Sitas Drawing

Born in Canada in 1980, Camilleri lived most of her childhood and adult life in her parents’ country of origin, Malta. Currently filling the posts of full-time artist teacher at the Malta School of Art and visiting lecturer at the University of Malta, Camilleri developed a personal visual language that attempts to explore drawing and printmaking as distinct, nonetheless symbiotic art practices. Her studio practice allows the artist to push the boundaries of essentially graphical elements through the use of mixed media, bringing about both figurative and quasi-abstract visual metaphors that meander along the fine line that divides yet unites the real and the surreal. Alongside, such artistic research enables her to explore the poetic space of contemporary drawing, whilst constantly nourishing and revisiting an artistic process that is allowed to prevail over subject-matter. Artistic intent and process-led practices retain interchangeable roles throughout Camilleri’s approach to art theory and practice.