art. Apr 9 2017
Press release. ‘Maltese Artists for Venice Biennale announced’. The Sunday Times of Malta. Mar 12 2017
Press release. ‘The Moral Obligation to Retell Stories’. The Times of Malta. Oct 3 2016
Charlene Vella. ‘The Lingering Spirit’. The Sunday Times of Malta. Jun 16 2013
Press release. ‘Malta participates in Kaleidoscope – The Key Cultural Project of the Irish Presidency of the EU.’ foreignaffairs.gov.mt. Apr 30 2013
Charlene Vella. ‘Renaissance of Remember’. The Sunday Times of Malta. Jan 1 2012
‘Building and Breaking. Teresa Sciberras.’ Life and Style. Nov 2011
Charlene Vella. ‘The world, our oyster’. The Sunday Times of Malta. May 1 2011
Charlene Vella. ‘Seeking New Perspectives’. The Sunday Times of Malta. Jul 4 2010
Lisa Gwen Baldacchino. ‘Prospectives Please’. The Times of Malta. Jun 10 2010
Lisa Gwen Baldacchino. ‘Cos Shakespeare said it best.’ The Times of Malta. Feb 25 2010
Charlene Vella. ‘Lies, love, and even more lies.’ The Sunday Times of Malta. Feb 21 2010
Lisa Gwen Baldacchino. ‘Conversion in Conversation.’ The Times of Malta. Jan 21 2010
Jo Ann Vassallo. ‘Representing Malta’. Skylife. Aug 2009
Georgina Coburn. ‘RSA New Contemporaries’. a- n Interface. Mar 2 2009
EDUCATION
2016 – present
MFA in Visual Art (Painting). University of Malta with MONASH University, Melbourne.
2004 – 2008
B.A. (Hons.) Painting. Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, Scotland.
2002 – 2003
Foundation course. Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy.
1997 – 2001
B.A. (Hons.) English. University of Malta.
TEACHING POSTS
2014 – present
Department of Visual Arts, Faculty for the Built Environment. The University of Malta
2011 – present
Institute for the Creative Arts, Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology
CONTACTS
teresa.sciberras@gmail.com / info@teresasciberras.com