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Matthew Schembri

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Matthew Schembri
File:Matthew Schembri.jpg
File:Matthew Schembri.jpg
File:Matthew Schembri.jpg
Born (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 (age 32)
🏳️ NationalityMaltese
💼 Occupation
📆 Years active  2015–present
Notable workSocial Kitchen, Xandelier, Stessi, Ħassartek
🏅 AwardsDivergent Thinkers, Shifting Contexts, Young Artist of the Year, Literary Contest Of Novels For Youth, Best Emergent Author
🌐 Websitewww.matthewschembri.com

Matthew Schembri shkem-bree.[1] (born on 3 October 1993) is a Maltese multimedia artist, writer and poet[2].

Schembri has won several artistic and literary awards, including the art competitions Divergent Thinkers 04 (2015)[3], Shifting Contexts (2019)[4], and The Literary Contest of Novels for Youth (2016)[5]. He was also the recipient of the Young Artist of the Year award given by Malta Arts Council in 2017[6] and the Best Emerging Author award given by the Malta National Book Council in 2022[7].

Early Life and Education

Schembri was born to Maltese parents on the 3rd of October 1993, in Pietà, Malta[8]. He studied fine arts and Maltese at the University of Malta between 2011 and 2020[9][10].

Career

Before 2015

Schembri started writing at a very young age, with his first poem being published in the local children's magazine, Sagħtar, in 2007[11]. In 2008, his review of the first book of the Fiddien trilogy, Sqaq l-Infern, was chosen by its authors to be published in the second book, Wied Wirdien[12].

Schembri had his first collective art exhibition at the University of Malta in 2011[13]. Between 2014 and 2015, he was part of the Taħżiż creative writing programme, organised by l-Għaqda tal-Malti and Aġenzija Żgħażagħ[14][15]. A number of his poems and short stories were published in the Għaqda tal-Malti annual magazine, Leħen il-Malti, from 2014 onwards[16].

2015 to Present

In 2015, Schembri's art installation, entitled Social Kitchen won first prize in the local art competition Divergent Thinkers 04, organised by VIVA, Spazju Kreattiv and Aġenzija Żgħażagħ[17]. This led him to be invited as an artist-resident at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in 2016[18] and to have his first solo art exhibition at Spazju Kreattiv in 2018. In the same year he was named the first Young Artist of the Year 2017 by Arts Council Malta[19]. His artwork, Xandelier, won first prize in the national art competition called Shifting Contexts, organised by Spazju Kreattiv and Aġenzija Żgħażagħ in 2019[20]. During these years, he took part in numerous group art exhibitions, both in Malta and abroad, including in the United States, the Netherlands, France, Germany and Austria[21][22][23][24].

Schembri’s debut novel, Stessi (Selfies), was published by Merlin Publishers in 2018, after winning The Literary Contest of Novels for Youth 2016, organised by the Malta National Book Council and Aġenzija Żgħażagħ[25]. In 2021, as part of his second solo art exhibition, he published his first poetry collection, Ħassartek (I Erased You) and received the Best Emerging Author award given by the Malta National Book Council in 2022[26]. In the same year, he was invited to attend literary residencies and retreats in Croatia, France and Spain[27][28][29]. His short story, entitled da' kollu għax (all this because) was chosen as one of the best ten short stories in the writing contest organised by IEMed and the Anna Lindh Foundation in 2022[30]. His work was translated into English, French and Croatian[31].

From 2021, Schembri became an active member of Inizjamed, a "cultural organisation ... that is committed towards the regeneration of culture and artistic expression in the Maltese Islands and ... the Mediterranean"[32]

Awards and Nominations

Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2015 Spazju Kreattiv/Aġenzija Żgħażagħ Divergent Thinkers 04 Social Kitchen Won [33]
2016 Malta National Book Council/Aġenzija Żgħażagħ The Literary Contest of Novels for Youth Stessi Won [34]
2017 Arts Council Malta Young Artist of the Year Himself Won [35]
2019 Spazju Kreattiv/Aġenzija Żgħażagħ Shifting Contexts Xandelier Won [36]
2022 National Book Council Malta National Book Award for Poetry Ħassartek Nominated [37]
2022 National Book Council Malta Best Emerging Author Himself Won [38]
2022 IEMed/Anna Lindh Foundation A Sea of Words da' kollu għax Nominated [39]

