maltatoday | SUNDAY • 27 DECEMBER 2020
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ART
Madeleine Gera solo exhibition to open
Celebrated local artist to exhibit more
than 20 paintings in her solo exhibition at
the Malta Society of Arts in Valletta for
one week only
ONE of Malta's top figurative
artists Madeleine Gera will be
holding a solo exhibition titled
Twilight at the Malta Society of
Arts' (MSA) seat Palazzo de La
Salle in Valletta between the 7
and 14 January 2021. This first
exhibition for the 2021 calendar
of the state-of-the-art Galleries
of the MSA will showcase more
than 20 paintings by Gera.
A number of these oil paint-
ings were created during the
artist's time in lockdown since
March. The pandemic brought
along with it the unexpected
gift of time, which Gera used
wisely to change plans, re-fo-
cus and create as much as she
could. As a consequence, the
exhibition will feature a variety
of works depicting places and
people viewed or re-viewed un-
der lockdown, such as seaside
scenes, gardens, markets, cafés,
and interiors.
Following her last public
show in 2019 at The Malta
Postal Museum, where she had
presented a collection of fine
drawings, mainly nudes and
portraits, Gera will now be ex-
hibiting a selection of colourful
oils. These were inspired by the
new situation which she found
herself in due to the virus, with
very few people out and about,
coupled with new feelings and
emotions brought on by the
pandemic.
The paintings will be a wel-
come sight for connoisseurs,
who will be able to experience
a different facet of this talented
