about

Michela Grech (b. 1996) is a Malta-based artist working primarily in painting, textiles, and mixed media. She holds a B.A. in Fine Arts. Her practice is rooted in introspection, exploring the layered complexities of personal identity, emotional memory, and the quiet moments of everyday life.

Michela’s work navigates the space between the visible and the felt—drawing on themes of duality such as appearance vs reality, outer presentation vs internal experience, and control vs vulnerability. Her visual language merges abstraction with figuration, often using solid forms, sensitive linework, and negative space to evoke psychological and bodily states.

Materiality plays a central role in her process. She incorporates textiles, thread, and handmade paper not only for their tactile qualities but also for their ability to slow down her workflow, encouraging reflection and presence. Stitching and surface manipulation become a meditative counterbalance to more impulsive gestures, allowing her to engage with the contradictions of her own experience.

Her recent work reflects a deepening interest in sustainable practices, emotional landscapes, and the subtle dynamics of growth, discomfort, and self-discovery. With a quiet attention to the ordinary and an openness to process, Michela creates work that is intimate, layered, and intentionally unresolved.