Dame Françoise Tempra - ONE BIG NAME AT WORLD OF ART COLLECTORS

Dame Françoise Tempra Founder and President of the Malta International Art Biennale

Of italian blood, she was born in Venic, brought up in France, and went to live in London after marrying a young English Baronet at the age of 20 .Since 1990 she lives the greatest part of the year, in Malta.
Her title of "Dame" is the distinction "Dama de la Orden de Isabel La Catolica",presented to her,by the head of the Spanish State,in 1975,for "services rendered in the sphere of the arts", and was approved by the Queen of England , since Dame Françoise is a British subject.

She is a respected Art historian (author of some 60 Art books and catalogues).She is directly published in English French,Spanish ,and Italian and speaks 6 languages. And also: Journalist:Member of the Foreign Press Association (Since 1975)- LONDON-U.K. President (International):Grolla d'Oro di Treviso Art Competition (Since1974) ITALY President(British):of the Association des Plantagenets (Since 1976) FRANCE President :MALTA International (105 Countries) ART BIENNALE (Since 1995) MALTA Journalist Member of the National Press Club .(Since 1996 )WASHINGTON DC- U.S.A. Curator: TEMPRA MUSEUM for Contemporary Art-Council Halls,Mgarr (Since 1996) MALTA Vice-President: Centre Culturel Christiane Peugeot (Since 1999) PARIS- FRANCE Curator: Aghia Trias Permanent Collection (Since 2000) GREECE Curator:TEMPRA Collection for Contemporary Art,Wignacourt Museum,Rabat (Since 2001) MALTA Curator:TEMPRA Sculptural Colonnade, Sir Harry Luke Street, Mgarr (Since 2001) MALTA President: TEMPRA ACADEMY : France (Peymeinad e- June/September 2002 ) - Malta (Busietta Gardens) , Germany(Mohrbach) I: ACADEMIC ITINERARY
She was a teacher(languages/literature) in the U.K.for some eight years (Public Schools) while preparing a doctorate in history of Art.

As Art critic she was the London Correspondent of the prestigious Art magazine GOYA of MADRID (Published by the Museo Lazaro Galdiano) from 1975 to 1989. (when she left London to mostly live in Malta) ; she wrote the LONDON weekly Art reviews for "WhereTo Go" ("What's On") for several years as well as for newspapers and magazines in France, Italy, Spain ,Malta, and the Middle-East.
From 1974 ,as International President of the Grolla d'Oro di Treviso,in ITALY (Venice) she has selected and introduced over 1000 artists from some 100 countries to the Italian event.

In 1975 she was nominated British Delegate for the Bienal del Deporte en las Bellas Artes of SPAIN (organised by the Spanish Ministries of Culture and Sports& the International Olympic Committee) and selected the British entries for several Biennales.

HER ACHIEVEMENTS

In 1995 she founded the MALTA International ART BIENNALE (105 countries , in its 2001 fourth Edition with 12 venues in Malta.(Museums, University, National Theatre). It has been described by the SUNDAY TIMES as UNIQUE for being presented simultaneously, within its duration bracket (2001 Biennale :2 June-9 October) in other countries and continents, although the judging is only performed in Malta. Thus, the 1999 MALTA BIENNALE was presented in four countries and three continents additionally to Malta: EGYPT ,(National Modern Art Museum, Cairo) presented by Prof. Ahmed Nawar, Head of Museums, the National Art Centre & several Art Faculties, FRANCE (Centre Culturel Christiane Peugeot-Paris) presented by the Dty Mayor of Paris17 and Christiane Peugeot, the UNITED KINGDOM (Foreign Press Association, London) Presented by H.E.Dr Bonello Du Puis, the Maltese High Commisioner to the UK and the U.S.A.(National Press Club -Whashington DC)presented by H.E. George Saliba, Maltese Ambassador to the U.S.A. The 2001 Malta Biennale followed the 1999 itinerary excluding Egypt& adding GREECE.