Christine X Art Gallery

15/10/2026

Last few weeks showcasing these works of Valentina Biasetti here at the gallery in Malta.

Come see her works at the gallery in Sliema or visit her page on our website, here: https://www.christinexart.com/artists/valentina-biasetti

Valentina Biasetti, born in Parma (1979), studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, where she graduated with honours in 2005. Since 2002, she has been actively exhibiting in private galleries and public spaces, and has been selected as a finalist for major national and international art prizes and art fairs.

Her artistic research develops as an inquiry into the progressive loss of identity of figures and represented objects in relation to the space that surrounds them. Solids and voids become the core of an imagined dialogue unfolding within an almost surreal, mute and silent dimension: a suspended, timeless space that presents itself as a place of Absence.

Drawing is the artist’s primary medium, which she conceives as a surgical instrument for probing into things, seeking to pe*****te them in order to overturn their substance. Pencil lines interweave within an abyss of graphite; fields, reflections and traces of stories take shape, acquiring body and weight in a liminal zone between the tangible and the invisible.

Among her most significant recent activities (2024–2025) are solo presentations at major Italian art fairs, including Artefiera Bologna with Galleria Quam; the solo exhibition La carne delle nubi at UMA Gallery, Novara; the solo exhibition Si sogna prima di contemplare at Galleria QUAM, Scicli, curated by Alberto Mattia Martini; and the production of the artist’s book Alle Sette Sotto la Luna, published by CichinoBrigante.

Her principal past solo and group exhibitions include shows at Zaion Gallery (Biella), The Blender Gallery (Athens), Pinacoteca di Varallo and Museo di Varallo (VC), Galleria Cartavetra (Florence), Galleria Gare82 (Brescia), and No Title Gallery (Venice).

“When people ask me what my profession is, I answer Independent Walker, because over time I have learned that art is a continuous journey.”

09/10/2026

07/10/2026

Glad to see that ‘𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 Olaug Vethal(1946-2007)‘ at Spazju Kreattiv has been placed among October’s must-see events in Malta on KM Malta Airlines ‘s inflight magazine ‘Passaggi’ together with another great exhibition at MUŻA with the works of Edward Caruana Dingli.

The exhibition is open to the public until 25th October 2026. In collaboration with Christine X Art Gallery and curated by Christine Xuereb from Christine X Curated

To visit our Artsy viewing room, please visit this link: https://www.artsy.net/viewing-room/christine-x-art-gallery-beyond-the-visible-the-metaphysical-worlds-of-olaug-vethal?utm_content=viewing-room-share

📅 Until Sunday 25th October 2026
📍 Spazju A, Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta
🌐 https://spazjukreattiv.org/event/beyond-the-visible-the-metaphysical-worlds-of-olaug-vethal
⏱️Tuesday - Friday 9am-9pm and Saturday-Sunday 10am-9pm
Please contact the gallery for more info in case of assistance needed.

Would you like to be toured around the exhibition. The last tour (free) will take place on Friday 16th October 2026 at 7pm, at Spazju Kreattiv. Please register here: https://form.jotform.com/262522391512350

metaphysicalartist Spazju Kreattiv

BEYOND THE VISIBLE | THE METAPHYSICAL WORLDS OF OLAUG VETHAL by Christine X Art gallery on Artsy
https://www.artsy.net/viewing-room/christine-x-art-gallery-beyond-the-visible-the-metaphysical-worlds-of-olaug-vethal?utm_content=viewing-room-share

07/10/2026

‘𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 Olaug Vethal(1946-2007)‘ is open to the public until 25th October 2026. In collaboration with Christine X Art Gallery , ‘Beyond The Visible’ was curated by Christine Xuereb from Christine X Curated .

Here we see the section with paintings from seascapes collection.

