bio

rhea Micallef-Gavin (b. 1997) is a painter, writer, and radio host born in Malta and based in London. she graduated with first-class honours in fashion design from Ravensbourne University, where her formation in the industry — working alongside designers including Ashley Williams, Richard Quinn, and Robert Wun — shaped a practice rooted in the relationship between aesthetic culture, the body, and what objects communicate about the societies that produce them.

her paintings have been exhibited and held in private collections across europe, including the Order of Malta National Art Exhibition and the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, and in 2023 she curated her first group show, vanitas, in London. she was an award winner at the English Riviera Photography Showcase in 2021 and her work has been featured in Vogue Italia, Forbes, 10 Magazine, and Love Magazine. she hosts Vices, a radio show available on Spotify, in which she speaks with artists and musicians about process and the narratives behind their work as well as her own, and is currently developing her painting practice with the North London Group.

exhibitions  

auntie frieze 9, annual show, cave gallery pimlico, 2025
omnipresent, hypha studios, 2025
the art studio pop-up, london, 2024
lovers churchyard, annual exhibition, jazzlive at the crypt, london 2024
the little picture show, highgate contemporary art may, 2024
jm gallery, salt & stars, women's collective, portobello road, march 2024
vanitas, group show, curated & presented, jazzlive at the crypt, august 2023
order of malta national art exhibition, malta 2023
the english riviera summer exhibition, artizan gallery, torquay 2022
ladies drawing club, online, london 2022 current/s, desko, malta 2021
spring show : the mill, malta 2021 permanent collection,
marie gallery 5, malta 2021
the english riviera summer exhibition, artizan gallery, torquay 2021 the english riviera photography showcase, artizan gallery, torquay award winner 2021
the holy art, virtual exhibition, london 2021
woolwich contemporary print fair 2019
london bridge festival of positive masculinity 2019