biodata
ruth bianco
visual artist [b. Malta]
Ruth Bianco creates work and projects in a fine art context. She shows her work internationally operating between studios in Malta, Belgium, and the UK. She received her art education at the School of Art, Malta and the University for the Creative Arts, UK. Alongside her art practice and exhibition projects, professional roles include: Senior Lecturer in Art & Design in the Department of Architecture & Urban Design at the University of Malta; Postgraduate fine art studies consultancy; Visiting tutorships in MA Fine Art held: University for the Creative Arts, UK; Transart Institute New York|Berlin / Donau University, Krems, Austria.
education
2005 PhD Fine Art - University for the Creative Arts / University of Kent at Canterbury, UK
Thesis title: Ground Erasure - an investigation of the notion of "territory" through theories
of deterritorialisation and machinic connectivity
1999 MA Fine Art - University for the Creative Arts / University of Kent at Canterbury, UK
1995 Cert. Diplomatic Studies - Mediterranean Academy in Diplomatic Studies / University of Malta
Dissertation: The Basel Convention and the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
- A Maltese Perspective
1991 Post Graduate Cert. Education - University of Malta
Dissertation: Art as an Enhanced Medium in Education
1985 BA Honours English - University of London, UK
fellowship award
2000 Dec: PhD Research Scholarship awarded by [former KIAD] University for the Creative Arts, Kent, UK
collections
Tate Gallery, London
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Royal College of Art, London
University for the Creative Arts, UK
University of Kent at Canterbury, UK
Communication Design Association of Korea, Seoul
John Mackintosh Hall, Gibraltar
Bank of Valletta, Malta
HSBC, Malta
National Museum of Fine Arts, Malta
MCA (Malta Contemporary Art)
work in private collections
curatorial work
2010 Curated DRIFT, the 2nd edition of Art by Architects in the Faculty for the Built Environment, University of Malta
2009 Curated The World Next Door, a group exhibition of film and videos by eight international artists at the MCA
(Malta Contemporary Art), Malta
2009 Curator for Art by Architects, an exhibition event for student architects as part of their university programme
Faculty for the Built Environment, University of Malta
2008 Curated Mile of Paper, a bookwork exhibition of the MA/MFA research artists from University for the Creative Arts, UK,
held in the galleries of the Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta, Malta
2002 Curated the exhibition of architect and artist Berthold Mallman at the German/Maltese Circle, Valletta
Opening speech published Sunday Times of Malta
2002 A series of co-curated artist collaborations as part of START, Malta
Exhibitions include: Cityspaces [2002], Borders [2003], Booklaunch [2003, Blitz [2005], Eight Eighteen [2008]
Curatorial work also includes project management, texts, media, design & installation work for personal shows
group initiative
2002 Founding member of START
- a group of Maltese artists, co-curating exhibitions and creating collaborative work and publications
guest artist lecture presentations
2010 Performative Creativity MA programme, University of Malta
2008 Transart Institute Linz / Donau-Universitat, Austria
2008 Dept of Tourism Studies, University of Malta
2008 MCAST College of Art & Design,Targa Gap, Malta
2007 Galerie Fiducia, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2002 Uber groupshow, Portomaso underground, Malta
1999 [regular invitee 1999-present] KIAD & University for the Creative Arts, UK
academic development
2008 Appointed senior lecturer in art & design in the Dept of Architecture & Urban Design, University of Malta
2008 Contracted Research Faculty & Mentor at Transart Institute Linz / Donau Universitat, Krems, Austria
2005 Invited panel member for the revalidation of MA/MFA (International Practice) at University for the Creative Arts, UK
2005 Examiner for MFA (International Practice) at the UCA, UK
2005 1st PhD FA award at UCA; external Prof Sean Cubitt, Univ Waikato, New Zealand; internal Dr Judith Rugg, UKC/UCA, UK
2005 Member dissertation examining board, University of Malta
2005 Contracted visiting lecturer in Fine Art; Faculty of Education, University of Malta
2004 Visiting researcher at the Digital Art Research Centre (DARC), UCA, UK
2001 Appointed visiting lecturer and personal supervisor for MA FA & MA (International Practice), Univ for the Creative Arts, UK
2001 Invited panel member for the validation of the MFA (International Practice) at the Kent Institute of Art & Design, Kent, UK
2000 Sessional visiting tutor in fine art research/practice at Kent Insitute of Art & Design, Kent, UK
2000 Fellowship award to undertake PhD fine art research at Kent Institute of Art & Design, Kent, UK
1999 Academic research/practice exemplar for design of MFA (International Practice) at KIAD/UCA, Kent, UK
bibliography & publications [selection]
2010 Spaces|spazji Thinking Strait; exhibition catalogue published by Malta Council for Culture and the Arts (pp 24-29)
2010 Projected Vision II; catalogue Apollonia European Exchange published by Routage et Diffusion, France
2010 Times of Malta [Thurs March 25, p 23] review article: Price-less retail therapy in Brussels by Lisa Gwen Baldacchino
2010 CIRCLE Sunday Times Magazine; feature interview article by Andre Delicata
2009 GRIP Malta Airport magazine; article titled Art in Context by Louis Lagana (pp 48-49)
2008 Cross-Currents: critical essays on art and culture in Malta, Allied Publications (pp 82 by Raphael Vella;
pp 130 by John Baldacchino)
2008 Virtual Residency, catalogue published Kruger Druck & Verlag, Dillingen, Germany (pp 119, 142-143)
2007 Crossings - Une Vue Contemporaine, catalogue published Imprimerie Yvert, Paris, France (pp 34-37)
2006 L' Art, La Femme, L' Europe; catalogue published Art'Fab, France (pp 38-39)
2006 Postgraduate Prospectus 2007/08; article: Uncharted Territory; published University for the Creative Arts, UK (pp 10-11)
2006 Kultura Magazine; article: Ground Erasure; published Malta Council for the Arts
2005 Blitz; catalogue published Start, Malta
2005 Perspective Magazine; article: Doublefirst at KIAD; published Kent Institute of Art & Design, UK
2004 Breakthrough - Perspective on art from the 10 new EU member states; catalogue published Stichting Grote Kerk, The Hague
2003 Borders; catalogue published Start, Malta (pp 24-29)
2003 Graphic Design (Korea) - 2003_08 Vol. 95 (front cover & interview pp 54 -57)
2002 Cityspaces; catalogue published Start, Malta
2001 AN-artist newsletter; article: Transcending fixed Geographies; published AN Magazine, Newcastle, UK
2001 Conference paper: Why not change the World - Communication Culture, Crossover & Design;
published CDAK, International Communication Design Conference for Artists and Designers, Seoul, Korea
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