Ana Malta Portugal, b. 1996
Overview
Ana Malta is a visual artist who lives and works in Lisbon. With an academic background in painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon and a master's degree in Creative Industries Management from UCP-Porto, Malta develops work in which color, patterns, and composition become the foundation of her visual expression. Her artistic practice is driven by aesthetic restlessness and the transformative potential of "error" as a creative tool.
Malta's work goes beyond the exploration of form and color; it becomes a space for investigating expression, the body, memory, and the relationship between the tangible and the unconscious. Her aesthetic pursuit is marked by contrasts, the study of compositional possibilities, and the interaction between error and intentionality. Ana Malta creates not just images but visual experiences that engage with the viewer's perception and emotion.
In 2023, she was awarded the "José Mendonça Prize – Visual Arts | Betar," the following year, she was recognized as a "Breakthrough Artist" by Cultura Inquieta at ArtMadrid 2024 and in 2025 she was awarded with the MEXTO Property Investment Acquisition Prize.
Works
-
-
Ana MaltaCorpo Estragado, Corpo Amado, 2025Acrylic, oil bars, and dry pastel on paper (Mixed media)49,5 x 40 cm / 83 x 73 cm (Framed)View more details -
-
Ana MaltaEsqueço-me Segundos, 2025Acrylic, soft pastel, and oil bar on canvas150 x 100 cmView more details -
-
Ana MaltaLonge ou Perto... É um aperto, 2025Acrylic, oil bars and dry pastel on canvas (Mixed media)200 x 154 cmView more details -
Ana MaltaNão aceito devoluções, 2025Acrylic, soft pastel, and oil bar on canvas150 x 100 cmView more details -
Ana MaltaNão há ventríloquo sem o boneco, 2025Acrylic, soft pastel, and oil bar on canvas150 x 100 cmView more details -
Ana MaltaO exercício de reter, 2025Acrylic, oil bars and dry pastel on paper (Mixed media)70 x 50 cm / 103 x 83 cm (Framed)View more details -
Ana MaltaPausas das Causas, 2025Acrylic, soft pastel, and oil bar on canvas150 x 100 cmView more details -
Ana MaltaPoucos ventos, muitas tempestades, 2025Acrylic and soft pastel on paper50 x 65 cmSoldView more details -
Ana MaltaQuanto custa a inteligência?, 2025Acrylic, soft pastel, and oil bar on canvas150 x 100 cmView more details
Exhibitions
Art Fairs
-
DRAWING ROOM 2025
Ana Malta, António Faria & Cássio Markowski 23 - 26 October 2025Impermanentia For Drawing Room 2025, THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE presents Impermanentia, a curated selection of works by three contemporary artists— ANA MALTA, ANTÓNIO...Read more -
ARCO Lisbon 2025
Group Show: Ana Malta, Cássio Markowski, Manuela Pimentel, René Tavares & Susana Cereja 29 May - 1 June 2025Out of Bounds For ARCO Lisboa 2025, THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE presents 'Out of Bounds ' a curatorial project that embodies the gallery's...Read more -
ART PARIS 2025
Ana Malta, António Faria & Manuela Pimentel 3 - 6 April 2025For Art Paris 2025, THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE presents 'Resilient Narratives: Memory, Identity, and the Hybridity of Forms' , a project that brings...Read more
News
-
Ana Malta honoured with the Mouseion – Art Law House Award
A recognition dedicated to emerging artists at Drawing Room Lisboa 2025 10 October 2025Ana Malta has been awarded the Mouseion – Art Law House Prize, an initiative launched in 2025 by lawyer Patrícia Dias Mendes, whose more than...Read more -
The collective Vês.Três presents “Papel de Parede.”
The happening takes place at the opening of “Impermanentia,” Ana Malta's solo show. 10 November 2025As part of the opening of Impermanentia , the solo exhibition by Portuguese artist Ana Malta, taking place on Saturday, November 15, from 6:30 to...Read more
Press
Events
-
DRAWING ROOM 2025
Ana Malta, António Faria & Cássio Markowski 23 - 26 October 2025Impermanentia For Drawing Room 2025, THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE presents Impermanentia, a curated selection of works by three contemporary artists— ANA MALTA, ANTÓNIO...Read more -
ARCO Lisbon 2025
Group Show: Ana Malta, Cássio Markowski, Manuela Pimentel, René Tavares & Susana Cereja 29 May - 1 June 2025Out of Bounds For ARCO Lisboa 2025, THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE presents 'Out of Bounds ' a curatorial project that embodies the gallery's...Read more -
ART PARIS 2025
Ana Malta, António Faria & Manuela Pimentel 3 - 6 April 2025For Art Paris 2025, THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE presents 'Resilient Narratives: Memory, Identity, and the Hybridity of Forms' , a project that brings...Read more

