A new work by Raphael Vella, Praying For a Revolution That Will Never Come (2026) was included in the Malta Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2026. Curated by Margerita Pulè, the pavilion, No Need to Sparkle, is located at the Arsenale and features the work of artists Adrian Abela, Charlie Cauchi, and Raphael Vella.

Raphael Vella’s work at the Venice Biennale is featured in The Scotsman and in La Stampa.

An exhibition by Raphael Vella called Places of Attention: Ruins of Reason, Roots of Renewal was inaugurated on 10 October, 2025 at the Gallery Altán Klamovka in Prague.

Curated by Lenka Sýkorová, the exhibition includes large-scale drawings on fabric and an experimental video that also integrates drawing into footage of the Canary Islands and Madeira.

Described by the exhibition’s curator as “a medium of reflection and resistance”, drawing is used to meditate about the meaning of democracy today and “on humanity’s relationship to the Earth, to power, and to the structures that shape our daily lives”.

The exhibition is located in a beautiful 19th century neo-Gothic pavilion in Park Klamovka and remains open until 20 November, 2025.

The artist discusses his work in the exhibition here.