JP Migneco was born in Pietà, Malta, in 1989 and currently resides in St. Paul’s Bay, Malta. Working primarily in painting, his practice incorporates elements of photography, drawing, and sculpture, resulting in multilayered compositions that challenge conventional boundaries between mediums. Migneco is best known for his meticulous process-driven methodology, through which he investigates the visual and conceptual intersections between biology, geology, and technology.
Migneco’s work engages with the complex dialogue between natural and synthetic structures, examining how organic and artificial forms coexist, merge, and transform within contemporary visual culture. His artistic language is characterized by a precision of detail and material experimentation that evoke both scientific observation and aesthetic abstraction. Among his important projects, Irregularity (2023), a solo exhibition at Valletta Contemporary in Valletta, Malta, stands as a pivotal body of work that encapsulates his ongoing exploration of structure, transformation, and material hybridity.
JP Migneco has exhibited both locally and internationally, with notable participations including Land Politics (Valletta Contemporary, Valletta, 2019), Japan Art Fair (Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, 2019), Japan Art Festival (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, 2020), and Landscapes, Seascapes & Imaginary [E]Scapes (Grand Master’s Palace, Valletta, 2025). His works form part of both private and public collections, contributing to Malta’s contemporary art discourse while establishing his presence on the international stage.
Education:
2015-2017: Master of Fine Arts in Digital Arts, University of Malta. Msida. Malta.
2014-15: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Fine Arts, Malta College of Arts Science and Technology Institute of Art and Design. Mosta. Malta.
Group Shows:
2025: Landscapes, Seascapes & Imaginary [E]Scapes, Grand Master's Palace, Valletta. Malta.
2020: Japan Art Festival, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo. Japan.
2020: Japan Art Festival, Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta. Malta.
2019: Japan Art Fair, Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna. Austria.
2019: Land Politics, Valletta Contemporary, Valletta. Malta.
Collections:
VC Editions
Deep Shelter Project
Solo Exhibitions:
2023: Irregularity, Valletta Contemporary. Valletta. Malta.
2021: Virtuality, Bishop’s House. Sliema. Malta.
2018: Chroma Terra, INIALA5. Valletta. Malta.
Press:
2023: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/111277
2023: https://www.vallettacontemporary.com/interviewjpmigneco
2023: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/artist-jp-migneco-approaches-landscapes-different-perspective.1017276
2021: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/grid-patterns-as-metaphor-sliema-exhibition-explores-maltas-landscape
2021: https://lovinmalta.com/lifestyle/art/maltese-art-exhibition-is-raising-money-to-save-sliema-church/
2021: https://ohmymalta.com.mt/2021/12/02/exhibition-explores-maltas-landscape
2020: Image of artwork, Heavy Iridescent Magazine (November 2020)
2018: http://indulge.com.mt/chromaterra-by-jp-migneco/
2018: https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20181016/arts-entertainment/landscapesexhibition-draws-inspiration-from-map-making.691764
2018: Article, The Malta Art Paper (September-October 2018)
2017: Artist profile, Think Magazine (June 2017)