📸 Elisa Von Brockdorff
1. 2. Pictures from opening night, at the seascapes section.
3. ‘Seascape 2’ 🔴 ‘Seascape 1’ and ‘Beyond Form’ 🔴 by Olaug Vethal
4. ‘Sailing Around The Maltese Islands 1’ 🔴 and ‘Sailing Around the Maltese Islands 2’ by Olaug Vethal
5. Installation view of seascapes section. 📸 Jacob Sammut Photography

To visit our Artsy viewing room, please visit this link: https://www.artsy.net/viewing-room/christine-x-art-gallery-beyond-the-visible-the-metaphysical-worlds-of-olaug-vethal?utm_content=viewing-room-share

📅 Until Sunday 25th October 2026
📍 Spazju A, Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta
🌐 https://spazjukreattiv.org/event/beyond-the-visible-the-metaphysical-worlds-of-olaug-vethal
⏱️Tuesday - Friday 9am-9pm and Saturday-Sunday 10am-9pm
Please contact the gallery for more info in case of assistance needed.

Would you like to be toured around the exhibition. The last tour (free) will take place on Friday 16th October 2026 at 7pm, at Spazju Kreattiv. Please register here: https://form.jotform.com/262522391512350

metaphysicalartist Spazju Kreattiv

30/09/2026

‘𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 Olaug Vethal(1946-2007)‘ is open to the public until 25th October 2026. In collaboration with Christine X Art Gallery , ‘Beyond The Visible’ was curated by Christine Xuereb Seidu from Christine X Curated .

Here we see the section with paintings from her Japanese art inspired works.

Drawing inspiration from Japanese ukiyo-e and the work of Kitagawa Utamaro and Utagawa Kunisada, Olaug Vethal transforms the elegance, pattern and psychological presence of Japanese prints through her own expressive use of colour and brushwork. In these works, figures emerge and dissolve within shifting spaces, where identity, memory and imagination remain fluid. Through Vethal’s metaphysical lens, the visible becomes a threshold- a space between inner and outer worlds, the physical and imagined, and one state of being and another.

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1. 2. 3. 4. Shots of this section with guests interacting, by Elisa von Brockdorff
5. Installation shot of all the Japanese inspired artworks exhibited, by Olaug Vethal 🔴 Photo by Jacob Sammut Photography

To visit our Artsy viewing room, please visit this link: https://www.artsy.net/viewing-room/christine-x-art-gallery-beyond-the-visible-the-metaphysical-worlds-of-olaug-vethal?utm_content=viewing-room-share

📅 Until Sunday 25th October 2026
📍 Spazju A, Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta
🌐 https://spazjukreattiv.org/event/beyond-the-visible-the-metaphysical-worlds-of-olaug-vethal
⏱️Tuesday - Friday 9am-9pm and Saturday-Sunday 10am-9pm
Please contact the gallery for more info in case of assistance needed.

Spazju Kreattiv

24/09/2026

‘𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 Olaug Vethal(1946-2007)‘ is open to the public until 25th October 2026. In collaboration with Christine X Art Gallery , ‘Beyond The Visible’ was curated by Christine Xuereb from Christine X Curated , a student of the late Olaug Vethal.
Here we see the section with paintings from her Maltese Temples section:

1. 2. 3. Installation shots of this section, by Jacob Sammut
4. ‘A World Within’ by Olaug Vethal. Photo by Elisa von Brockdorff.
5.’The Stones Know’ by Olaug Vethal. Photo by Elisa von Brockdorff.
To visit our Artsy viewing room, please visit this link: https://www.artsy.net/.../christine-x-art-gallery-beyond...

⏱️Friday 4th September - Sunday 25th October 2026
📍Spazju A, Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta
https://spazjukreattiv.org/event/beyond-the-visible-the-metaphysical-worlds-of-olaug-vethal

⏱️Tuesday - Friday 9am-9pm and Saturday-Sunday 10am-9pm

Please contact the gallery for more info in case of assistance needed.

Spazju Kreattiv

22/09/2026

As part of the satellite events for 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥 , we are organising free curatorial tours and workshops.

This FREE workshop, 𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏-𝟏𝟒 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬, 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞
- Space A, Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta
- Sunday 18th October 2026 11am
Register here: https://form.jotform.com/262523081367355

Is white really just white?

Inspired by an exercise Olaug Vethal used with her own students, participants will work from an entirely white still life and look closely for the colours hidden within it. Through careful observation, they will begin to notice how light, shadow, reflection and surrounding colours transform what at first appears simply white.

Participants will then translate these observations into paint, discovering unexpected colours where they might not have noticed them before. Connecting directly with Beyond the Visible, the workshop encourages young artists to question first impressions and discover that seeing is not always as simple as it seems.