Alexandra Pace is a Maltese multidisciplinary artist and curator based in Valletta. She graduated from Central Saint Martins University of the Arts London (2014) with a distinction in MA Photography. She is the founder and director of the reference and longest-running, independent, contemporary art space in Malta, Blitz Valletta. Through the years, she created an international network of collabora
tions, which includes Central Saint Martins, Royal College of Arts, European Graduate School and Canterbury School of Architecture amongst others. Alexandra Pace Studio is also full service multidisciplinary creative studio. Since its founding in 1999, the studio provides photography, print and digital solutions, creative strategy and digital marketing services. The studio has collaborated with various organisations, with whom we have built powerful brand identities, print media, web development, digital marketing strategies and meaningful content. In a world oversaturated with content, our aim is to cut through the noise and drive positive change. As an artist, Alexandra Pace was the recipient of the European Eyes on Japan artist residency (2017) in Aomori Prefecture and the Contemporary Istanbul curatorial residency (2019). She was nominated for the MullenLowe NOVA Award for Fresh Creative Talent (2014) and The Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography (2020). Pace’s work has been exhibited in Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles (2018), MADATAC Spain (2016), NRW Forum (2017), SKG Bridges Festival of Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (2019) and Face With Tears of Joy at Blitz Valletta (2019) alongside artists such as Cory Arcangel, Simon Denny, Rob Pruitt and Amalia Ulman. She was a visiting lecturer at the Department of Digital Arts, University of Malta (2013–2017) and Malta College of Science, Arts and Technology (2011–2012) where she was one of the founding academic members of the Photography Department. Pace is also the recipient of various funds and grants both for her own arts practice as well as organization support and artistic programme grants for Blitz Valletta. In 2016 she was awarded a three-year grant to establish Malta’s first independent live-in residency which attracted resident artists and curators from Berlin, Kuwait, Athens, London, Vienna, Wroclaw, Paris and Istanbul, through open calls that received over 200 applicants from around the globe, and received mentions from ArtBasel Crowdfunding Initiative and Tate Art Exchange Program (2015). Pace curated 12 exhibitions as part of the residency programme over the three years. In addition, Pace curated various exhibitions of both local and international artists at Blitz Valletta including New Weapons (2015), a parallel exhibition of graduating students of MA Photography, Central Saint Martins University London, and lead the team behind Transformer, a two-year (2017-2018) collaboration with Central Saint Martins, MUZA the National Museum of Arts in Malta and four international art spaces – 3 137 (Athens), CeRRCa (Barcelona), Le18 (Marrakech), L’Atelier de l’Observatoire (Casablanca).
