Irene Canovari

I had the great honor of holding my first solo exhibition in the biggest hall of the magnificent MCC ( https://mcc.com.mt/about-us/ ),...

Can you see her? She doesn’t wear the sadness of Eleanor Rigby , maybe she no longer shares that sense of loneliness. The fixed smile she...

"Malta, June 2006, Dear Ayaan, My name is Irene Canovari. I’m an artist and a mother of two young children, living in Malta with my husband-to-be, who works for the British Council here. I’ve been reading your remarkable book Infidel in one sitting—completely captivated. Your courageous life story resonates deeply with me, particularly as I reflect on my own travels through Kenya and Tanzania. Malta isn’t the most likely place to encounter women in burkas, but when I take the children to the...