James Vella Clark

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James Vella Clark self-portrait

James Vella Clark (b 1975 - ) is one of Malta’s main expressionist interpreters of the Maltese urban and rural landscape.

Since his first public exhibition in 2001, his works have been gradually gaining a more abstract dimension. These eventually, became part of a natural process that led to his current abstract work. Today, the artist’s main idiom is abstraction which lends mostly to the abstract expressionist movement of the fifties and sixties. If we could speak of a movement or school of expressionism in Malta, James Vella Clark would definitely belong to it. Besides a number of solo exhibitions in Malta, James Vella Clark has held personal exhibitions in Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Australia and New York. Over the years he was also invited to participate in collective exhibitions in Barcelona, Florence, Brussels, Duisburg, Vienna and London. James Vella Clark lives and works from his studio in Valletta.


List of exhibitions and participations

  • 2017 – Personal Exhibition ‘Divergence’, Lazuli Art Gallery, Victoria Gozo.
  • 2017 – Collective Exhibition, ‘In the Light of Malta, EU Parliament, Brussels.
  • 2016 – Collective Exhibition in aid of Caritas, Archbishop’s Curia, Floriana
  • 2016 – Collective Exhibition in aid of Pink October, Castille, Valletta
  • 2015 – Collective Exhibition in aid of MCCF, Verdala Palace, Dingli
  • 2015 – One of his landscapes presented to Pope Francis
  • 2015 – Commission of works for lobby at new Salini Hotel in Salina
  • 2015 – Collective Exhibition, St Tropez, France
  • 2014 – Collective Exhibition ‘The Point - Valletta’, Chophouse, Tigne’ Point
  • 2014 – Collective Exhibition ‘The Selfie’, Studio 104, Valletta
  • 2014 – His painting ‘Marsamxett’ featured on a limited edition set of Perugina chocolates
  • 2013 – Commission for two works for Marsovin’s 1919 wines.
  • 2012 – Personal Exhibition ‘Dead Palm Tree’, Lily Agius Gallery, Sliema
  • 2011 – Collective Exhibition organised by MTA, Harrod’s, London, UK
  • 2011 – Collective Exhibition, Ħal Xluq Chapel, Siggiewi
  • 2011 – European Parliament in Brussels acquires one of his works for permanent exposition
  • 2011 – Personal exhibition ‘Recent Landscapes’ at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Valletta
  • 2010 – Commission of works for lobby at new The George Hotel in Paceville
  • 2009 – Personal exhibition ‘ThroughBlue’ at Gallery Art’E, Victoria, Gozo
  • 2008 – Personal exhibition ‘Heartland’ at United Nations HQ, New York
  • 2008 – Fimbank commission of works for new Head Offices
  • 2007 – Personal Exhibition ‘Two Harbours’, St James Cavalier, Valletta
  • 2007 – Personal Exhibition ‘Recent Drawings & Studies’, B’Art Gallery, Sliema
  • 2006 – Collective Exhibition ‘4 Visions’, Del Borgo, Vittoriosa
  • 2006 – Personal Exhibition ‘4 Days in Fawwara’, Space Gallery, St Julian’s
  • 2005 – Personal Exhibition, ‘Blu Mediterraneo’, Melbourne, Australia
  • 2005 – Personal Exhibition, ‘Cityscapes’, Kampen, Netherlands
  • 2005 – Collective Exhibition ‘Wine & the Vineyards’, Gallery G, Lija
  • 2005 – Personal Exhibition ‘Impressions’, Berlin, Germany
  • 2004 – Personal Exhibition ‘Previews’, Gallery G, Lija
  • 2004 – Collective Exhibition ‘The New Ten’, Duisburg, Vienna, Mannheim
  • 2004 – Collective Exhibition ‘OperaArt’, Teatru Manoel Courtyard, Valletta
  • 2004 – Collective Exhibition, EU Parliament, Brussels
  • 2004 – Personal Exhibition ‘Open Sky’, VeeGeeBee Art Gallery, Valletta
  • 2003 – Collective Exhibition ‘Biennale of Contemporary Art’ Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy
  • 2003 – Collective Exhibition by Grupo Batik, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2003 – Personal Exhibition ‘Passion in the Village’, St James Cavalier, Valletta
  • 2001 – Personal Exhibition ‘Beyond Perspectives’, Teatru Manoel Courtyard, Valletta


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