About Mixa Painting

Michelle Gialanze, known professionally as Mixa, is a Maltese contemporary artist whose work embodies the exploration of beauty as a process. Mixa’s artistic practice focuses on discovering beauty throughout her entire creative journey. She draws inspiration from nature, utilizing natural materials not only for artistic motivation but also as essential components in her work. From broken earth, stone, and botanical sources, she crafts opportunities for depicting life through both figurative and abstract paintings. 

Her process involves sourcing natural pigments for her paint and creating her own paper from sustainable art practices. By re-purposing these materials, she transforms them into final pieces that convey the theme of beauty as a rebirth, a concept deeply reflected in nature. 

Through her observational work, inspired by nature, Mixa examines each phase of life and translates this into her art. By sourcing materials from nature, she ensures that her creative process remains sustainable, working with care, awareness, and responsibility. 

The topics of her work encompass a wide array of themes, yet a common denominator throughout is the idea of beauty as a process—one that involves being broken, planted, and reborn. Mixa delves into the contrasts of order and collapse, grief and regeneration, permanence and erosion, with each phase presenting its own unique beauty. 

Michelle Gialanze has exhibited internationally in locations such as Malta, France, Florence, Japan, and London, and she received a special award at the Florence Biennale 2025.