PUBLISHED RESEARCH AND ARTICLES
Porter Lofaro, C (2017). ‘The impact of studio space on creativity: Implications for practice’, in D. Hyatt, P. Clough and C. Nutbrown (eds.), Informing educational change: Research voices from Malta, University of Sheffield, pp. 107-120.
Porter Lofaro, C (2014). Outdoor Locations as a Space for Artists. Poster session presented at the University of Sheffield, UK and the Museum of the Great Outdoors, Sheffield, UK.
Porter Lofaro, C (2012). Studio Art Practice: A Multi-Layered Resource, APS Bank, ISBN: 99932-697-8-6.
AWARDS
Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc. Award. as part of the 16th International Art Renewal Center Salon, 2022.
Campari Negroni N100 Art Exhibition First Runner Up, 2019.
MOON EXHIBIT
‘Life Goes On’ (oil on board, 25 x 25 cm), Lunar Codex - Nova collection. Launched with the Odysseus lander (IM1) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Landed on the 22nd of February 2024 on the Malapert A area of the lunar south pole. The painting is stored on a nickel-based nanofiche, expected to last over a million years.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
ESSENCE - An exhibition of oil paintings, Art Galleries, Malta Society of Arts, Palazzo de La Salle, Republic Street, Valletta, 6-27th October 2022.
ARTISTS' TRAIL
Allura Open Art Studios - The Trail - Christine Porter Lofaro at the Malta School of Art, Malta School of Art, 30-31st October 2021.
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
ARC Select 2024, Rehs Contemporary Gallery, 20 W 55th Street, NYC, New York, USA, April 4th 2024 - May 3rd 2024.
Order of Malta National Art Exhibition, St. John's Cavalier, Valletta, March 24th 2023 – April 6th 2023.
Allura Art Exhibition, Art at the Corinthia Palace, Corinthia Palace Hotel, Balzan, November 26th 2022 – January 31st 2023.
Id-Dar tal-Providenza Art Auction, The Foyer, House of Representatives, Valletta, November – December, 2022.
British Art Prize 2022 - Finalists Exhibition, gallery@oxo, Oxo Tower Wharf, Barge House St, London SE1 9PH, 23-27th November 2022 (Finalist).
Id-Dar tal-Providenza Art Auction, The Foyer, House of Representatives, Valletta, November – December, 2021.
Allura Art - The Big Show – A Contemporary Art Collective, Wignacourt Museum Rabat, November – December, 2021.
The International Guild of Realism Spring Salon (online) Exhibition, October – December, 2021 (Finalist).
2nd Annual Still Life International Online Juried Art Exhibition, Fusion Art (USA), August – November, 2021 (my painting “Distant Spring” was given an Honourable Mention award from over 350 entries world-wide).
15th Annual Juried Exhibition, International Guild of Realism, Principle Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. October – November, 2020 (Finalist).
The International Guild of Realism Spring Salon (online) Exhibition, March – June, 2020 (Finalist).
Ohloq Tbissima, Art Exhibition and Auction – Dar ta’ San Guzepp, St. Venera, 2019.
Campari Negroni N100 Art Exhibition – Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta, 2019 (First Runner Up).
AĦNA – (organizing committee) – Cavalieri Art Hotel, St. Julian’s, 2018
A Tale of a City – (organizing committee) – Inquisitor’s Palace, Birgu, 2017.
Swieqi Arts Festival, 2016.
A Tale of a City – (organizing committee) – Cathedral Museum, Mdina, 2015.
A Tale of a City – (organizing committee) – The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Valletta, 2013.
Collective Exhibition and Auction – organized by L-Arka Foundation, Palazzo Ferreria, Valletta, 2013.
‘Rotta tal-Arti 2012’ – Dar Centrali, B’Bajda, 2012.
‘Rotta tal-Arti 2011’ – Dar Centrali, B’Bajda, 2011.
Unita’ 2011 – Marsaskala Parish Annual Art Exhibition, 2011.
‘Rotta tal-Arti 2010’ – Dar Centrali, B’Bajda, 2010.
Female Artists Collective Exhibition – San Anton Palace, 2010. (Organised by the Community Chest Fund in collaboration with the National Council of Women)
Six@5 Collective Exhibition – Art..e Gallery, Victoria, Gozo, 2009.
Art Students, Collective Exhibition, University of Malta, Msida. 2002.
IN THE MEDIA
Artist Secrets by Allura - Series 2, Episode 2 - Glazing in Oils - Laura Swale joins local Maltese hyperrealist painter Christine Porter Lofaro, as she demonstrates the application of transparent glazes to create depth and form when painting in oils.
Allura Open Art Studios - The Trail - Christine Porter Lofaro at the Malta School of Art - review by Esther Lafferty.
Art - the gift that keeps on giving - promotional article for the "Art I Want for Christmas" Artsy online exhibition by Laura Swale.
Negroni 100 Art Competition review - review by the Malta artpaper.
Artists express their imagination in Negroni 100 art competition - review by the Times of Malta.
Balance and Simplicity with a Twist - review on Pink Magazine.
Negroni Artistic Celebration - review on Style on Sunday