Charlene Vella
Professor Charlene Vella | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Associate Professor |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.A.(Hons), University of Malta
M.A., University of Malta PhD, University of Warwick |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick |
| Thesis | (2016) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Medieval and Renaissance Art history |
| Institutions | University of Malta |
| Notable works | In the Footsteps of Antonello da Messina: the Antonelliani between Sicily and Venice, Valletta. Midsea Books, 2022. |
| Website | https://www.charlenevella.com |
Charlene Vella is a Maltese art historian, academic, and author with focus on medieval and renaissance art. Vella leads research undertaken for Late Medieval and Renaissance art studies at the University of Malta.[1]
Biography
[edit]Charlene Vella has studied art history at the University of Malta, and in 2016 she obtained PhD degree from University of Warwick. At University of Warwick Vella studied under Donald Cooper from University of Cambridge.[2] In 2025 Vella was honoured at the Mara event, which serves as a platform to celebrate female leadership, creativity, and resilience. Vella was recognised as the first female full-time lecturer in Art History at the University of Malta and the first female to be promoted to associate professor in the same field.[3][4]
Vella is the author of two monographs and has published several papers in local and international journals. In 2023 Vella received the ‘Premio Antonello da Messina 2023’ for the section ‘Studi Antonelliani’ organised by the Associazione Culturale “Antonello da Messina” held on 14 April 2023 at the Basilica di S. Marco in Capitoline Hill in Rome.[5] Vella has also organised international conferences regarding medieval art at the University of Malta.[6]
Since 2016 Vella has been a member of the Malta Planning Authority's Design Advisory Committee. In 2023 Vella was selected as a Member of the Board of the Malta Catholic Institute. Between 2008 and 2018 Vella was a resident art critic for Sunday Times of Malta.[1]
Publications
[edit]- The Mediterranean Artistic Context of Late Medieval Malta: 1091-1530, Charlene Vella. Malta: Midsea Books, 2013.
- In the Footsteps of Antonello Da Messina: The Antonelliani between Sicily and Venice. Charlene Vella. Malta: Midsea Books, 2022.
- Dynamics of Artistic Exchange in the Mediterranean: the Medieval and Renaissance Imprint. Charlene Vella (ed.). Malta: Midsea Books, 2024.
- With Abigail Pace, ‘Isabelle Borg: an Artist who happened to be a Woman’, in Yosanne Vella (ed.) Discovering women’s history in Malta, 2024, Malta University Press, pp. 143–151.
- ‘New insights into the painted crucifix attributed to Antonio de Saliba in the V&A Museum, London’, The Antiquaries Journal, 101, 2021, pp. 269–300. doi:10.1017/S000358152000030X.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Prof. Charlene Vella". University of Malta. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
- ^ "PhD degree from University of Warwick". Times of Malta. 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
- ^ "Prof. Charlene Vella Honoured at Mara Event". University of Malta. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
- ^ "14 women honoured with awards in second edition of MARA awards". Malta Independent. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
- ^ "Bio". Dr Charlene Vella. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
- ^ "International medieval art conference calls for a strategic masterplan to preserve Malta's medieval". Malta Independent. Retrieved 2025-03-15.