Frank Portelli (artist)

Frank Portelli (1922-2004) was a mural artist and fine art painter from Malta whose work was exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1958.

There, along with fellow artist Antoine Camilleri, he studied under the Caruana Dingli brothers, Edward and Robert, and Karmenu Mangion.

With this group he made his first public appearance at the Malta Society of Art's Palazzo de la Salle in 1952.

His painting Resurrezione signed and dated 1957 was exhibited prominently in Venice and appeared on an official postcard issued by organizers.

One of these, called Maltese Crafts, was created for the Melliħa Bay Hotel in 1969, and acquired for Malta's national art collection in 2004.