Antony Micallef - Key Exhibitions

Key Exhibitions

Tunnel 228.
May 2009. London. UK
Antony Micallef participates in Tunnel 228, a show featuring over 20 artists and the theatre company Punchdrunk. A Metropolis-inspired exhibition with a mixture of art and live performance by actors. Located in the tunnels off Leak Street underneath Waterloo Station and directed by Kevin Spacey.

The Royal Academy.
1 November 2008 to Jan 19, 2009. London. UK
Antony Micallef was invited by the RA to take part in a group show showcasing new contemporaries. The 4 bronze, nickel plated 13 ft sculptures were displayed in the forecourt (Burlington Gardens). Parasite. The three meter square painting was exhibited inside.

The Tate Britain.
October 2008 - January 2009. London. UK
Antony Micallef along with Paula Rego and Mark Hearld were invited to take part in the 50th anniversary celebration of the famous Curwen Studios. To commemorate the occasion they exhibited a special limited edition lithograph print in the Tate Britain (Goodison Room).

Santa's Ghetto Bethlehem. Manger Square.
December 2007. Palestine.
Micallef participated in Santa's Ghetto in Bethlehem, a group show with over 30 international artists that raised almost $1 million to provide funding for local students attending Dar a-Kalima College, the only dedicated arts university in the Middle East. From this exhibition Micallef produced a body of work documenting his time spent behind the wall.

Impure Idols. Solo Exhibition.
September 2007. Hollywood. L.A.
Micallef's first solo show Stateside took place on Hollywood Boulevard and sold over 50 paintings in under two hours to international buyers including a host of celebrities and major art collectors.

Millenaris Park.
July 14 - August 30, 2005. Budapest. Hungary.
Micallef represented the UK in an international exhibition looking at urban counterculture, held in Budapest, Hungary in 2005. Micallef was invited by the directors of Millenaris Park, a government-funded arts organization to paint on a Trabant car, the icon of the communist era.

It's a Wonderful World. Solo Exhibition.
October6 – November 4, 2006. London. UK
Sell out show at the Lazarides Gallery in Greek Street. The first solo show for Micallef in London.

National Academy of Fine Arts. Solo Exhibition.
September 2005. Sofia. Bulgaria.
Antony Micallef hosts the biggest international solo exhibition in the most prestigious place in the country. Invited by Magazine One and sponsored by Global and Mini Cooper.

Eyestorm Milan. Solo Exhibition.
January 2006. Milan . Italy.
Antony Micallef presents a sell-out solo exhibition in the heart of Milan, Italy. The exhibition showcases a series of specially commissioned limited edition lithograph prints. As well as being exhibited in Milan the prints were also on show at the British Embassy in Florence alongside Damien Hirst, Peter Blake, and Richard Davidson.

The National Portrait Gallery.
June 2000. London. UK
Antony Micallef wins second prize in the BP Portrait Award competition the first time he enters. This is seen as the catalyst for his future career.

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