Camilleri Francis

Francis Camilleri, born in 1962, has been a quadriplegic since a diving accident in 1978 and is therefore confined to a wheelchair. After intensive medical treatment and occupational therapy in England and Germany, he managed to adapt himself to his completely new and difficult life. For example, he was able to continue and complete his school education.

In 1993 representatives of the publishing house, "Izda Art Publishers", encouraged him to start painting with his mouth and, in doing so, to earn his own living. He learned how to paint with his mouth and made great progress in a relatively short time. Already in 1994 he was granted a scholarship from the association. In 2000 he received associate membership status which gave him the opportunity to participate in numerous international exhibitions. In addition, he organized several one-man shows.

Today, Francis Camilleri masters various techniques of mouth painting. Aside from oil painting, the transparency of watercolors, which he uses for most of his pictures, is his love. He mainly paints landscapes, urban panoramas and folkloric scenes in addition to scenes following Christian tradition and finely drawn flowers.