About

Donna always had a passion for the visual arts, taking part in, and winning several art competitions and moving on to study Art at the Malta School of Arts and History of Art at the University of Malta. She has also taken several courses at the Art Academy London, the London Fine Arts Studios, and the Royal Drawing School. Besides being a visual artist, Donna also trained at the Drama Studio London and has worked professionally as an actress in theatre and film. The performative arts are a big influence on her visual artwork.

Some collective exhibitions include the ‘New English Art Club Annual Exhibition 2021’, ‘Figurative Art Now’ at the Mall Galleries London, and ‘Art as a Response to Mental Health’ at the Doncaster Art Fair. In 2022 she had her first solo exhibition in the UK at the Abbey Theatre St Albans. Her painting of the Houses of Parliament was selected for the Riverside Views Exhibition and Competition at the County Hall London and in July 2023 she was the winner of the Reveley Lodge Artist Challenge. She has also appeared in Sky Arts’ ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’.

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Solo Exhibitions

  • Upcoming: Abbey Theatre St Albans, 9 – 13 September 2023
  • Ollie Quinn, St Albans, December 2022 – January 2023
  • Abbey Theatre St Albans, September 2022
  • Sofas & Stuff, St Albans, September – October 2022

Collective Exhibitions

  • St Albans Art Society Annual Exhibition, The Baptist Church Hall St Albans, July 2023 
  • Visual Arts Festival, Pop up Exhibition, The Vintry Garden St Albans, 30th April 2022
  • Riverside Views Exhibition, County Hall London, 26th March – 8th April 2022
  • Arts Noelle, Oui Gallery, Fitzrovia London, 14th December 2021
  • Principles or Art, The Collective Art Gallery St Albans, 10th December – 30th December 2021
  • Figurative Art Now, Mall Galleries (Online), 7th July – 20th September 2021 
  • New English Art Club Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries London, 25th June – 3rd July 2021
  • Doncaster Arts Fair, Art as a Response to Mental Health, (Online), 6th June – 16th July 2021
  • The Malta Society of Arts Annual Exhibition, the Malta Society of Arts, Valletta, 2005 – 2008

Education

  • Art Academy London (various courses)
  • London Fine Art Studios (various courses)
  • Drama Studio London (Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Acting)
  • BA Maltese Hons (University of Malta 2006 – 2009)
  • MA Maltese Linguistics (University of Malta 2009 – 2011)
  • Malta School of Arts (2004 – 2006)

Awards & Memberships

  • Winner of the Reveley Lodge Artist Challenge, July 2023 
  • Finalist in the Riverside Views Competition and Exhibition, County Hall Arts, April 2022
  • Longlisted for the ‘Women in Art Prize’, 2023
  • Longlisted for the Visual Artists Association Professional Artist Award, 2022
  • Malta Arts Scholarship Awardee, 2015
  • Malta Postgraduate Scholarship Award (for Masters), 2009
  • Herts Visual Arts (Member)
  • Visual Artists Association (Member)
  • St Albans Art Society (Member)
  • Malta Society of Arts (Member)