‘Aqua, Filo, Mano, Luce’ – A Collaboration with Quam Gallery in Scicli, Sicily

Over the past months, we have been working closely with Quam Gallery in Scicli, Sicily, forming an exchange of artists. Over the past few months, we have been exhibiting the artworks of Valentina Biasetti who hails from Parma, Italy. Now we have been given the opportunity by Quam to work on an exhibition at Quam for Women’s month.

On Saturday, 28 March 2026, Quam Gallery in Scicli, Sicily, will open “acqua filo mano luce,” an exhibition curated by Christine Xuereb, featuring four female artists from both Italy and Malta. The Maltese curator brings together artists of diverse backgrounds and techniques; Beatrice Pediconi, Federica Tomasello, Manuela Toselli, and Mireille Vella; creating a richly varied and dynamic exhibition.

The project is grounded in the idea of diversity as a source of strength, shaped by the sensitive and distinctive artistic voices of the participants. As curator Christine Xuereb writes, the exhibition “invites us to reconsider which voices, materials, and methods have been historically marginalised.” She further explains that “fragility is not seen as weakness; rather, it is understood as openness, a condition that allows for change, movement, and renewal.”

The exhibition presents Beatrice Pediconi’s refined paper works, featuring delicate floral forms created through a unique and authentic technique; Federica Tomasello’s evocations of marine landscapes, infused with the soft Mediterranean glow of pastel dust; Manuela Toselli’s richly textured compositions, characterized by personal hues and painterly threads; and Mireille Vella’s work, which deconstructs and reimagines natural imagery.

Conceived by Antonio Sarnari of Galleria Quam in Scicli, this project brings together female artists from northern Italy and the Mediterranean, united by diverse practices in painting and contemporary visual language.

“Acqua filo mano luce” will open on Saturday, 28 March at 6:30 pm at Quam Gallery, located at via F. Mormino Penna 79 Scicli in Sicily in the presence of curator Christine Xuereb and the participating artists. Admission is free, and guided tours of the exhibition will be available in both Italian and English. The exhibition will run until 28 April.