Ryan Falzon

Ryan Falzon(b.1988) is a painter and printmaker based between Malta and Berlin. Falzon portrays contemporary lifestyle and scenery in an expressive, brutally honest manner, merging the political with the personal. Over the past few years, Falzon has established a distinctive voice and approach in the local Art scene. Often abrasive and mischievous, his work is known for creating a narrative by bringing together a wide-ranging set of images in a collage-like arrangement, allowing the viewer to wander about visually. From 2013 to 2015, Ryan Falzon was the driving force behind the creation of an open studio project based at the Xarolla Windmill, in Zurrieq, which supported work by emerging artists. In May 2014, Falzon was chosen by Absolut Vodka as an artist for the “Transform Today” worldwide project. His works can be found in public and private collections in Europe and USA.

Solo Exhibitions

February 2022, Friends with Plants, Il-Kamra ta’ Fuq, Mqabba, Malta

December 2020, Botanika, Studio 87, Valletta, Malta

September 2020, Fritz ist Amerikanisch, OKK Raum 29, Berlin, Germany

May 2018, We can’t be Lovers, Iniala 5, Valletta, Malta

January 2018, Culture is Past Art is Future, Iniala 5, Valletta, Malta

January 2017, We LOST THE WAR, Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta, Malta

January 2016, Quick Fix ; A Morality Tale, Heritage Malta, Valletta, Malta

September 2014, Ex Voto, Maritime Museum, Birgu, Malta

Collective Exhibitions (Selected)

April 2022, Identity of an Island, Teatru Astra, Victoria, Gozo

April 2022, Signature 18, Obelisk Gallery, Balzan, Malta

September 2021, Hars fuq Hars, Valletta Contemporary, Valletta, Malta

March 2021, Spring Awakening, London Paint Club (online)

May 2020, WATERGATE - "From water to land, from land to water",organized in collaboration between Ostrale Dresden and Rijeka 2020 -European Capital of Culture (online)

February 2020, Up to Now, Valletta Contemporary, Valletta, Malta

November 2019, NUD, Studio 104, Valletta, Malta

November 2019, Hackable Animals, Casino Notabile, Rabat, Malta

November 2019, Mini Print, Heike Arndt Gallery, Berlin, Germany

August 2019, Ostrale Biennale, Dresden, Germany
April 2019, Smudge, Studio 87, Valletta, Malta

November 2018, The Island Within, Ekeren Cultureel Centrum, Antwerp, Belgium

October 2018, in between, Biffi Gallery, Piacenza, Italy

June 2018, here & now, Valletta Contemporary, Valletta, Malta

February 2018, The Snake Show, Valletta, Malta

December 2017, Pre Opening, Valletta Contemporary, Valletta, Malta

November 2017, Mini Print , Heike Arndt Gallery, Berlin

June 2015, Printcycle, Wignacourt Museum, Rabat, Malta