Mary de Piro is a Maltese artist (born in Valletta, 1946).
She studied art at a young age while at boarding school at Badia a Ripoli in Florence and later at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze. Her first exhibition was held in Wisconsin, in the course of a stay in the United States. Her first solo exhibition in Malta brought her critical acclaim owing to the confidence of her brushwork and choice of large format canvases. This led to commissions from corporate patrons, through curator Richard England. In 1975 she moved to the UK, where she raised a family while continuing to paint, moving into the field of portraiture and sacred art. Over the years she mainly participated in collective exhibitions in the England, Malta, and Italy. Mary de Piro is best known for her landscape paintings, particularly those which evoke the Mediterranean light of the Maltese countryside.
Exhibitions
Personal exhibitions
- 1968 La Grande Italia, Boston Store, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- 1969 Mazaron Gallery, Paceville, Malta
- 1971 National Museum, Auberge de Provence, Valletta, Malta
- 1975 Nails Cellars Gallery, Devon, England
- 1977 âÂÂWindow on Mary de PiroâÂÂ, National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta, Malta
- 2005 Mary de Piro (duo exhibition), Casino Maltese, Valletta, Malta
- 2014 Palazzo de Piro, Mdina, Malta
- 2016 Bank of Valletta Head Office, Malta
Collective
- 1967 Bank of Alderney Art Gallery, Valletta
- 1967 National Museum of Malta, Valletta, Malta
- 1969 Biennale Internazionale di Pittura Contemporanea, Pistoia, Italy
- 1969 Sacred Art Exhibition, St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta; The cathedral, Mdina, Malta
- 1970 The Permanent Art Gallery, MSAMC, Palazzo de La Salle, Valletta
- 1970 Mazaron Art Gallery, Paceville, Malta
- 1970 âÂÂArt from MaltaâÂÂ, Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1970 River Oaks Gallery, Houston, Texas, United States
- 1973 Barclays Bank Art Exhibition, Barclays Bank, Kingsway, Valletta, Malta
- 1973 Malta Government Tourist Board, Vienna, Austria
- 1982 âÂÂMaltese Women ArtistsâÂÂ, Gallerija Fenici, Valletta, Malta
- 1989 âÂÂArtisti Maltesi a FirenzeâÂÂ, Galleria Renzo Spagnoli Arte, Florence, Italy
- 1994 âÂÂEuropean ArtâÂÂ, Chamber of Commerce, Valletta, Malta
- 1994 âÂÂWardour Chapel AppealâÂÂ, Christie's, London, U.K.
- 1996 Sacred Art Biennale, Cathedral Museum, Mdina, Malta
- 1997 - âÂÂArt for YouthâÂÂ, Mall Galleries, London, U.K.
- 1998 âÂÂCharity ArtâÂÂ, Holy Trinity Brompton, London, U.K.
- 2000 âÂÂMaltese Talents AbroadâÂÂ, National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta, Malta
- 2004 âÂÂDrawn into the LightâÂÂ, Contemporary Christian Art Exhibition, Wapping, London
- 2008 âÂÂBloodlineâÂÂ, Gallery G, Lija, Malta
- 2008 âÂÂmalta4euroâÂÂ, European Commission Representation, London, U.K.
- 2008 âÂÂMediterraneo: A Sea that unitesâÂÂ, Italian Cultural Institute, London, U.K.
- 2008 - 2015 Annual Exhibition, Hurlingham Club, London, England
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