​As an artist, her preferred painting medium is ecoline liquid watercolour. Doranne was born in Sliema in 1963, and after completing her education, studied art for a number of years at the School of Art in Malta under the guidance of Joseph L. Mallia (1937 - ). She also followed other Design related courses, including Interior Design, but chose to work as a Graphic Designer and Artist.

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At the time she frequented a painting group led by Joy Micallef Farndell (1924 - ), an exceptional British watercolourist. In Malta Doranne worked as a graphic designer for over fifteen years with several major advertising agencies and eventually as a freelance designer. Over the years she gained experience in several aspects of design, but it was during the years as a freelance designer that Doranne produced her first series of original postcards: ‘Details of Malta’, posters: ‘Glimpses of Malta’ and personalised photographic calendars. Inevitably this led her to launch her own advertising agency: ‘Details Design Ltd’, along with a partner up to 1995.

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In 1996 she settled in Bavaria, Germany with her family until 2003. While living there she held drawing and watercolour classes for adults. She also became an active member of a group of abstract artists organised by German artist Frau Renate Botzenhardt and participated in joint and collective exhibitions with them. Doranne Alden has had four major exhibitions abroad which were; three solos in Germany and one in Austria: the first at the Gasthaus Zur Post in Wessoburn, Germany, while the second solo was held at the Art Hotel in Vienna, Austria and the third at Volksbank in the area of Passau, Germany also a joint exhibition held at the Town Hall in Tutzing, Bavaria.

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In 2006 Doranne won first prize in the watercolour section in the Silver Palette Competition organised biannually by the Malta Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Her third solo was held in December 2008, at a VR-Bank near Passau and most 4th solo was in 2009 at the premises of German Maltese Circle in Valletta, Malta. Her consecutive solos have all been held in Malta.

For a more details list of exhibitions please go to the Exhibitions List Page.

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Over the years both foreign and local media have greeted Doranne Alden’s work with positive acclaim- infact her work has been referred to as ‘little jewels of art’ in the ‘Ammersee Kurier’; also ‘natural without being too realistic’ a phrase by Thomas Wellens in the ‘Weilheim Tablett’; “the  mixture of colour and form are the very strength of Doranne Alden” - Starnberger Merkur; Marika Azzopardi coined the epithet ‘warmth and mouth-watering mellowness’ for her fruit (pears) in the ‘Weekender’ the culture section of ‘The Times’ a local paper. Doranne Alden’s paintings form part of several private collections in Malta and overseas. One such work holds pride of place in the foyer of the Munich International School, Percha in Bavaria. Among her many prestigious patrons are Volksbank in Germany, Valletta Fund Management, Malta, the Strickland Foundation, Malta.

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In the latest review by Joseph Aguis, writer for the Times of Malta, had this to say of Doranne Alden Caruana's still life – June 2021
'Alden Caruana’s still lifes look back to Cezanne, Matisse and Joaquín Sorolla, capturing the flavour of the Mediterranean sunlight amid the waft of a refreshing summer breeze. Her works exhibit both impressionist and expressionist characteristics as they flow with chromatic rhythm. There is a feminine sensitivity in her use of watercolour, in the opaqueness and transparency, in the transient moodiness that menaces to run off into rivulets and streams. '

Doranne’s paintings form part of several private collections in Malta and overseas.
Recently she was featured in a local prestigious publication sponsored by APS entitled ‘2 Generations of Maltese Artistic Families’ along with her father who is also a locally well-known watercolourist Albert J. Caruana.
For the last few years, Doranne has worked as a professional Art Tutor at the Watermill at Posara in Tuscany and regularly holds painting holidays and art workshops on the island of Gozo.

Main websites –

www.facebook.com/DoranneAldenCaruana
Doranne Alden Caruana’s work has been published in several newspapers – local and overseas, including Art magazines among them
the Artist magazine (UK)
The Leisure Painter Magazine (UK)
The Artist & Illustrator Magazine (UK)
And has also won 1st Prize in the National Silver Palette Competition (Watercolours) in 2006
TV – 1980 – 2018 TVM Culture programme, PBS NEWS, MEANDER, and PBS ART PROGRAMMES
and a Korean Reality TV production on Malta 2018. (Tutoring the group on Golden Bay)

 

 

CONTACT DETAILS:
19 TRIQ ID-DEJQA,
NAXXAR NXR 1920
MALTA
MOBILE – 99438158
LANDLINE – 21420713

- EMAIL – dorat@hotmail.com/gozopaintingholidays.com@outlook.com

Doranne Alden Caruana is the daughter of well known Maltese watercolourist Albert Caruana and is married and has 2 children.

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