Ana Malta’s practice has evolved through a sustained and continuous process of making, moving between painting, drawing and installation. Rooted in everyday life, memory, and a close attention to materials and gestures, her work has developed into a visual language that remains in constant evolution.
This residency begins without a predefined theme. Instead, Ana has been invited to work with complete freedom: to explore new ideas, follow intuitions and allow the process itself to shape the direction of the work. While the artist starts from a series of initial thoughts, the final outcome remains unknown, and it is precisely this openness that lies at the core of the project.
At the end of the residency, the works produced during this period will be presented in an exhibition tracing the path of this month-long experience.
Residency [04 September - 08 October]
Exhibition [09 October - 24 October]
Artworks from this exhibition
Per Aspera Ad Astra
Ana Malta
Edition of /50
Sticker album and stickers
+ Giclée print on paper
28 × 20 cm
Both signed and numbered by the artist
2026
*Edition ships mid October
Emerging from Ana Malta’s ongoing exploration of process, transformation, and the unexpected possibilities of image-making, Per Aspera Ad Astra approaches the artwork not as something fixed, but as a space that can continue to evolve. Bringing together a print, sticker book, and series of stickers, the edition invites its owner to participate in that process: adding, moving, layering, or simply choosing to leave the image untouched.
Characteristic of Malta’s practice, colour, pattern, and intuitive gestures develop through accumulation, displacement, and the transformation of the unexpected into possibility. Here, that openness is extended beyond the artist’s hand, allowing time, choice, and participation to become part of the work. Taking its title from the Latin expression “through hardships to the stars,” Per Aspera Ad Astra embraces creation as a journey without a predetermined outcome, where each intervention opens the possibility of another direction.
Per Aspera Ad Astra
Ana Malta
Acrylic, soft pastel and oil bar on canvas
140 × 100 cm
Unique piece
2026
Com cuidado e com ternura
Ana Malta
Acrylic, soft pastel and oil bar on canvas
140 × 100 cm
Unique piece
2026
Rótulo cultural
Ana Malta
Acrylic, soft pastel and oil bar on canvas
150 × 100 cm
Unique piece
2026
Como ler um quadro
Ana Malta
Acrylic, soft pastel and oil bar on canvas
170 × 130 cm
Unique piece
2026
O segredo do negócio
Ana Malta
Acrylic, soft pastel and oil bar on canvas
170 × 130 cm
Unique piece
2026
Eu sei andar
Ana Malta
Acrylic, soft pastel and oil bar on canvas
140 × 100 cm
Unique piece
2026
Perder vem de fogo sem fumo
Ana Malta
Acrylic, soft pastel and oil bar on canvas
140 × 100 cm
Unique piece
2026
Somos o que sabemos
Ana Malta
Acrylic, soft pastel and oil bar on canvas
140 × 100 cm
Unique piece
2026