Antoine Camileri - Artist
(Excerpts from the book "The Maltese" by Tony S. Mangion)
Antoine Camilleri was born in Valletta on the 5th of February 1922. He studied at St. Aloysius College and the Government School of Art. He completed his studies at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris (1948-50). In 1960 he was awarded a scholarship to the Bath Academy of Arts, UK and he won another scholarship in 1964 to the Accademia Pietro Vannucci in Perugia.
Camilleri taught Art with the Education Department (1956-76) until he was appointed Education Officer for Arts and Crafts (1976-79).
He was one of the founder members of the Artists Group Atelier '56 and of the Artists' Guild. He exhibited regularly in Malta and has presented his works in Paris, London, Edinburgh, New York, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Tripoli and the Biennale di Venezia in 1950.
Camilleri, who was engaged in a continuous process of introspection and experimentation, has won a number of prizes including the first prize for a self-portrait and two other first prizes awarded by the Malta Government Tourist Board for Poster designs. He was also awarded second prize in the Homage in Dante competition (1966) and third prize in the Human Rights Art Exhibition held at the National Museum, Valletta (1968).
His first exhibition was held in 1947 at the British Council, Valletta while his latest entitled "Le Cri et Le Silence' was held together with his family at the St. James Cavalier-Center for Creativity, Valletta in 2002. He has participated in the Contemporary Maltese Art Exhibition (1980), the Maltese Landscapes Exhibition (1981), the Exhibition of Eleven Artists (1982) and the International Graphics II (1983). All these exhibition were held at Gallerija Fenici. In 1984 he also participated in Art '84 - Malta and Ghajta Siekta and at the Malta Arts Festival, New Gallery, Auberge de Provence in 1992. The President of the Republic of Malta awarded Camilleri the Midalja Ghall-Qadi tar-Repubblika (MQR) in 1996.
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