BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 

Buttigieg (born 1963) lives and works in Malta, practising both as artist and architect.  He studied at the University of Malta, California State University and Charles Sturt University.  The figurative works of Buttigieg are a balance of physical form and feeling; he penetrates the character of the person and focuses on the inward reflective qualities.  In the painting process he slips his view of the model between the layers of paint.  Over the past seven years a recurrent theme of his paintings has been the female body.  Through his nudes he explores questions of identity and representation.  Buttigieg is also a landscape artist.  In his landscapes the Mediterranean environment, with is strong colours and sharp contrast of light and shade, is easily discernible.  His paintings are characterized by the expressive use of light and colour.  In the works of Buttigieg land, sea, sky and human form are simplified and transformed to subtle orchestrations of colour and defined brushstrokes.  His colours are the colours of life, rendering likeness and personal stylisation inseparable.  

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS

2006, Charles Sturt University, New South Wales

Master of Arts (Visual and Performing Arts)

 

2000, California State University, Dominguez Hills, California
Master of Arts in the Humanities

 

1986, Universita per Stranieri, Perugia, Italy   

Certificate in Italian Culture and History of Art

 

1983-1990, University of Malta                         

Bachelor of Architecture and Civil Engineering with Honours

 

1983-1987, Malta School of Art                        

Diploma in Fine Arts

 

 

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS

 

Lawrence has held various personal exhibitions.  These include:

2008, Vee Gee Bee Art Gallery, Valletta, Malta

2007, Gallery G, Lija, Malta

2007, Auberge d'Italie, Valletta, Malta

 

2005, Gallery G, Lija, Malta

2003, Chiesa di Santa Marta, Piazza del Collegio Romano, Rome

 

2002, Corte Capitanale, Misrah il-Kunsill, Mdina, Malta

 

 

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS

 

Lawrence Buttigieg has exhibited in several collective exhibitions.  These include:

 

2006, MIGRAZIONI-PERIPLO

Palazzo del governo

Syracuse, Italy

 

2006, CONTEMPORARY MALTESE ARTISTS

European Parliament

Brussels, Belgium

 

2003, Federation Galleries, Federation of Canadian Artists, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada
PAINTING ON THE EDGE - INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION

 

2001, Maltese Guild of South Australia Inc., Australia

 

2001, Maltese Community Council, Victoria, Australia

 

2000, Federation Galleries, Federation of Canadian Artists, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada
AIM FOR ARTS - INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION

 

1999, The Town Hall, Comune di Padru, Sardegna
PREMIO INTERNAZIONALE DI PITTURA DEL PAESAGGIO PADRESE

 

1995, The Town Hall, Kaufering, Germany
CONTEMPORARY MALTESE ART

 

 

PROJECTS

 

2001
The Presidential Palace, Valletta, Malta
Official Portrait of the President of the Republic, Professor Guido De Marco

 

1992
State Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II
Designs for the decoration of Valletta and the Grand Harbour

 

1992
Malta Department of Posts
Designs for stamp set commemorating Christmas
Designs for stamp set commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the University of Malta

 

1990
Pastoral Visit of His Holiness Pope John Paul II
Designs for the decoration of Valletta and the Grand Harbour