Gabriel Zammit (b. 1994) is an independent curator and writer with a background in philosophy and art theory. His creative practice is embedded in critical theory and inspired by thinkers such as Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno and WG Sebald.
Zammit has worked with artists and writers from all around the world, building exhibitions that look into themes such as outsider art, mythology, and liminal states. Across his various projects there is a consistent interest in the merging of craft and concept as well as a fascination with fringe experiences that uncover and challenge the foundations of our humanity.
Since 2022 Zammit has also held the position of Programmes and Initiatives Officer at the Malta Society of Arts where he is tasked with creating an innovative programme of exhibitions, publications, music and performing arts that respects the institution’s long history whilst still engaging with contemporary issues.
Zammit is a part time lecturer with the Department of Education and the Department of Digital Arts at the University of Malta where he teaches criticism and art theory. He publishes regularly, contributing speculative, critical and academic texts to books, newspapers, journals and other platforms.
Experience
Curator and Producer (2025) The Sound of You Dreaming: a solo exhibition by Paul Scerri. Solo exhibition. Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta. Funded by the Malta Arts Fund.
Curator (2024) Matthew’s Dream: The cloud of unknowing. Installation work Paul Scerri. Valletta Contemporary, Valletta. Funded by the Malta Arts Fund.
Curator (2024) Clay / Craft / Concept: Contemporary ceramics ancient histories. Collective exhibition. Malta Society of Arts, Valletta. Commissioned and funded by the Malta Society of Arts.
Curator and Producer (2023) Il-Ħabba tal-Għajn: a solo exhibition by Alex Dalli. Solo exhibition. Malta Society of Arts, Valletta.
Lecturer (Casual) (2023 - present) Art Theory and Criticism. Department of Education, University of Malta.
Lecturer (Casual) (2023 - present) Comparative Approaches to Art, Design and Visual Culture. Department of Digital Arts, University of Malta.
Programmes and Initiatives Officer (2022 - present) Malta Society of Arts, Valletta.
Curator and Producer (2022) Groundwaters: outsider perspectives and visions of elsewhere. Collective exhibition. Valletta Contemporary Gallery, Valletta. Funded by the Malta Arts Fund.
Curator and Producer (2022) Sea Sunset Moon: variations on solitude. Collective exhibition. Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta. Commissioned and funded by Fondazzjoni Kreattivita.
Research Support Officer (2021-2022) SoNAR Global, mobilising social sciences against infectious threats. Department of Anthropological Sciences, University of Malta.
Curator and Producer (2021) Darkness at Noon. Collective exhibition. The Splendid, Valletta. Funded by the Malta Arts Fund.
Communications Manager (2021) Alessia’s Project. Short-film and workshop series. Produced by Cynthia Bonnici, Florinda Camilleri, Francesca Mercieca, Niels Plotard. Funded by the Malta Arts Fund.
Producer (2019) Departures: Pawlu Grech a life in perspective. Concert and exhibition. Malta Society of Arts, Valletta. Funded by the Malta Arts Fund.
Editorial Director (2016-2017) Student’s Philosophy Society, University of Malta.
Pages from Groundwaters catalogue (2022)
Education
Curating Contemporary Art (2023) Chelsea Collage of Arts, London.
CASE, Creative and Social Entrepreneur Programme (2023) In Place of War, and The University of Manchester. Workshops in Malta.
A Practical Guide to Curating (2022) NODE Centre for Curatorial Studies. Online course with Nora Mayr, Berlin.
Cheek to Cheek Feedback Workshop (2022) DASArts Dance Studios, Amsterdam. Workshops with Manolis Tsipos in Malta.
MA Philosophy, Aesthetics and Art-Theory (2018) Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy, Kingston University, London. Dissertation Leaning Against the Current of Time: On WG Sebald’s Presentation of the Unrepresentable.
BA (Hons) Philosophy (2016) Department of Philosophy, University of Malta. Dissertation The Enigma of a Non-Enigmatic World: On Quentin Meillassoux’s Philosophy of Absolute Contingency.
Il-Ħabba tal-Għajn (2023)