References

  1. ↑ "How to pronounce Schembri?". www.pronouncenames.com. Pronounce Names. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Matthew Schembri". www.matthewschembri.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Reljic, Teodor. "The rest is secondary". www.maltatoday.com. Malta Today. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "MATTHEW SCHEMBRI". www.ktieb.org. National Book Council Malta. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Results of the literary contest of novels for youth are out". www.ktieb.org. National Book Council Malta. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Cilia, Jonathan (3 April 2018). "Malta's First Ever Young Artist Of The Year Is Just Getting Started". www.lovinmalta.com. Lovin Malta. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Matthew Schembri: The Best Emergent Author Of 2022". www.ktieb.org. National Book Council Malta. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Matthew Schembri". www.matthewschembri.com. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Attard, Ruth (May 2018). "WiN: A Story of Loss and Gain". VIDA (101): 56.
  10. ↑ "Matthew Schembri: The Best Emergent Author Of 2022". ktieb.org. National Book Council Malta. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Schembri, Matthew; Malta Union of Teachers (January 2007). "Il-Muża taż-Żgħar". Sagħtar (283): 7.
  12. ↑ Vella, Loranne; Bartolo, Simon (2008). Wied Wirdien. Merlin Publishers. pp. 469–471. Search this book on
  13. ↑ Attard, Ruth (May 2018). "WiN: A Story of Loss and Gain". VIDA (101): 56.
  14. ↑ Għaqda tal-Malti Università (2014). Taħżiż2. Għaqda tal-Malti Università / Aġenzija Żgħażagħ. Search this book on
  15. ↑ Għaqda tal-Malti Università (2015). Taħżiż3. Għaqda tal-Malti Università / Aġenzija Żgħażagħ. Search this book on
  16. ↑ Għaqda tal-Malti Università (2014). "Leħen il-Malti 33". Leħen il-Malti. 33.
  17. ↑ Reljic, Teodor. "The rest is secondary". maltatoday.com. Malta Today. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Matthew Schembri - Merlin Publishers". www.merlinpublishers.com. Merlin Publishers. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  19. ↑ Cilia, Jonathan (3 April 2018). "Malta's First Ever Young Artist Of The Year Is Just Getting Started". lovinmalta.com. Lovin Malta. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  20. ↑ "MATTHEW SCHEMBRI". www.ktieb.org. National Book Council Malta. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  21. ↑ "56 new laureates for the Institut français / Cité internationale des arts residency program". www.institutfrancais.com. Institut Francais. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  22. ↑ Briffa, Vince (2 January 2017). "IN TRANSIT". www.vincebriffa.com. Vince Briffa. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  23. ↑ "In Transit - Düsseldorf". nrw-forum.de. NRW-forum. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  24. ↑ "Contemporary media art from Malta". kunstvorarlberg.at. KunstVorarlberg. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  25. ↑ "Results of the literary contest of novels for youth are out". www.ktieb.org. National Book Council Malta. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  26. ↑ "Matthew Schembri: The Best Emergent Author Of 2022". www.ktieb.org. National Book Council Malta. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  27. ↑ "FIRST RESIDENT AUTHORS ULYSSES' SHELTER 3". www.inizjamed.org. Inizjamed. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  28. ↑ "56 new laureates for the Institut français / Cité internationale des arts residency program". www.institutfrancais.com. Institut Francais. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  29. ↑ "A Sea of Words. The Voice of Youths 2022". www.iemed.org. IEMed. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  30. ↑ "A Sea of Words. The Voice of Youths 2022". www.iemed.org. IEMed. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  31. ↑ "Matthew Schembri". www.matthewschembri.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  32. ↑ "About Inizjamed". www.inizjamed.org. Inizjamed. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  33. ↑ Reljic, Teodor. "The rest is secondary". maltatoday.com. Malta Today. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  34. ↑ "Results of the literary contest of novels for youth are out". www.ktieb.org. National Book Council Malta. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  35. ↑ Cilia, Jonathan (3 April 2018). "Malta's First Ever Young Artist Of The Year Is Just Getting Started". lovinmalta.com. Lovin Malta. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  36. ↑ "MATTHEW SCHEMBRI". www.ktieb.org. National Book Council Malta. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  37. ↑ "Ħassartek". www.ktieb.org. National Book Council Malta. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  38. ↑ "Matthew Schembri: The Best Emergent Author Of 2022". www.ktieb.org. National Book Council Malta. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  39. ↑ "A Sea of Words. The Voice of Youths 2022". www.iemed.org. IEMed. Retrieved 1 September 2023.


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