Bio
Nicole Debono (b. 1996, Malta) is a figurative painter who treats the domestic stage as a dig-site where private ritual intersects with collective myth. Her compositions are typically framed in tightly-cropped views of female protagonists and their possessions and surroundings, a strategy that lends everyday objects existential weight and prompts viewers to reconsider what seems familiar. Her process involves gathering a diverse array of visual references, which she curates and reconfigures to create layered, symbolic works that investigate the tensions between personal memory and shared cultural narratives.
Her research moves between studio observation and study of devotional imagery, Jungian psychology, historical art references and the classical nude in contemporary contexts. Her work oscillates between dualities: innocence and experience; agency and restraint; the personal and the universal.
Debono also currently serves as Secretary-General of the Malta Entertainment and Arts Industry Association (MEIA), advocating for equitable cultural policy.
Inspired by both classical and contemporary influences, Nicole’s work has been exhibited widely across Europe and the UK.
Exhibitions
2025, We Fell in Love on the Internet, Copeland Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2024, The Silk Road, The Three Palaces Festival - a moving exhibition held at: the Grandmaster's Palace, Valletta; St. John's Co-Cathedral Valletta;, the National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta; the Verdala Palace, Siġġiewi; and Palazzo Parisio, Naxxar, Malta.
2024, Bath Society of Artists 119th Exhibition — Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, United Kingdom
2024, Rock, Paper ‘/·\ II- A Cane-Yo Collective Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Casemates, Gibraltar
2023, Xewka f’Qalbi, Xewka f’Sormi (Translated: Thorn in my heart, Thorn in my Side), Rosa Kwir, Balzan, Malta
2023, Rock Paper /·\’, Fine Arts Gallery, Calesmates, Gibraltar
2023, Wish you were here II, Dalek Art Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2022, Lost in the Ether, Art Sweven Gallery, Malta
2022, Wish you were here, Dalek Art Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2021, The Pandemic - Survival, Art & New Action, Malta Enterprise, Malta
Media, Interviews & Conversations
2024, Nicole Sciberras Debono to take over the studio at KBIC in collaboration with Artz ID, Artz ID
2023, Meet Nicole Sciberras Debono | Visual Artist, ShoutOut LA
2022, Nicole Sciberras Debono: ‘Who would I most like to meet? My past and future self', MaltaToday
2022, Young Artist Nicole Sciberras Debono launches first exhibition, Oh my Malta
2022, Narratives of the familiar and the domestic, Gorg Mallia, Sunday Times of Malta
2022, “Mumenti intimi li permezz tal-arti jsiru aktar poetiċi u sbieħ”, James Aaron Ellul, Net News
2022, “Lost In The Ether: First Solo Exhibition By Upcoming Artist Featuring At Mqabba”, Sasha Vella, Lovin’ Malta
2022, “Carpe Imagines: Curating the digital self”, Melanie Erixon, Malta Independent
2021, “As St. Julian’s Villa Vincenti Faces Threats, Local Artist Launches Anti-Demolition Campaign”, Sasha Vella, Lovin’ Malta