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Vincent Malta (American, b.1922) lives and works in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. He taught at the Art Students’ League of New York for 35 years, from approximately 1967-2002. His paintings, described as expressionist and semi-abstractionist, were shown at the Urban Gallery in New York in 1954. His work was also exhibited at Associated American Artists (AAA) in a joint show with fellow AAA member Howard Low in 1955.
Malta also did freelance commercial work. According to Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs (Mariana Kistler Beach Museum of Art, 2016), his textile designs were produced by M. Lowenstein & Sons as part of the Signature Fabrics series. From 1954 through 1956, his designs appeared in Vogue Pattern Book and New York Times Magazine. His work appears in the collection of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
In 2005, the New York Times reported that Malta, age 83, was beginning to achieve success in making a living as an artist. He never married, citing his work as an obstacle.
He collaborated with photographer Fred Babkes and writer Fr. Russell Abata on a book, A View of Life Through Paintings (2005).
