Bank of Valletta’s 15th Retrospective Exhibition will feature works by Luciano Micallef and will be the first retrospective exhibition to be held at the new BOV Centre in Sta Venera.

The exhibition will be inaugurated on 28 June by President Edward Fenech Adami and by BOV chairman Roderick Chalmers.

The exhibition embraces 65 works, from the earliest work – Female profile – of 1966 to four pieces, including two sculptures, which the artist created in 2005. As for media and techniques, these range from oils, acrylics, gouache and pastels, to etchings, lino prints, screenprinting and the use of copper, stainless steel and plastic.

Born in 1954, Luciano Micallef is widely considered as one of the leading artists of his generation. When still very young he received private tuition from the well-known artist Joseph Briffa, and from Harry Alden and Esprit Barthet at the School of Art.

He travelled to Barcelona in Spain where he worked in textile design. He also studied at the Accademia Pietro Vanucci in Perugia (1975), followed by a further four years (1979–1983) at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence.

Luciano Micallef’s exhibition will be open to the public from 30 June till 11 August. As in previous retrospective exhibitions, this show will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue that will include the artist’s biography, a critical synopsis of his works and a reproduction of all the exhibits.