Mark Mallia (20 April 1965 – 23 July 2024) was a Maltese self-taught outsider artist who worked with abstract and portrait paintings on a variety of mixed media and ceramic sculptures, who worked in Malta, Monaco, the United Kingdom and the United States.

[citation needed] His signature style imparts an aggressive energy to his art, fed by his maniacal obsessions that metamorphose into mischief, audacity, insouciance, and mystery.

Mallia was known for his maverick character which was useful in creating a diverse spectrum of works.

[11][12] Mallia collaborated with Angelo Dalli during 2018–2019 on exploring the new space between art and artificial intelligence using the Universal Machine Artist system, teaching AI the concepts of creativity of visual expression.

[13] Mallia died at Mater Dei Hospital in Malta, on 23 July 2024, two days after suffering an aneurysm.