# Julie Apap

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**Julie Apap** (1948 – 16 March 2011) was a Maltese ceramicist based in [Msida](/source/Msida). Active from the 1990s until her death in 2010, she exhibited in Malta, the U.S., Egypt, and Croatia.[1]

## Career

She studied ceramics in England and Malta and later taught the subject at a secondary school and at her own studio, The Pot Studio in Msida, Malta.[2] The studio was a hub for a number of female Malta-based ceramicists during the 2000s. [3] She taught privately at the studio for 20 years.[4]

Apap worked in both clay and porcelain.[5] She created a range of ceramic work, including "functional ware," jewelry, and more sculptural pieces.[4]

Apap was known for her signature blue glaze, and kept its exact production secret.[2][4] Her work was also characterized by its precision and its "inoffensive and playful" qualities.[4] Her work was inspired by the Maltese landscape and by neolithic temples and other aspects of Maltese prehistory.[5][6]

Towards the end of her life, Apap left teaching due to heart problems; however, she continued to keep the studio open.[2]

## Personal life and death

Apap was married to Carmel Apap and had two children.[2]

In March 2011, Apap fell ill while on a bus ride with her father. She was taken to the hospital, where she died on March 16.[7]

## Exhibitions

Between 1990 and her death in 2010, Julie Apap participated in a variety of solo and group exhibitions both within Malta and internationally. In Malta, she exhibited her work at [Mdina Cathedral Museum](/source/Mdina_Cathedral_Museum). the [National Museum of Archaeology](/source/National_Museum_of_Archeology,_Malta),[6] and the [Banca Giuratale](/source/Banca_Giuratale_(Victoria,_Gozo)) in [Victoria](/source/Victoria,_Malta).[8] Internationally, she showed her work in California, U.S. and Zagreb, Croatia. In 2000, she showed her work at the 5th [Cairo Biennale for International Ceramics](/source/Cairo_Biennale_for_International_Ceramics) (Egypt).[1] In 2007 and 2009, her work was included in group exhibitions held jointly with Cypriot ceramicists.[9]

Some of Apap's work was posthumously exhibited at the inaugural Malta Ceramics Festival in 2011 in [Attard](/source/Attard), alongside the work of ceramicists Joseph Casha and Neville Ferry, who also died in 2010.[10]

### Selected group exhibitions

- *Group Exhibition with Jeni Caruana and Hedwig Hauck,* [Mdina Cathedral Museum](/source/Mdina_Cathedral_Museum), [Mdina](/source/Mdina), Malta (1993)[1]
- *Seven Women-Seven Temples*, [National Museum of Archaeology, Malta](/source/National_Museum_of_Archaeology,_Malta), Valleta, Malta (1999)[6][1]
- *Collective Exhibition*, [California Institute of Integral Studies](/source/California_Institute_of_Integral_Studies), California, U.S. (2000)[1]
- *Hypogeum,* National Museum of Archeology (2000)[1]
- *Creation*, Gallery G, [Lija](/source/Lija) (2006)[5]
- *Lilliput Ceramics — collective exhibition*, Zagreb, Croatia (2006)[1]
- Ministry for Tourism and Culture, Valletta (2007)[9]
- [Casino Maltese](/source/Casa_del_Commun_Tesoro), [Valletta](/source/Valletta); organized by [Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar](/source/Flimkien_g%C4%A7al_Ambjent_A%C4%A7jar) (FAA) (2009)[11]
- [Saint James Cavalier](/source/Saint_James_Cavalier), Valletta (2009)[12]
- *Tribute*, Parish Centre, Papa Ġwanni Pawlu II, Attard (2011)[10]

### Solo exhibitions

- *Working with the Earth*, Grand Hotel Mercure San Antonio, [Bugibba](/source/Bu%C4%A1ibba) (2003)[13]
- [Banca Giuratale](/source/Banca_Giuratale_(Victoria,_Gozo)), Victoria, Gozo Region, Malta (2007)[8]

## References

1. ["Exhibitions"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100518080825/http://www.julieapap.com/exhibitions.htm). *Julie Apap*. Archived from [the original](http://www.julieapap.com:80/exhibitions.htm) on 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2020-09-15.

1. Reljic, Teodor (2011-03-17). ["Obituary | Julie Apap, ceramicist, 1948 - 2011"](https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/arts/art/33494/obituary-julie-apap-ceramicist-1948-2011). *[Malta Today](/source/Malta_Today)*

1. ["Clay artists in Malta"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090105195624/http://www.clayartmalta.com/index.html). *clayartmalta.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.clayartmalta.com/index.html) on 2009-01-05.

1. Mifsud, Sue (2011-03-24). ["A predilection for the colour blue"](https://timesofmalta.com/article/a-predilection-for-the-colour-blue.356418). *Times of Malta*. Retrieved 2025-04-01.

1. ["Creation"](https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2006-04-23/local-news/Creation-90328). *[The Malta Independent](/source/The_Malta_Independent)*. 2006-04-23. Retrieved 2025-04-01.

1. Lagana, Louis (1 June 2005). ["Prehistoric Malta and Contemporary Art"](https://www.academia.edu/846741/Prehistoric_Malta_and_Contemporary_Art). *Ggantija Project*. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

1. Apap, Carmel (2011-04-04). ["Tragedy on a bus ride"](https://timesofmalta.com/article/tragedy-on-a-bus-ride.358125). *Times of Malta*. Retrieved 2025-04-01.

1. ["Ceramics exhibition in Victoria"](https://timesofmalta.com/article/ceramics-exhibition-in-victoria.14036). *Times of Malta*. 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2025-04-01.

1. ["Ceramics come to life"](https://timesofmalta.com/article/ceramics-come-to-life.178923). *Times of Malta*. 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2025-04-01.

1. ["The first ceramics festival in Malta"](https://timesofmalta.com/article/The-first-ceramics-festival-in-Malta.383357). *Times of Malta*. 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2025-04-01.

1. ["A marriage of artists and activists"](https://timesofmalta.com/article/a-marriage-of-artists-and-activists.285596). *Times of Malta*. 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2025-04-01.

1. ["When Malta and Cyprus meet"](https://timesofmalta.com/article/when-malta-and-cyprus-meet.278668). *Times of Malta*. 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2025-04-01.

1. [""Working with the Earth" exhibition"](https://timesofmalta.com/article/quot-working-with-the-earth-quot-exhibition.141067). *Times of Malta*. 2003-09-17. Retrieved 2025-04-01.

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